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Timothy Kummet spoke on KLTF Friday about creating a 4-1/2” double sided firefighter silhouette. It is LED lit from inside to show off the twin towers that are cut out of the firefighter. This project started when I was am stationed in Iraq with the 851st Vertical Engineers out of Camp Ripley. The Fire Chiefs of NY sent us a box of misallanious patches from the fire departments called to fight fires or rescue those caught in the  9/11 World Trade Center fires.  The patches led to a flag which led to how to display. The fire fighter monument became too cool to mount a flag to, so the flag and the monument are displayed separately. The display will be in the front window of the Pierz Fire Department from 5/1 - 5/8 and the date may extend another week after that depending on the public perception. He intend on displaying this in multiple fire stations around Minnesota. I was raised in Pierz by Jim and Jan Kummet (former owners of Kummet Electric). I wanted to start this story off in Pierz, my roots. Kummet is hoping others will see this and want to view it at Fire Stations across the state and beyond marking the 25th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks this year. 

Multiple people suffered injuries after a vehicle carrying three people T-boned a squad car on Friday in South Minneapolis. Ramsey County Sheriff's Office said that the driver of a stolen Hyundai sedan was driving 80 miles per hour when the car ran a stop sign and crashed into the side of a Minnesota State Patrol squad car. According to authorities, a deputy first located the stolen vehicle in the Highland Park neighborhood around 10:30 p.m. During an attempted traffic stop, the driver fled and crossed the Ford Parkway Bridge into Minneapolis. Officials note that a brief pursuit ensued but was terminated after the deputy lost sight of the vehicle. Authorities say the driver was then observed to drive recklessly in South Minneapolis with the vehicle's lights off, while a State Patrol helicopter monitored the situation. That's when officials say the driver ran a stop sign at West 46th Street and Aldrich Avenue South, hitting the State Patrol squad car. According to a press release, the 19-year-old driver attempted to flee on foot from the scene but was arrested. The Sheriff's Office says that a state trooper was freed from the squad car and transported to a hospital. Officials say the trooper and the passengers of the stolen vehicle suffered significant injuries.  The driver of the sedan was booked into Ramsey County Jail and faces charges for fleeing police and criminal vehicular operation. Authorities say that the driver had two prior arrests for fleeing police. According to officials, the same vehicle was also involved in a pursuit on Thursday night in the West Metro, when authorities say the vehicle swerved at an emergency transport but did not hit it. 

Minnesota state Rep. Kristin Robbins has ended her campaign for Governor. The 58-year-old Robbins is in her fourth term in the state House and was one of several candidates seeking the Republican nomination in the governor’s race. Robbins represents District 37A in Maple Grove and serves as chair of the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee. Others still in the race on the Republican side include House Speaker Lisa Demuth, healthcare tech executive Kendall Qualls, and Mike Lindell, who is the founder of MyPillow. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is expected to get the DFL nomination for governor.

Authorities are at the scene of a train derailment in Le Sueur County on Saturday morning. The Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Office says that the derailment involving a Union Pacific train was reported at 2:39 a.m. near Highway 19 and Henderson Station Road. There are tanker cars on their side too, which the sheriff’s office says were carrying methane propane. Union Pacific reportedly told authorities that no methane or propane is leaking as a result of the derailment. In total, eight rail cars derailed. “Union Pacific advised their response team would be responding to handle the situation,” the sheriff’s office said. “No response from Fire or Emergency Medical Services was needed. There were no injuries associated with this derailment.

Death Notices: Charles Williams, age 72 of Little Falls. LeeAnn Doucette, age 79 of Little Falls. 

Weather: Sunday AM showers, then partly sunny, breezy, high 64. Showers possible overnight mild Sunday night low near 50. Cloudy Monday and breezy, with showers and T-storms possible, high 61, low near 30. Tuesday sunny and windy, colder, high 45, clear Tuesday night low around 28. Wednesday sunny and less windy, high near 50, low around 30. Thursday sunny skies, high 54, clear Thursday night low 35. 

Sports: Wild will open Round 2 series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Colorado Avalanche Sunday night at 8pm, pregame begins at 7:45pm live on Q92 WYRQ and fallsradio.com. Toronto beat the Twins 7-3 Friday and Blue Jays won again 11-4 on Saturday. Twins are off Monday and at Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Minnesota Timberwolves will open their Round 2 series at San Antonio Spurs Monday at 8:30pm. Victory League Baseball Sunday at 1:30pm Sobieski at Pierz Lakers live on AM960 KLTF and streamed at fallsradio.com. Softball Tuesday Pierz at Little Falls at 5pm also live on AM960 KLTF.