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Little Falls Radio was informed of this message sent out by the Fisch House Bar and Grill in Lastrup early Sunday morning. "We had a fire at the bar tonight, unfortunately it looks like it may take some time to recover from this, We will update when we can. Thank you to all our staff and patrons for making sure everyone got out okay and were accounted for. Thank you to the Pierz Fire department and the Morrison county sheriffs department for their quick response and assistance with the fire, we are so grateful! Lastrup is a wonderful city, where people come together and help when it is needed! We are so lucky to be apart of this community". No other information has yet to be released. 

Icy roads Saturday morning led to numerous accidents around the state. The State Patrol responded to dozens of accidents between 5-10am Saturday due to rain, turning to freezing and a light coating of snow. One area of solid issues was Interstate 94 with jack knifed semi-trucks from Alexandria past St. Cloud and down to Clearwater. Luckily no reports of serious injuries. Highway 371 also reported spinouts and vehicles in the ditches on Saturday morning around the Brainerd Lakes area. Temps are forecast to be in the 60s on Sunday but another batch of rain and snow Tuesday and then another round of it by Friday this week. A 2-vehicle accident in Todd County sent at least two people to the hospital Saturday afternoon around 2:30pm on Highway 71 in Kandota Township. Authorities say the two vehicles collided when one vehicle attempted to turn on a County Road and another collided with it. Both drivers ages 16 and 19 were treated at the scene, two passengers were treated in Staples for non life threatening injuries. There were three other teenagers as passengers in the two vehicles who were not injured according to the State Patrol. Other accidents were reported in Sauk Centre and in Litchfield on Saturday with reported non serious injuries. 

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has set the daily bag limit for walleye on Mille Lacs Lake this summer. The DNR will allow anglers to keep up to three walleye per day during the open water season. It's a continuation of the ice-fishing and late-summer regulations. Harvested walleyes must be 17 inches or greater, with only one fish over 20 inches. The state's harvest is set at 105,300 pounds and 79,700 pounds for Tribal fishing. The state's harvest is a decline from the 2025 share, which was 113,600 pounds. The DNR says the plan allows them flexibility if the conditions change to make sure the state's harvest doesn't greatly exceed the allotted amount. The Mille Lacs walleye regulations will be in effect from May 9th through November 30th.

Two people are facing charges after a traffic stop in St. Cloud. Police say on Wednesday, at about 10:45pm officers conducted a traffic stop at 9th Street South and 11th Avenue South on a vehicle that was driving without headlights on. The driver ran from the vehicle. Officers caught the driver, and he was identified as 21-year-old Abdulaziz Abdo Hussein, of St. Cloud. In the vehicle, a loaded handgun was allegedly found on the driver’s floorboard. Officers also found numerous open containers of alcohol and marijuana, four empty handgun boxes (none matching the recovered pistol), and ammunition. Hussein was arrested and held for court in Stearns County for 2nd Degree DWI, 2nd Degree DWI test refusal, possession of a firearm without a permit, fleeing police on foot, obstruction of the legal process, open container alcohol, and open-container-marijuana. His passenger, 18-year-old Isabella Ross-Strand, of Graceville, was charged with underage consumption of alcohol.

A 29-year-old man was killed when his snowmobile struck a tree in northern Minnesota. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says the crash was reported on the Arrowhead Trail about 25 miles north of Orr at 10:08 p.m. Thursday, when a man reported his friend had become separated from the group. The lost friend, a North Branch man, was found around an hour later, lying dead near his snowmobile. “It appears he failed to navigate a 90-degree corner which resulted in him colliding with a tree,” the sheriff’s office says. The man’s identity has not yet been released, with his family still being notified.

A bomb threat forced a Park Rapids business to close last week. The Good Life Cafe closed on Wednesday due to the threat. It has now reopened. Owner Molly Luther said on Facebook that police determined the threat was called in from outside the community and that there is no ongoing threat. “We are grateful to the Park Rapids Police Department for their swift response and guidance throughout the situation,” added Luther in the post. “We also thank our staff and guests who responded calmly and safely, and our community for the concern and support shown to our team.”

The Little Falls School Board will meet at 5pm today at the school's district office on Riverwood Drive. The board will take action on a joint resolution between the school district and the City of Little Falls on the future use of the Middle School Facility. Approval of land agreement with Habitat of Humanity for the house to be built with help from students across from the High School. There will be an informational update on the upcoming referendum and election process for the April 14th date. 

The Pierz City Council meets tonight at 7pm at Pierz City Hall. 

The Little Falls Massed Band Concert is tonight at 7pm at the high school. Admission is free to see the hundreds of band members between grades 4th to 12th perform that night. There is a free will offering for the band program and also donations to the Morrison County Food Shelf can be made that night also. 

Weather: Mainly sunny skies high 48 today. Light snow likely late tonight low around 28 a coating possible by morning. Tuesday snow showers morning and evening up to 1 inch, high near 40, low around 26. Sunny on Wednesday high 39, low around 18. Thursday increasing clouds, rain and snow late day, high 44, low around 18. Friday snow showers likely and windy, colder, high 35, low around 16.  

Sports: Boys basketball on Saturday, Pierz routed Moose Lake Willow River 96-57, Pierz will move on to the section semi-finals and take on Esko on Wednesday night 7:30pm in Duluth on 94ROCKS. Upsala beat East Central 51-32 and advance to the semi-finals Wednesday against Braham in Foley. Braham eliminated Swanville 86-51 on Saturday. Pequot Lakes routed Pillager eliminating the Huskies, Pequot Lakes in Duluth against Mora on Wednesday. Nevis eliminated Browerville has Sebeka on Wednesday. Albany also advanced to semi-finals Saturday to take on St. Cloud Cathedral and Melrose ousted Holdingford 61-59 to advance to face Annandale on Wednesday in boys basketball playoffs. Warroad wins in overtime Saturday and Moorhead wins in double overtime Saturday for the boy's hockey titles in St. Paul. The State Girls Basketball Tournament begins on Wednesday in Minneapolis. 

A Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect at 3pm today until 9am tomorrow morning. Rain showers this afternoon with start to mix with sleet, freezing rain and snow before midnight,...

A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect today until Noon. Drizzle, mist, fog will lead to poor visibility at times this morning. Please have your Headlights on when traveling out...

One of the six American soldiers killed amid the U.S. and Israel's ongoing military operation against Iran was from White Bear Lake, according to a statement from the U.S. Army. Sgt....

Morrison County Administrator Matt LeBlanc spoke on KLTF Monday. LeBlanc mentioned that the firearms use pertaining that the state is ending and lifted their regulations on firearms shotgun usage for deer hunting...