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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.
Weather: Thursday sunny and warm, high 85, clear skies Thursday night low 56. Sunny and hot on Friday, high near 90, partly cloudy Friday night low 60, could be an isolated T-storms overnight. Saturday becoming sunny and warm, high 88, clear Saturday night low 55. Sunday sunny and warm, high 83, clear Sunday night low 52. Still warm Monday and Tuesday highs in the 80s, lows in the 50s, T-storms on Tuesday night.
Sports: Twins wrap up series with White Sox in Chicago Thursday at 1:10pm. High School Baseball Thursday 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 Thursday at 7pm on 94ROCKS KFML win or lose they both play again on Monday. Also Holdingford vs. Foley in baseball Thursday night 7pm at Joe Faber in St. Cloud. Upsala-Swanville and Staples-Motley are still alive in the playoffs in elimination games. Softball playoffs have Swanville in an elimination game with New York Mills Thursday at 3pm, winner takes on West Central Area at 5pm. Good luck to the teams from LF Radio.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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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...
