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LATEST WEATHER NEWS: a dense fog advisory is in effect until 6am Sunday with very poor visibilities tonight into early Sunday. A Winter Storm Warning goes into effect at 9am Sunday and lasts until 6am on Monday. Snow heavy at times during the day on Sunday with very gusty winds over 40mph at times, blowing and drifting snow. Potential of 4-8 inches of snow between 7am Sunday until around midnight Sunday night. Wind chills will plummet to -25 at times Sunday into Sunday night. Travel advisories have already been issued for most of Minnesota with slippery icy spots today with fog and freeze fog into tomorrow more than more advisories will be issued on Sunday with snow and wind.  

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.

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 AM snow showers, then sunny and windy, high 9 above, wind chills near -25 with gusty winds of 15-35mph from Northwest. Monday night increasing clouds, low around -2 early then rising into Tuesday. Tuesday morning snow showers, around 1 inch by noon, then cloudy high 27, temps dropping Tuesday night low around 5 above. Wednesday light snow, high 11, clear and very cold New Years Eve low around -14 below zero. New Years Day Thursday sunny and cold, high around 0. 

Sports: Gophers win in overtime Friday 20-17 over New Mexico to win the Rate Bowl in Arizona.

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