Moorhead Teen Suffers Burns When Demo Derby Car Catches Fire

A Moorhead teen is continuing to recover in a Twin Cities hospital after a car fire at a Minnesota county fair demolition derby. 19 year old Ayden Bernard, was left with severe burns on the right side of his body when his derby car caught fire at the Becker County Fair in Detroit Lakes on July 25. Bernard was first taken to a local hospital before he was airlifted to the Hennepin County Medical Center Burn Unit in Minneapolis. According to a Tuesday update on his CaringBridge page, the injuries Bernard suffered to his face and ear are "healing nicely," while the healing on his right hand – which required surgeries – is progressing as expected. His right knee area is still being monitored to determined whether a skin graft will be required. He is expected to be kept in the Burn Unit until the end of August or beginning of September "due to all the dressing changes and monitoring after the next grafting surgery." A Lend A Hand fundraiser has also been created to help pay for medical bills as Bernard recovers. As of Thursday, the fundraiser had reached around $7,300, with Lend A Hand matching around $1,400.

One Vehicle Crash

A Little Falls man was taken to the hospital after crashing his vehicle Wednesday afternoon. The Morrison County Sheriff's office responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash one mile north of Little Falls just after 3:30 p.m. The sheriff's office says 96-year-old Donald Biskey was traveling south on 160th Avenue when he struck the back of a parked flatbed truck and trailer. Biskey's vehicle was then thrown into the northbound lane of traffic, where it sideswiped a vehicle being driven by 63-year-old Patricia Zumberge of Little Falls. The truck and trailer are owned by MC Fiber, whose crew was there working on a fiber optic project. The sheriff's office says the crew had traffic cones set up, proper signage, and a working amber light atop the truck. Biskey was taken to St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls with unknown injuries. Zumberge was not hurt.

Stearns County No Wake Zones

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has granted the Stearns County Sheriff's Office an extension of the No Wake ordinance. The No Wake ordinance of 300 feet from shore will be in effect until September 30th or until the sheriff's office rescinds the restriction. The sheriff's office says the ordinance covers the following lakes...

Two Rivers Lake - Holding Twp.

Rice Lake - Eden Lake Twp.

North Brown's Lake - Eden Lake Twp.

Big Lake - Munson Twp.

Entire Sauk River chain of lakes - Eden Lake, Munson and Wakefield Twps.

Middle Spunk Lake – Avon

Lake Koronis has been added to the 300 feet from shore restriction and will remain in effect for 30 days.

The sheriff's office says some of the water levels are at all-time highs and the ordinance will be enforced by sheriff's deputies.