NEWS
--An angler is dead after falling from a boat into Trout Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) Monday. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call regarding a water emergency on Trout Lake, but poor cell phone reception delayed the reporting of what had occurred. Dispatchers were finally able to learn that a 51-year-old man from Morrison County had fallen from a fishing boat into the water and had been under the surface for two to three minutes. Sheriff's officials say the angler's companions and nearby fishermen in other boats were eventually able to find the man, pull him from the water and get to shore, where CPR was performed until first responders were able to reach the area. Despite efforts to save him the angler did not survive. He was not wearing a life jacket. St. Louis County County Sheriff's officials remind boaters that while air temperatures are warming up, water temperatures remain quite cold, especially in the northern part of the state. They say a personal floatation device, or life jacket is critical to surviving water-related accidents during this time of year.
--A Sauk Rapids man has been arrested after allegedly shooting a gun in downtown St. Cloud. St. Cloud police say at about 2am Saturday officers were outside the front of the Pickled Loon Bar in the 700 Block of West St. Germain Street on proactive patrol. As customers were exiting they told the officers there was a man with a gun inside. The officers then heard about five gunshots that came from outside in the back alley. The officers determined the man had exited the back entrance of the bar and fired his handgun into the air before leaving in a vehicle. Nobody was hurt. There had apparently been a verbal argument between the suspect and another person in the bar during which the suspect pulled out the gun in a threatening manner. Responding officers found the suspect's vehicle leaving the area and performed a maneuver to stop it at 10th Avenue and West St. Germain. The driver of the vehicle has been identified as 20-year-old Jay Olson of Sauk Rapids. He has been identified as the shooter.
--Sheriff's officials say the operator with ties to central Minnesota of an all-terrain vehicle was killed and his wife, a passenger, was seriously injured in a crash in Polk County. Authorities say the ATV entered a ditch near Fosston Monday and rolled over. Seventy-five-year-old Edward Halvorson was pronounced dead at the scene. Seventy-one-year-old Judith Halvorson was taken to a hospital in Fosston and later was airlifted to a hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. There's no word on her condition.
--Events are back as we are now into June with less restrictions from the state. The first Cruisin' Car Show tonight at Pizza Ranch parking lot in Little Falls, tomorrow night is the first of four Rock Roll and Strolls on the first Thursday of June, July, August and September, watch for the classic cars along Highway 25 in Pierz. The 2nd Annual Brewskis for New Skis event will be at the Starry Eyed Brewery north of Little Falls Thursday starting at 4pm where proceeds of the drink purchases go to help the Nordic Ski program in Little Falls. The Morrison County Chaplaincy Golf Tournament is Friday morning at Eagles Landing, first Sunday of the month pancake breakfast at the Little Falls Senior Center this weekend. Later this month, the Little Falls Dam Festival June 18th and 19th including parade, live music and fireworks that weekend, other large festivals returning this summer and even church bazaars and events are being worked out to return later this summer to get back more normalcy for 2021.
--Little Falls Community Schools will be offering a summer food program for children ages 18 years of age or younger. This program will begin on Monday, June 7th and end on Friday, August 27th. All meals for the week are free and will be available for pickup on Mondays & Wednesdays. Please use the form linked to the school website to indicate your intent to have your child(ren) participate in the program. If you have questions, please call Food Service at 632-2030 (Mary Bartlett) or District Office staff at 632-2029 (Michelle Carll) or 632-2002 (Julie Mushel).
--Walleye fishing on Mille Lacs Lake has returned to catch-and-release only for the rest of the summer. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has long imposed stricter regulations on the popular lake in an effort to boost its struggling walleye population. For the past several years, anglers haven't been able to keep walleye they catch on Mille Lacs during the summer. This spring anglers were allowed to keep one walleye apiece of specified sizes through the Memorial Day weekend. But that's ending for the summer, and walleye fishing will be off limits entirely for the first two weeks in July.
--Authorities are reporting a string of burglaries that happened in Waite Park over the weekend. Police responded to Royal Tire in the 700 block of 28th Avenue South around 10:30pm Friday where the suspects tried to pry open a door but were unable to get inside. Outside surveillance cameras were moved or broken off. The suspects are described as two men wearing dark clothing and a dark hat. The second burglary attempt happened hours later Saturday morning at Pomp's Tire in the 8200 block of Old Highway Road North. Police say the suspects entered the business through a pried window. Authorities did not find anyone inside and its unknown if anything was taken. The third incident happened just after midnight Monday. Police say two men tried to break into a storage shed in the 100 block of 6th Avenue North, but were unsuccessful.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
--Kyle and Paige Jackson of St. Stephen, a boy born May 28th.
DEATH NOTICES
--Raymond Nicoski, age 89 of Little Falls.
--Craig Rahn, age 64 of Cushing.
WEATHER
TODAY= sunny, isolated PM storms possible, high 83.
TONIGHT= isolated storm early, then clearing, low 58.
THURSDAY= sunny and warm, high 86, low around 64.
FRIDAY= sunny and hot, high 95, low around 68.
SPORTS
TWINS= Baltimore ends their losing streak by beating the Twins last night 7-4. Twins wrap up in Baltimore at 5:30pm today Q92 WYRQ.
HS SPORTS= Pierz softball routs Milaca 21-4 and advance to Thursday at 5pm at Miller Park on 94ROCKS. Little Falls lost 4-1 to Sauk Rapids in softball and will be in the elimination bracket next Tuesday. Little Falls baseball lost on a walk off hit by Sartell 8-7. Little Falls will face Bemidji in an elimination game Thursday at 4:30pm, hear the action live on AM960 KLTF. Pierz baseball routed Osakis last night 13-0 and will host Melrose tonight at 7pm on 94ROCKS. Upsala/Swanville, Royalton and Foley won first round playoff baseball games on Tuesday. Holdingford won in softball yesterday.