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Sunday, July 5, 2026
Today is Bowlus Fun Day starting with Polka Mass at 10am, parade 11:15am, kids pedal pull at 1pm, water wars of area fire departments 2:30pm, bean bag tournament at 4pm, music in the afternoon and at night, bingo, food, kids games and much more with fireworks at dusk tonight all happening in Bowlus today. Other events today Little Falls Senior Center breakfast 8-12pm today, bargain bin sale also. Cross Lake has their large truck and celebration event with events through the day in Crosslake. Get events at fallsradio.com.
A man was killed in a UTV crash in Crow Wing County. The Sheriff's Office says the incident happened on Friday at about 2:30 p.m. on County Road 22, about a half mile east of Highway 25. A 70-year-old man was injured in the crash and was transported by air ambulance to North Memorial Hospital in the metro area. The man later died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.The crash remains under investigation by the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office.
A woman was hurt when the vehicle she was driving struck a deer. The Meeker County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened on Friday at about 5:30 a.m. on County Road 32 and 248th Street near Litchfield. Fifty-year-old Amber Ray of Litchfield hit a deer, lost control of the vehicle, and went into the ditch. She also reported she was losing consciousness. When the Deputy arrived, they found Ray unconscious in the vehicle and forced their way into the vehicle. Ray was transported to Meeker Memorial Hospital by Atwater Ambulance, with non-life-threatening injuries.
Blackberry Ridge Golf Club in Sartell has new owners. Joshua Carpenter is the owner of Carpenter Family Foods and Dana's Kitchen & Catering food trucks. He also has experience in business development and real estate investment. Rick Burski is the owner of Burski Excavating. Current operations, including tee times, memberships, leagues, tournaments, weddings, dining, and all scheduled events, will continue without interruption throughout the ownership transition.
Entertainment news: It was announced Friday that Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chief Tight End Travis Kelce were married in an event held at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Weather: Sunny Sunday high around 85. Clear Sunday night low around 63. Sunny and hot Monday, high around 89, storms overnight Monday night low 64. Tuesday mostly cloudy skies, high 84, isolated showers and thunderstorms afternoon and evening, low 61. Rain likely Wednesday high 77, rain Wednesday night low around 58, Sunny Thursday high near 80, low near 60. Sunny Friday, high 82, low around 60.
Sports: Twins win 11-4 Saturday with 6 long balls, 2 from Josh Bell another from Kody Clemens, Larnach, Keaschall and Jackson all homered for the Twins. Twins play the rubber game Sunday at 12:35pm at the New York Yankees. Twins are off Monday, host Cleveland on Tuesday night. Morocco and France win in World Cup Soccer round of 16 Saturday, Team USA vs. Belgium Monday at 9pm in round of 16. Major League Baseball announced All Stars Starters on Saturday, Byron Buxton will be a replacement in the outfield for an injured player in the starting lineup for the American League and Joe Ryan made the team on the American League pitching staff. More could be named as some are injured and won't play in the All Star Game later this month in Philadelphia on July 14th on Fox.
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