Morrison County News

Sen. Paul Gazelka has filed for re-election in a state Senate district that includes Todd County and most of Morrison County.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites anyone with an interest in the Camp Ripley/Veterans State Trail to attend an open house in Little Falls on Thursday, June 7 at the Morrison County Government Center, 213 First Ave.

The 10th annual Morrison County rural school reunion will be Saturday at the Morrison County Fairgrounds.

Members of the Morrison County Board will meet with railroad officials Thursday prior to the meeting regarding comment on closing a Scandia Valley Railroad crossing at 6:30 p.m. Please Note: You may have disabled JavaScript and/or CSS.

The parts of region remains under a flash flood watch until 1 p.m. today. Sherburne and Wright counties are included in the flash flood watch.

The list of first day filers for political office included two incumbent state legislators who will vie for the same seat and nine people running for three seats on the Morrison County Board.

A Little Falls Republican and a Pierz DFLer have filed to run for state House in a district that includes most of Morrison County and part of Todd County.

The man suspected of beating his ex-girlfriend and leaving her in Little Falls Thursday is believed to have been last seen Saturday driving a darker Ford truck in the Harris area, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's Minnesota Crime Alert Network reported.

Morrison County sheriff's officials are asking for the public's help in finding a man accused of abducting his ex-girlfriend, severely beating her and then leaving her in a vehicle after it broke down.

The Stearns County sheriff is asking for a little courtesy from those Lake Wobegon Trail users after a woman was injured when she veered her bike into a ditch to avoid a speeding bicyclist.

A motorcyclist was killed Monday in Morrison County after colliding with a deer and then being struck by oncoming cars, the State Patrol said.

A 50-year-old Cushing woman was killed Wednesday after the Buick Regal she was driving struck a tree in the ditch of 320th Street, approximately two miles east of Highway 10 in Scandia Valley Township, reported the Morrison County Sheriff's Office.

Morrison County Sheriff Michel Wetzel will receive a 3.15 percent salary increase for 2012 after the Morrison County Board Tuesday agreed to settle litigation regarding the sheriff's salary.

STAPLES - Republicans have endorsed Sen. Paul Gazelka and Ron Kresha for legislative races in Morrison and Todd counties.

Three people were arrested Thursday after a search of a Morrison County home turned up drug-related and stolen items.

Motorists in central Minnesota should plan for minor traffic delays, weekday intermittent lane closures, traffic shifts and reduced speeds beginning Monday, as crews begin resurfacing work on several highways in Morrison, Crow Wing, Stearns, Sherburne and Wright counties.

A severe thunderstorm is moving through Todd County into western Morrison County this morning, the National Weather Service said.