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02-Jul-2026

Drug Arrest

A Little Falls man was jailed and now faces a drug sales charge in Morrison County. Members of the Central Minnesota Violent Offender task Force used a search warrant at a home in the 14000 block of 133rd Street in the City of Little Falls on Wednesday. Members of the Morrison County S.W.A.T. team made entry into the home of 67-year-old Barry Johnson. The sheriff's office says they found methamphetamine inside the home, along with Johnson. Johnson was arrested on probable cause of 1st-degree drug sales and faces an additional charge of drug possession. Johnson was booked into the Morrison County Jail, where he is being held for court.

 

 

 

 

 

02-Jul-2026

Motorcycle Deer Crash

A Richmond man was hurt after a deer struck his motorcycle early Wednesday morning. The crash happened on 165th Avenue, approximately five miles north of Little Falls, just after 4:00 a.m. The Morrison County Sheriff's office says 59-year-old Dean Gangl was heading north when the deer ran out onto the road and struck his bike. Mayo Ambulance transported Gangl to St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls with unknown injuries.

 

 

 

 

 

02-Jul-2026

Scooter Pickup Collision

Two boys on a scooter were hurt when they collided with a pickup. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened on Wednesday at about 1:20 p.m. in Big Lake.  The pick-up was westbound on Pleasant Avenue, and the scooter was southbound on the sidewalk of Highway 25 when they collided. The 15-year-old and 14-year-old boys from Big Lake were taken to Monticello Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the pick-up, 80-year-old William Stolz of Big Lake, was not hurt.

 

 

 

 

 

02-Jul-2026

Three Vehicle Crash

One person was hurt in a three-vehicle crash in Stearns County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened on Interstate 94 near Sauk Centre at about 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.  All three vehicles were traveling west when they collided Twenty-eight-year-old Miguel Linton of Sauk Centre was taken to St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  The drivers and the passengers in the other two vehicles were not hurt.

 

 

 

 

 

01-Jul-2026

Extra Patrols

The Minnesota State Patrol will have extra enforcement on Minnesota roads starting Today (Wednesday, July 1st ) and going through 4th of July weekend.They will be focusing on distracted and impaired drivers along with those not wearing seat belts.  All troopers will be on the road on Wednesday as they believe traffic will increase greatly beginning that day. The summer months in Minnesota are typically the busiest for travel in the state.  The Patrol says their goal is to never to pull over a certain amount of people and issue a certain amount of tickets.  If you're making a choice to celebrate during the 4th of July weekend, make sure you have a sober driver, drive the speed limit posted and don't go without a seat belt. Road Construction on Minnesota highways and Interstates are not uncommon this summer.  The Patrol suggests planning ahead, be patient, read the signs and zipper merge when lanes are reduced.

01-Jul-2026

Murder Charges

Stearns County prosecutors have charged a Cold Spring man with one count of 2nd-degree murder in the stabbing death of a group home worker. According to the criminal complaint, 33-year-old Luke McLane stabbed the man in the neck multiple times on Saturday at the home in the 400 block of 8th Avenue North in Cold Spring. The President/CEO of Catholic Charities says the victim in the case was an employee of Catholic Charities assigned to the home. His name has not been released. Law enforcement responded to the scene, where they found the man outside and on the ground with a severe injury to his neck. A witness was applying pressure to the wound when officers arrived. Despite life-saving efforts, the victim died at the scene. The charges allege McLane was standing on the deck yelling that he told the victim that he'd do it. Witnesses told authorities that McLane was seen on top of the victim and yelling that he was going to kill him. A witness said that when McLane got off the victim, they could see that he had suffered severe knife wounds to his neck. McLane allegedly directed officers to where he had discarded the knife and was arrested. Court records say surveillance video from inside the home corroborated witness accounts that McLane had stabbed the victim. A preliminary examination by the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office determined the victim's death was a homicide caused by multiple sharp force injuries.

01-Jul-2026

Two Vehicle Crash Kills Both Drivers

A crash in Itasca County killed two people on Sunday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol reports that one vehicle was traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 169 and another vehicle was northbound when they collided near Victory Lane in Harris Township, located just south of Grand Rapids. 24-year-old McKenna Christensen of Luck, Wisconsin was driving one vehicle and 83-year-old Carole Rose Wiss of Grand Rapids was driving the other. Both victims died at the scene and were the only occupants of their vehicles at the time of the incident. Alcohol is not believed to have been a factor in the crash.