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The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 3-18-2026 at approximately 8:35am, their office received a report of a two-vehicle accident on Highway 10 near 200th Street, approximately two miles southeast of Randall, MN in Darling Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 65-year-old Julie Tonsager of Randall, MN was traveling west on 200th Street on the cross over between the north and southbound lanes of Highway 10. Tonsager’s, vehicle slid into the southbound lane and collided with a vehicle traveling south on Highway 10
driven by 65-year-old Mary Schwartz of Mahnomen, MN. Schwartz was transported to St. Gabriel’s Hospital by Mayo Clinic Ambulance with unknown injuries. Tonsager was transported to Lakewood Health System Hospital by private vehicle with unknown injuries.The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Randall Fire and Rescue and Mayo Clinic Ambulance.

Authorities have identified the man who died in a trailer fire in Clear Lake Township last month. The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office says the man who died in the blaze was 44-year-old Andrew Kritzeck. Sherburne County Sheriff's deputies and firefighters were called to the 3100 block of River Road Southeast at around 6:25 a.m. on February 17th on a report of a trailer fire. Authorities arrived to find a trailer fully engulfed. After fire crews extinguished the flames, investigators discovered Kritzeck's body inside the trailer. The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office says Kritzeck died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.

The Stearns County Board of Commissioners wants to hear how the public feels about allowing rifles to be used for deer hunting. The choice follows a new statewide law that eliminated the shotgun-only zone, giving individual counties the option to either allow rifles for deer hunting or formally adopt an ordinance to maintain existing shotgun-only restrictions. Up until now, Stearns County has been a shotgun-only zone. If the county takes no action, rifles will be allowed within county limits. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has asked counties to make their decisions by early May so the information can be included in the annual deer hunting rule book. The DNR has also made clear it will not send representatives to the county-level public hearing and does not intend to be involved in the county decision-making process. The public hearing will be held on Monday, April 7th, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at Melrose City Hall. The board encourages residents to submit written opinions, which will be compiled into the public record. When submitting comments, residents are asked to include their name, contact information, city of residence, stance on the issue, and any additional comments. Morrison County held a public hearing earlier this month and will make a ruling at an upcoming board meeting. Todd County announced they are not implementing any changes for hunting. 

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