Pierz News

Morrison County investigators continue to question witnesses and others about the death of a woman who suffered a severe head injury July 4 when she fell off the trunk of a vehicle.

PIERZ - An Elk River man was injured Sunday after his motorcycle crashed in Pierz.

HILLMAN TOWNSHIP - A Pierz woman is in critical condition after falling off a moving vehicle Saturday night.

The owner or co-owner of 15 cattle sale barns in Long Prairie, Motley, Fergus Falls, and other locations in three states was taken into custody in Fergus Falls June 23 and faces a class three felony theft charge in South Dakota.

FORT HOOD, Texas - With their training done, 550 Minnesota National Guard soldiers are waiting to go to Iraq where they'll provide convoy security.

South Dakota authorities have charged a Minnesota man in the theft of 188 cattle from a Watertown auction barn.

Anna Gruber was named the new city administrator in Pierz last month. After five weeks in the position, she says it is going well.

Codington County authorities have charged a 52-year-old Pierz, Minn., man with aggravated grand theft after 188 head of cattle allegedly were stolen from a Watertown auction barn March 3. Sheriff Toby Wishard says Joey "Joe" Varner was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Fergus Falls, Minn.

A 19-year-old has been arrested for allegedly stealing cigarettes and alcohol from businesses in Sherburne County.

Deputies arrested a Pierz man today and are looking for another relating to two business burglaries in Santiago Township.

A new local business has begun making wine and is now working with its first St.

Two people were arrested Monday after police found $2,000 in methamphetamine. The arrests were made at 9 a.m. after a vehicle was stopped in St.

Times photo by Dawn Slade Richard and Maurine Herbst at their home in Foreston. Sir Knight Richard Herbst of Foreston was recently inducted into the Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Hall of Fame.

The Morrison County Sheriff's Office is investigating an ATV accident that happened Saturday in which two people were injured.

FOLEY - Foley lost its 80th consecutive game Saturday in an 11-4 Victory Southeast League setback to the Pierz Bulldogs Saturday afternoon.

With the state Supreme Court in neighboring Iowa rewriting that state's definition of marriage to include same-sex couples, Minnesotans are divided on the subject in this state, a Star Tribune Minnesota Poll finds: One-third say the state needs a constitutional amendment to prohibit same-sex marriage; Just over one-third say that there should be no ...

CLEVELAND - LeBron James has become the second player to win four conference player of the month awards in one season.

Pierz has hired a familiar face to be the city's next police chief. Paul Tschida, who is the former Morrison County sheriff, has been selected to take over the department, Mayor Toby Egan said.

What Tom Wenzel remembers about the tour of a southern Minnesota hog farm he took a few years ago was what was missing: the smell.

LITTLE FALLS - An Iraqi national and American soldier will speak next week at a Little Falls church about their experiences in Iraq.