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Monday, January 19, 2026
Cold Weather Advisory in effect until noon Monday. Temperatures of -10 to -20 with strong Northwest winds of 15-35mph causing wind chills of -15 to -35 below zero through the morning hours also blowing snow making poor visibility in open areas. Expect delays on Monday morning.
Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A federal holiday started in 1986 to honor the Civil Rights Leader. All government agencies City, County, State and Federal are closed today for the legal holiday. Banks are closed as is the stock market on Monday. Post Offices are closed and no regular main delivery. However, many parcel and delivery services are running regular hours Monday. Many schools are closed Monday while there are some open so best to check ahead. Some businesses are closed today as most retail stores are open on this federal holiday. Little Falls City Hall is closed Monday and next regular city council meeting will be held on Tuesday at 7:30pm at City Hall. Also the next Little Falls School Board meeting is Tuesday morning at 7:30am at the District Office to complete employee contracts on the agenda.
On Saturday, January 17, 2026, at approximately 1:57pm the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a vehicle that went through the ice on Lake Alexander. The driver was able to escape through a window prior to the vehicle fully submerging and was not trapped inside. The incident occurred approximately 350 yards east of the west access and about 50 feet south of the plowed road. Ice thickness in this area varied significantly, ranging from approximately 15 inches to as little as 4 inches. The vehicle involved was a 1999 GMC Jimmy. Morrison County Deputies responded to the scene along with Scandia Valley Fire and Rescue. Mayo Ambulance also responded and treated the driver at the scene. The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office urges everyone to use extreme caution when traveling on frozen lakes. Do not venture onto the ice without first checking ice conditions in the specific area you plan to travel. Ice conditions can change rapidly and vary greatly, even within short distances. This incident could have ended tragically, please prioritize safety when venturing onto the ice.
Two St. Cloud residents were seriously hurt in a crash near St. Michael on Saturday. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened around 6:00 a.m. on Interstate 94. Authorities say an SUV being driven by 20-year-old Abdirick Ali of St. Cloud was going west on I-94 when he lost control of the vehicle and rolled into the ditch. Ali was taken to the St. Cloud Hospital with life-threatening injuries. A passenger in his vehicle, 25-year-old Abdiyere Dualle of St. Cloud, was taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The state patrol was assisted by the Wright County Sheriff's Office, Albertville Fire, Allina Ambulance, and CentraCare Ambulance.
--Crow Wing County Sheriff Eric Klang announced that the green light has been given to the large Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza on January 31st. Ice was measured at 17 inches at Hole in the Day Bay of Gull Lake on Friday. The events gives out hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes and is the largest fundraiser for the Brainerd Jaycees to give back to the community and also generates around $1 million dollars in business to the Brainerd Lakes area. The event is January 31st at noon and is set to go.--A St. Joseph man faces criminal charges after a teenage girl told her school counselor that he sexually assaulted her. Fifty-nine-year-old Robert Terres is accused of assaulting the girl at an in-home daycare in the 9400 block of Watab Drive in St. Wendel Township. The charges, filed in Stearns County District Court, allege that the allegations came to light when the girl told a school counselor that she was sexually abused by Terres multiple times from 2015 through 2024. In a forensic interview, the girl said she attended the daycare from when she was five or six years old to 12 years old. She said Terres would sexually touch her both over her clothes and under her clothes on multiple occasions during that time. Terres is charged with one count of 1st-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of 2nd-degree criminal sexual conduct. His next court appearance is scheduled for March 2nd.
An Annandale woman was killed in a head-on crash on Thursday evening. The incident happened on Highway 55 just west of South Haven at about 5:25 p.m. The Minnesota State Patrol says 63-year-old Bette Nelson was driving her car eastbound on Highway 55 while a semi truck was westbound. The vehicles collided at the intersection of Reardon Avenue NW. Nelson was killed in the crash. The semi driver, 57-year-old Steven Johnson of Hastings, and his passenger, 46-year-old Curtis Watkins of South St. Paul were both taken to St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Death Notices: Donald "Donny" Hurdt, age 73 of North Prairie. Dale Coenen, age 85 of Little Falls.
Weather: Cold Weather Advisory until noon Monday. Monday party cloudy and very cold, high 2 above, wind chills near -30 early on. Monday night low -11 below zero, Tuesday cloudy skies, high 9 above, snow showers Tuesday night low around 5 above. Wednesday snow showers possible, high 15, low around -6. Very cold conditions with highs and lows both below zero Saturday and Sunday this coming weekend.
Sports: Little Falls Flyer girls and boys basketball team both win Saturday over Willmar, Girls and Boys Hockey team lost on Saturday, Flyer boys also lost in overtime on Friday. Dance team 2nd at Albany Invite for Lindy Dancers, Wrestlers Little Falls 2nd at Eastview Saturday, Pierz 1st at New London Spicer on Friday. Little Falls will host Pierz in wrestling Friday at 6pm on Q92 WYRQ. The college football National Championship game is Monday night between Indiana and Miami. Its home field advantage for the Hurricanes as the is to be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30pm. The Hoosiers are #1 seed, Miami was #10 seed going into the tournament. NFL Scores Denver 33-30 in overtime over Buffalo, Seattle routed San Francisco 41-6 on Saturday night. Championship games will be on Sunday 2pm AFC in Denver, 5:30pm NFC in Seattle both games on AM960 KLTF.
Friday, January 16, 2026
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 6pm tonight for Western Minnesota. Gusty Winds over 40mph at times today with some freezing mix and snow showers could lead to...
Thursday, January 15, 2026
More information released on an SUV vs. pedestrian accident Tuesday in Pierz. Around 2:25pm it was reported that 64 year old Diane Reuck of Royalton was exiting the Post Office...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Around 2:25pm yesterday afternoon the Minnesota State Patrol, Morrison County Sheriff's Office, Pierz Police Department and Fire Department were called to a SUV vs. pedestrian accident at the Pierz Post...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Slippery roads led to a number of accidents Monday around central Minnesota. Two people were hurt when their vehicle went off Highway 371 in Ripley Township of Morrison County. Patrick...
