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02-Jul-2025

Bullet Strikes Jogger

A woman who was running on a Sauk Rapids street Sunday morning was struck in the forearm with what appears to be a stray bullet. The Sauk Rapids Police Chief says a 62-year-old woman was running on River Avenue North when she was struck in the arm just after 10:30 a.m. The bullet lodged in her arm and had to be surgically removed at St. Cloud Hospital. Police say no one was seen with a gun in the area and are asking for the public's help in learning more. Anyone from St. Cloud, Le Sauk Township, Sartell, or Sauk Rapids who might have information about someone firing a gun during that time is asked to contact the Sauk Rapids Police Department. The victim's name has not been released.

02-Jul-2025

Minnesota State Trooper Death

The Minnesota State Patrol is mourning the loss of one of their troopers. They say they are “deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Trooper Mollie McClure following an off-duty accident on Waubay Lake in South Dakota.” According to Day County Emergency Management, authorities responded to a report of a drowning at the lake on Sunday afternoon. Crews recovered a body on Monday afternoon. Trooper McClure joined the Minnesota State Patrol in October 2021; she served in the St. Cloud district. Throughout her career, Trooper McClure trained trooper academy cadets, served as a peer counselor and participated in a workgroup focused on increasing the number of female troopers within the agency. Beyond her official duties, the State Patrol says Trooper McClure’s passion for helping others was widely recognized. In 2023, a video of her rescuing a baby deer trapped in a roadside fence went viral on YouTube. She was also a frequent and beloved presence at recruiting events, where her ability to connect with people was greatly appreciated. 

01-Jul-2025

ATV Fatality

On Friday Night  6/27/2025 at 9:55 pm , the Todd County Sheriff’s Office responded to the intersection of County Rd 22 and 205th Ave for an I phone crash detection alert coming from Lyle Meyers cell phone. At 10:05 pm Todd County Deputies arrived on scene just north of County Rd 22 on 205th Ave and observed a male party later identified as Lyle Meyers lying face down in a field. Law Enforcement immediately started life saving measures and were assisted by the Clarissa Fire and rescue and Bertha Ambulance. Meyer was later pronounced deceased on scene. Meyer sustained fatal injuries from the ATV crash. The fatal accident is still being investigated by the Todd County Sheriff’s Office.

01-Jul-2025

Tornadoes In Minnesota

The tornadoes have impacted all parts of the state, including one tornado early in the season in Stearns County near Spring Hill. We've already surpassed the average number of tornadoes we have in Minnesota for a whole season.  We typically have an average of 46 per year. Statistically, June is our busiest month for tornadoes, with an average of 14.  July is the second busiest with an average of 12.  We average about six tornadoes in August. Minnesota's worst year for tornadoes between 1950 and 2020 was in 2010, when we recorded 113. There were 71 tornadoes just in June of 2010.  And, we had 48 tornadoes on one day in June.   That was on June 17th, 2010. Minnesota's tornado season stretches from May through September; however, we've had tornadoes as early as March, and the latest ever recorded tornado in Minnesota was in December of 2021. Tornadoes are most common between 2:00 PM and 9:00 PM, but can and do occur at any time of the day, or night. The National Weather Service is reporting that at least four tornadoes touched down early Sunday morning in the Carver County area. An EF-1 tornado with wind speeds of 80 to 90 miles per hour was confirmed near Lake Zumbra, and another EF-1 with 80 to 90-per-hour winds was spotted near Lake Waconia. Two weak EF-0 tornadoes touched down between Waconia and Cologne and southeast of Cologne.