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Thursday, April 23, 2026
A 36-year-old Little Falls man was arrested Thursday, April 16, after he allegedly attempted to headbutt an officer. Christopher Charles Clinton Ames was charged April 17 in Crow Wing County District Court with felony predatory offender knowingly failing to fulfill registration requirements; gross misdemeanors fourth degree assault on a peace officer and obstructing the legal process; and misdemeanors fleeing a peace officer, driving on a canceled license and driving an uninsured vehicle. Ames was assigned a public defender April 17, and was assigned bail with no conditions of $250,000. As of Tuesday morning, Ames remained in Crow Wing County Jail. On April 20, Crow Wing County prosecutors filed motions to seek aggravated sentencing and a motion of intent to add additional charges. He is due back in Crow Wing County District Court on May 12.
Authorities are asking for the public’s help locating a missing teenage girl who police believe may be in the St. Cloud area. Police say 15-year-old Paige Wollman was last seen in Fergus Falls on April 19th. Investigators believe she ran away to avoid returning to a facility. Authorities say Wollman could be in the St. Cloud or Minneapolis metro areas, and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has issued a special alert to law enforcement and the public in both regions. Wollman is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Fergus Falls Police Department at 218-332-5502 or the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office.
The Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office has canceled an alert for a missing 14-year-old girl who authorities had said could be in Benton County. Peyton Knudsen has been located safe, the sheriff’s office announced Tuesday. Her exact whereabouts when she was found have not been released. Knudsen had left her grandmother’s home in the 3000 block of 22nd Avenue South in Minneapolis during the early morning hours of April 5th, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Authorities had expressed concern for her safety and well-being. Investigators said Knudsen had connections in both Goodhue County and Benton County, and residents in those areas had been asked to be on the lookout. The sheriff’s office thanked the public for their assistance in locating her and for sharing information about the case.
Three people were hurt when their vehicles collided in Stearns County on Wednesday morning. The incident happened at the intersection of Highway 15 and County Road 142 at around 10:40 a.m. The crash happened in Fairhaven Township near Beaver Lake. The Minnesota State Patrol says 31-year-old Violet Hopkins of St. Cloud was westbound on County Road 142 and attempting to turn south onto Highway 15. Meanwhile, 19-year-old Caraline Braun of Melrose was heading north on Highway 15. The vehicles collided at the intersection. Braun, Hopkins, and her passenger, 63-year-old Lora Hopkins of St. Cloud, were all taken to St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Little Falls Police Department in the past week have stopped vehicles for speeding, headlights out, expired tabs, expired registrations, no proof of insurance. A reminder to motorists with spring traveling back again make sure your information is updated and correct, watch speeds and keep up with maintenance on your vehicles during the spring and summer season so not to be stopped by police and likely get a ticket.
The Sauk Rapids Police Department is partnering with ARXG to host the DEA's 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. You are invited to drop off unwanted, unused, or expired medications for safe, anonymous disposal. Sharps can also be disposed of at this location. Sauk Rapids Police has made safe disposal available year-round through two drop boxes, one for medications and one for sharps, installed at the Government Center in October 2025. Since those boxes were installed, residents have dropped off 726 pounds of medications and 426 pounds of sharps. The cost of disposal is covered by ARXG, a Sauk Rapids-based company. Their event is 10am-2pm Saturday at the Sauk Rapids Government Center. Morrison County also has prescription drug drop off sites at the Sheriff's Office at the Morrison County Government Center, Pierz City Hall, Motley City Hall and the Little Falls Police Department which is a 24/7 drop off site inside their front door before entering the lobby.
The tank that was at the Brainerd Armory for almost 30 years has a new home at the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum opening later this year north of Little Falls at the intersection of 371 and 115 east of Camp Ripley and the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery. The tank was taken to Camp Ripley to be restored starting in 2021 and was recently put with the number of military vehicles and artifacts outside the large museum in the final stages of construction to open later this summer with a grand opening in September.
The riverbank restoration work at the Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum will recommence beginning Monday, April 27. Patrons are reminded that during construction, which will potentially last until Memorial Day weekend, that our parking lot will have equipment rumbling about and various work-related items placed there. A part of this phase will also include the reconstruction of the parking area. We will once again have a construction update page available on our web site for regular updates, especially if conditions warrant asking patrons to park across the street in the driveway of the former Smuda property - which the state park has graciously accommodated us in allowing its use. The page can be found at: https://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=11043 As always, if you have any questions, call us at 320-632-4007 or email mocohistory@gmail.com.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated University of Minnesota economist Christopher Phelan to be the next chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, a key position for conducting analyses of the economy and the administration's policies. If confirmed by the Senate, Phelan would succeed Stephen Miran, a Harvard University-trained economist who worked at investment funds and joined the Federal Reserve Board of Governors last September. The council's vice chairman, Pierre Yared, had served as acting leader after Trump shifted Miran to the Fed. Phelan's resume suggests a keen interest in the operations of central banks, a major interest of Trump, who has pressured the Fed to dramatically cut its benchmark interest rates to drive stronger growth, even though doing so could risk higher inflation. Phelan has worked as a consultant with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and obtained his doctorate from the University of Chicago.
Death Notices: Shirley Ann Kurtz, age 83 of Pierz.
Weather: today increasing clouds, chance of rain after 9am, then cloudy, high 73, breezy south winds 15-30mph, chance of thunderstorms between 3-7pm this afternoon, then clearing late and colder tonight, still breezy, low 39. Friday sunny skies, high 58, clear Friday night low around 35. Sunny Saturday high 58, warmer Saturday night with partly cloudy skies low 48. Increasing clouds Sunday, high 64, with afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, low 42. Monday rain, heavy at times, high 54 low around 37, some areas could see wet snow flakes into Tuesday. Tuesday more rain, high 55, low around 38.
Sports: New York Mets beat the Twins 3-2 last night ending a 12 game losing streak. The Twins wrap up the series tonight at New York Mets at 6:10pm. Denver at Minnesota Timberwolves in game 3 of NBA playoffs tonight at 8:30pm at Target Center, series tied 1-1. Wyatt Johnston wins for Dallas early this morning in double overtime 4-3 over The Minnesota Wild last night in St. Paul. Dallas leads the series 2-1. The Minnesota Wild have game 4 with Dallas Saturday at 4:30pm on Q92 WYRQ and fallsradio.com. Yesterday in baseball Pierz beat Little Falls 7-2. Swanville and Upsala softball both won 2 games each on Wednesday while Little Falls softball lost to Foley. Get local sports notes with Alex today on Little Falls Radio.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
A programming note: due to possible bad weather on Thursday, the Little Falls at Pierz baseball game will now be played TODAY Wednesday at 3:30pm in Pierz. Hear the game...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
On April 17, 2026, at approximately 3:08PM the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a crash detection call near the address of 7855 Mullen Road in St. Joseph. A few...
Monday, April 20, 2026
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning today 11am to 8pm for most of central and southern Minnesota. Winds gusting from the south at 15-30mph or higher,...
Friday, April 17, 2026
A fatal accident was reported by the Minnesota State Patrol around 10:30pm last night on Highway 71 in Bertha Township of Todd County. A 26-year-old from Hewitt collided with a...
