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A programming note: due to possible bad weather on Thursday, the Little Falls at Pierz baseball game will now be played on Wednesday at 3:30pm in Pierz. Hear the game live on AM960 KLTF. 

A Fire Weather Watch has been issued for Wednesday afternoon from 12-8pm across central Minnesota due to warm temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s, low humidity in the 40% or less range and winds out of the south of 15-25mph or stronger on Wednesday will lead to a very high fire dangers across those areas. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says 27 counties will be under a red flag warning from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, citing "extreme fire danger." The counties that will be under the warning, include Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Watonwan, and Yellow Medicine. 

A Morrison County judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Byron Smith over a book written by a former Morrison County Sheriff’s sergeant who served as the lead investigator on Smith’s double murder case. Smith,serving a life sentence in prison without parole for the 2012 murders of 17-year-old Nicholas Brady and 18-year-old Haile Kifer in his Little Falls home, filed a defamation civil lawsuit Aug. 8 in Morrison County District Court that claimed Jeremy Luberts’ 2023 book about the murders and investigation, “Murder on Elm Street,” contains numerous false claims against Smith from the case and investigation. The judge ruled in favor of Luberts and dismissed the lawsuit earlier this week.

A fire damaged Dunmire's Bar and Grill in Brainerd early Monday morning. When a delivery man opened a door for a delivery there were flames coming from the kitchen. The owner said the fire was in the back of the kitchen and started on greasy rags. They lost a lot of products and was contained mostly to the kitchen area. There were no injuries. The owner stated that clean up is underway and hopes to have the bar and grill reopened as soon as possible after clean up is completed and a damage estimate completed. 

A man who fired into a pickup truck in Sartell over the weekend, injuring the driver, may have been targeting his ex-girlfriend, new charges allege. Jakob Dylan Mohr, 24, of Waite Park, is facing multiple charges including first-degree attempted murder and violating a restraining order following the shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning. The criminal complaint claims that Mohr began following a pickup truck driven by a man and carrying Mohr’s ex-girlfriend as the passenger at around 1:45 a.m. Sunday near the Crossroads Center mall, tailing them onto Highway 15. The male victim says Mohr was driving aggressively to stay close to his truck, and pulled off Highway 15 in Sartell in an attempt to shake Mohr’s tail. At that point, Mohr allegedly pulled alongside the truck and began shooting, firing four bullets, one of which struck the man in the leg. The complaint says three bullet holes were found on the vehicle, two in the front driver’s side door and one in the rear driver’s side door, while the driver’s window was also shattered. The suspect vehicle was later found outside a bar in Sauk Rapids, but Mohr was not found with it. He later turned himself in to police in Sartell, arriving at the station with his mother. Mohr’s ex told police she had broke up with the 24-year-old and obtained a harassment order against him in January 2025 because of “assaultive or threatening behavior,” the complaint says. A few hours before the shooting incident, Mohr’s ex said she had been at the St. Cloud Eagles Club with coworkers when Mohr showed up “and tried to get her to leave with him.” She called her father, who picked her up and drove her to Waite Park, where she was then picked up by the shooting victim, who told police he was acting as the woman’s sober cab ride. The woman told police she believes Mohr may have been trying to shoot her, but was not certain. She said he had access to her location through cellphone apps.

No one was hurt in a vehicle fire in Meeker County Monday night. The Sheriff's Office received a call about the fire at around 8:20 p.m. and responded to the 200 block of Milky Way Street South in Cosmos. Sheriff's deputies arrived to find the engine compartment of the vehicle engulfed in flames. The Cosmos Fire Department was able to put out the flames, and the owner of the vehicle, 28-year-old Nicholas Bode of rural Atwater, was not hurt. The sheriff's office says they believe an equipment malfunction caused the fire. The vehicle is considered a total loss.

There are Clean Up Days on Saturday April 25th for the City of Flensburg 8am-10am at the city hall/fire hall in Flensburg. Green Prairie Township at the Green Prairie Town Hall 8-11am. Morrill Township at the Morrill Town Hall from 7-10:30am and Ripley Township at the Ripley Town Hall from 8am-12pm on Saturday. For more information contact your local Township Officials or Morrison County Public Works 320-632-0121. 

Weather: Wednesday sunny and warm, high 83 with gusty winds 15-35mph. Partly cloudy skies and mild Wednesday night low around 60. Showers Thursday morning before 9am then isolated thunderstorms after 4pm Thursday some could be severe with damaging winds, high 74, showers and thunderstorms Thursday night again some could be severe in the evening, then cooler low 43. Rain showers Friday before 1pm then becoming sunny and windy, high 56, clearing Friday night low 35. Sunny skies Saturday high 58, clear Saturday night low around 35. Partly Sunny skies Sunday with afternoon showers, high near 60, showers likely Sunday low around 42. Rain likely on Monday with high of 55. 

Sports: High School Baseball Little Falls at Pierz Wednesday at 3:30pm on AM960 KLTF and fallsradio.com. Minnesota Wild host Dallas in Game 3 of NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs in St. Paul Wednesday at 8:30pm on Q92 WYRQ and fallsradio.com. Twins continue series at New York Mets Wednesday night at 6:10pm.

On April 17, 2026, at approximately 3:08PM the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a crash detection call near the address of 7855 Mullen Road in St. Joseph. A few...

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning today 11am to 8pm for most of central and southern Minnesota. Winds gusting from the south at 15-30mph or higher,...

A fatal accident was reported by the Minnesota State Patrol around 10:30pm last night on Highway 71 in Bertha Township of Todd County. A 26-year-old from Hewitt collided with a...

Little Falls Community Schools School Referendum Failed Tuesday. The school reported that totals are unofficial at this time but as of last night Question 1, 2770 no votes to 1536 yes,...