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At Noon Sunday Weather:  A Winter Storm Warning is in effect through 6am tomorrow for Morrison County, Todd and Stearns are in blizzard warnings. Gusty winds over 35mph through the afternoon with blowing snow, snow could still be heavy at times 3-6 inches by evening and another 1-2 before midnight. Heaviest will be south and east of Little Falls where 6-12 inches between Mankato north of the Twin Cities east of St. Cloud and into western Wisconsin. Tonight even gustier winds of 25-45mph during the evening and overnight. Already no travel is advised in southwestern and south central Minnesota due to gusty winds, poor visibility and snow coming down in parts of the state.

Police are asking for your help locating a suspect in a burglary at Treasure City in Royalton earlier this month. Royalton Police say a suspect, dressed in all black, kicked in the door of Treasure City about 1am Thursday, December 18th. About ten minutes later, witnesses reported a person matching that description running into the alley between North Aspen and North Birch Streets. Royalton police used a K-9 unit to track the suspect, but snowfall and high winds made the search unsuccessful. Officials claim money and several knives were stolen. Anyone who witnessed anything unusual or has home video footage of the area about that time is asked to call the Royalton Police Department.

The Deerwood Bank in Garrison was robbed at closing time Tuesday, December 23rd. Crow Wing County Sheriff Eric Klang said an individual came into the bank just before closing time, dressed in black and wearing a black gator over their face, and demanded money. No further description of the suspect was available Wednesday morning. The suspect made it appear they had something in their pocket and verbally requested money, Klang said. Klang said bank staff did as they were trained and handed over an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect walked onto bank property and left the same way; no vehicle was seen entering or leaving the lot. Klang asks residents and businesses in the area to check their security and doorbell cameras around 5pm last Tuesday for anything suspicious or out of the ordinary and call the Sheriff’s Office at 218-829-4749. Klang said there is no threat to public safety and no injuries were reported. The investigation remains active and no other information has been made available at this time.

An early morning single-vehicle crash in Roscoe sent one person to the hospital on Saturday. The crash happened around 6:40am on Highway 23. The Minnesota State Patrol says an SUV being driven by 20-year-old Gillian Moore of St. Cloud was going north on Highway 23 when she entered the ditch and rolled. Moore was taken to the St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A Cold Spring man went to the hospital after a crash on Friday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened around 10:40 at the intersection of Highway 23 and 191st Avenue near Richmond. Authorities say an SUV being driven by 77-year-old Thomas Rausch of Cold Spring was going south on 191st Avenue while a semi-truck being driven by 54-year-old Todd Hillenbrand of Danube was going west on Highway 23 when they crashed in the intersection. Rausch was taken to the St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Hillenbrand was not hurt in the crash.

Slippery roads led to dozens of accidents on Saturday including two accidents just after 6am Saturday morning in Kathio Township of Mille Lacs County. The State Patrol reported four people from the two accidents were treated for injuries. A serious injury accident happened in Buffalo of Wright County where the driver was taken to the Twin Cities for serious life threatening injuries. 

The Morrison County Republican Party is hosting a gubernatorial forum of candidates vying for the GOP nomination in 2026 on January 10th at the Falls Ballroom. Social at 5:30pm, forum at 7pm. This is a fundraiser, $10 in advance or $15 at the door. 

Death Notices: Maxine Wolff, age 80 of Little Falls. Robert D. Wyatt age 48 of Little Falls. 

Weather: Monday, sunny and cold, high 7 above, winds 25-35mph keeping wind chills well below zero with blowing and drifting snow expected during the day. Monday night, increasing clouds low around -3 early then rising to 12 above by morning. Cloudy Tuesday, high near 30, chances of freezing drizzle or light snow during the day. Tuesday night, low around 5 above. Snow showers Wednesday high 11 above turning breezy, clear and cold New Years Eve low around -10 with chills near -25. New Years Day sunny and cold, high 6 above, low around -11 below zero Thursday night.  

Sports: Gophers win in overtime Friday 20-17 over New Mexico to win the Rate Bowl in Arizona. NFL on Saturday Houston 20-16 over LA Chargers as Texans clinched a playoff spot. Baltimore got 4 touchdowns by Derrick Henry to win 41-24 over Green Bay Saturday to keep the Ravens playoff hopes alive. The Packers fall to 9-6-1 but already clinched a playoff spot with Detroit losing to the Vikings on Christmas Day.

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