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Thursday, May 28, 2026
The Little Falls Police Department report in the past week reported a car vs. pedestrian accident on Tuesday after 5pm on Highway 27 and 6th Street, no injuries were reported. They also this past week had a number of theft reports, trespassing including on the Kwik Trip site where gatherers were picking rocks from the site and told it was private property. Assisted with other law enforcement agencies on items and continue to get calls of suspicious activity and scams to investigate. If you need assistance call police at 320-616-5570.
A man attending a prayer service Wednesday at the Canterbury Park Expo Center was transported to HCMC after being shot multiple times, according to Shakopee Police. In a statement, the Shakopee Police Department says it was responding to a weapons complaint at Canterbury Park shortly before 10 a.m. when they found a 26-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds. Officials say he was attending an Eid prayer service at the Expo. Police have not said if the shots were fired inside the Expo, but said they're "working to identify the involved individuals." Anyone with information is asked to contact the Shakopee PD.
Residents in the Waite Park and St. Cloud area can get a look at plans for upcoming Highway 23 improvements at an open house on Tuesday, June 9th. The Minnesota Department of Transportation will host the event from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the MnDOT St. Cloud Office and Training Center, 3725 12th St. N in St. Cloud. Project staff will be on hand to answer questions and share design layouts. No formal presentation is planned, and attendees can come and go as they please. MnDOT plans to resurface, repair, and update Highway 23 between Highway 15/Stearns County Road 75/Second Street S and Crossing Drive, west of I-94. Construction is scheduled for 2028-2029.
Eastbound Interstate 94 was closed Wednesday morning after a semi crashed into a median in Monticello. The closure is between exits 193 and 194. Minnesota 511 shows that only emergency vehicles are allowed in the area until the closure ends around 11am. Westbound I-94 is reduced to one lane between Exit 201 and Exit 194 in Monticello due to existing construction projects. MnDOT posted on 511.org that the westbound side would opened at 8am Wednesday. Check 511.org for the current road conditions.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says he has accepted the resignation of Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara. An investigation into alleged sexual relationships with city employees was unfounded, but another investigation found that O'Hara had interfered with the first by deleting a contact from his cellphone. Earlier this month, Mayor Jacob Frey re-nominated O'Hara for another four-year term, but said on Tuesday, "We did not know then what we do know now." No other information has been released at this press time.
Tony Housey of Camp Ripley spoke on KLTF Wednesday stating that the base will be busy next month as the Norwegians and Croatians are coming in the summer for training, they will be using the rail tracks on the north end of town at times to move and bring in equipment, training for a number of bases and a change of command as Col. Steve Hall takes over the duties from Col. Troy Fink in the first weekend in June. Housey said that all eyes are on the grand opening of the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum on the junction of Highway 371 and 115 to come and visit September 11th-13th. Questions for Housey call 616-3122.
Two young children were reunited with a parent after walking away from their home in Foley. Just before 7:00 Tuesday morning, staff at the Coborn’s grocery store called police to report that two little shoppers were inside and appeared to be alone. According to Foley Police Chief Katie McMillin, the children told police they walked to the store to buy food. Officers arrived and found the two kids, both under the age of five. They had slipped out of the home without their parent’s knowledge. The children were brought the short distance back home safely.
For many, summer means road trips, weekend getaways, and time with family and friends, but state safety officials are reminding drivers that the 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are historically the most dangerous on Minnesota roads. Law enforcement is stepping up patrols this summer, with a heavy focus on what they call the “Big Four”, or the behaviors behind most crashes: speeding, distracted driving, impaired driving, and not wearing a seat belt. Public safety officials say the numbers from last summer tell a grim story. Between May 26th and September 1st, 111 people died on Minnesota roads. Alcohol was a factor in 37 of those deaths. Speeding contributed to 31. Sixteen were not wearing a seat belt. Five crashes involved a distracted driver. The message from officials is simple: slow down, buckle up, put the phone down, and never drive impaired. The goal is to drive Minnesota toward zero deaths.
Weather: Sunny and warm today, high 87, becoming cloudy, slight chance of isolated T-storms in evening, low near 60. Sunny and warm Friday, high near 90, becoming cloudy Friday night again slight chance of isolated T-storms in evening, then clearing low near 57. Sunny Saturday high 85, low around 55 Saturday night, sunny Sunday again high near 85, lows around 55 Sunday night. Monday sunny skies, high of 84, storms become more likely Monday night low 54, then more storms are possible on Tuesday with a high near 80 and low of 50.
Sports: White Sox blast the Twins last night 15-2 in Chicago. The Twins wrap up the series with White Sox in Chicago today at 1:10pm. Last night, Courtney Williams 25 and Natasha Howard 22 points in a Lynx win last night 96-81 over Atlanta at Target Center, Lynx 5-2 and are at Chicago Friday night. High School Baseball playoffs continue today Little Falls hosts Sauk Rapids-Rice at 4:30pm in an elimination game on AM960 KLTF winner advances to Saturday. Pierz vs. St. Cloud Cathedral at Dick Putz in St. Cloud at 7pm on 94ROCKS KFML win or lose they both play again on Monday. Also Holdingford vs. Foley in baseball tonight 7pm at Joe Faber in St. Cloud. Upsala-Swanville vs. Mayer Lutheran in Upsala at 4:30pm today and and Staples-Motley has an elimination at 4:30pm in St. Cloud. Softball playoffs today have Swanville in an elimination game hosting New York Mills at 3pm, winner takes on West Central Area in the championship match at 5pm, if Swanville wins both game a 2nd championship game would be Friday morning in Swanville. Good luck to the teams from LF Radio.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Strong to Severe Thunderstorms moved across north-central Minnesota Tuesday with heavy rains, large hail and damaging winds in Brainerd, Merrifield, Crosby, Aitkin to Pine City. Some parts of Cass and...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
A reminder that area school buses are back out this morning as many students still have a few days left of school this week with most of the public schools...
Monday, May 25, 2026
Today is Memorial Day, Monday May 25th a Federal holiday with many offices closed including all federal agencies, government centers, city halls, court houses, banks, financial institutions, post offices (no...
Friday, May 22, 2026
A 15-year-old girl from Rice was hurt when she crashed her dirt bike on Wednesday. The incident happened just after 5:30 p.m. on 450th Street in Two Rivers Township, about...
