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Due to construction, Belle Prairie Park will be open to foot traffic only, no vehicles permitted beyond the east gravel parking lot. The boat ramp will also be closed.  The estimated duration of this project is from May through September 2026.  A project map is available on the Public Works web page https://www.morrisoncountymn.gov/172/PUBLIC-WORKS. Anyone with questions may call the Morrison County Public Works Department at 320-632-0121. Also due to Belle Prairie Park being closed for the summer except for foot traffic, Jacki Devine informed Little Falls Radio that their will be a change of venue for the River Rat Race this year. The race will now be ran at Crane Meadows Wildlife Refuge on June 6th. The 5K will be held on a hard crushed rock surface, will be wheeled for accuracy and chip timed. There are minimal hills and great views of the lakes and river. If you haven't been to Crane Meadows you will be amazed at the wildlife, educational center, and the new spotting scope. Free Fun Run and all walkers are welcome. For more information go to https://riverratraces.com. Otherwise contact Jacki at 320-632-5796.

Ron Beam, Manager at Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge informed Little Falls Radio Wednesday tha the Crane Meadows Headquarters and the Platte River Trail at the refuge will be closed Thursday May 7th for a controlled prescribed burn. Due to safety reasons the trail and area will be closed to all hikers and visitors on Thursday for the burn to take place. Smoke will spotted southeast of Little Falls during this time but not to be alarmed from it at the wildlife refuge site. The hope is to have the trail, headquarters and other entities at the site to be reopened again on Friday, May 9th. 

St. Cloud man with a history of domestic abuse has pleaded guilty to drug and assault charges stemming from a pair of 2025 cases. Craig Allen Zuleger entered guilty pleas last week to first-degree drug possession and misdemeanor domestic assault. In exchange, the 42-year-old was given an eight-year prison sentence with credit for 438 days already served in jail. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Zuleger was first arrested in December 2024 after the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force tracked him to a St. Cloud hotel on an unrelated Wright County warrant. Investigators seized more than 10 ounces of methamphetamine from his car, hotel room, and the purse of a woman staying with him. He failed to appear for a January 31st court date, prompting another warrant. On February 16th, 2025, St. Cloud police were called to a home where a woman reported Zuleger had barged in and thrown her to the ground. According to the criminal complaint, she had been sleeping in the living room with their two younger children when he woke her up yelling about their van. The woman had removed a fuse to prevent him from taking it. When she reached for her phone in a diaper bag, Zuleger grabbed her wrist and threw her onto the couch. She told officers she was afraid because he had been physical with her before and had gone to jail for it. Court records show Zuleger was previously convicted in 2020 of misdemeanor domestic assault and fifth-degree assault.

A freeze warning has been issued until 8am this morning for the region. Due to temperatures again dropping into the mid to upper 20s overnight into the morning. Possible frosty...

If weather conditions are favorable, the Minnesota DNR is partnering with The Nature Conservancy to conduct a prescribed fire operation at Charles Lindbergh State Park on Wednesday, May 6th.  It...

Little Falls Radio has learned of the passing of former KLTF News Director Lee Ann Doucette. Lee Ann started in 1970s at KLTF and did the news daily into the...

Authorities are investigating a shooting that happened Tuesday night in southeast Crow Wing County. A press release from Sheriff Eric Klang says deputies responded to a report of shots fired in...