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Monday, August 4, 2025
A Bowlus man was hurt when he crashed his motorcycle last Thursday night. The incident happened at around 8:20 p.m. on Nature Road in Two Rivers Township near Bowlus. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says 22-year-old Ethan Solorz was traveling east on Nature Road, lost control of the bike east of 130th Avenue, and entered the ditch. Solorz was taken to St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls with unknown injuries.
Authorities say the 16-year-old from Monticello who disappeared June 27th has been found. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says Evan Peters left his home that day and stopped communicating with his family. The BCA classified him as missing and endangered. An update late Thursday afternoon says Peters has been located safe. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office thanked those who spread the word to help find them. Again Peters was found safe and has contact his family.
The Anoka County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying a group of people involved in a fireworks incident that injured several people during the Anoka County Fair. According to a press release, the incident occurred at approximately 11:34 p.m. on July 26 at the fairgrounds when someone threw a large firework toward a crowd. The firework ignited, resulting in burn injuries to multiple individuals nearby. Allina EMS responded to the scene and treated those injured. All of them have since been released. Investigators are particularly seeking to speak with a large group of suspected juveniles who were near the location at the time of the incident. No photos or video footage are being released at this time. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Detective Nate Arvidson at Nathan.Arvidson@anokacountymn.gov or 763-324-5218. No further information about the incident has been released.
Even though the rains has stopped last week and drier air in the past days there are still river flood warnings in effect this past weekend and into Monday. National Weather Service says there is a significant threat to property or life in Redwood County, Renville County, Yellow Medicine County, Chippewa County, Lac Qui Parle County. This alert comes from the National Weather Service in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was issued Friday morning and expected to be an issue in many of the counties until Monday or Tuesday until water recede. Another issue is that more rain in the forecast beginning Sunday night in many areas.
Death Notices- Donald Leo Strom, age 47 of Grand Forks, North Dakota who was born in Little Falls.
Weather- isolated showers early, then partly sunny Monday, high 77, showers and T-storms at night Monday low 63. Tuesday becoming more humid, partial sun, some chances of PM t-storms, high 82, low around 65. Wednesday sunny and warm, high 85, low around 66 with storms likely late Wednesday into Thursday.
Sports- Twins are at Detroit to open a series Monday night, pregame at 5pm on Q92 WYRQ. The Region 9C Baseball tournament moves to Opole on Saturday and the District 4B tournament moves to Sobieski also on Saturday, catch the action live again this weekend on AM960 KLTF and fallsradio.com.
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