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An eight-year-old boy was airlifted to North Memorial Hospital on Saturday when he was hit by a truck in Morrison County. The 40-year-old driver was southbound in his pick-up on Jewel Road, north of County Road 48, when the boy crossed the road on his bike.

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The Morrison County Sheriff is warning you about a new scam associated with income tax season. Michel Wetzel says scammers are sending e-mails saying that a your income tax return has a problem and that you need to fill out a form to correct the problems, and fax it back to a phone number -- typically it's an 866 number.

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Two men have been arrested for allegedly trying to steal gas and copper tubing from a rural Morrison County home. A homeowner in Little Falls Township called the sheriff's department at about 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, when they noticed a vehicle pull into their driveway and shut off it's lights.

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Authorities in Morrison County have arrested a 37-year-old Little Falls Man on alleged drug charges. Earl Simmons was arrested for allegedly having methamphetamine.

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The Morrison County Sheriff is reminding you to use extreme caution when venturing out onto the ice this spring. Sheriff Michel Wetzel says spring ice is not as strong as ice during the winter season. He says the increasing strength of the sun and melting water weakens the ice.

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Morrison County authorities arrested a Little Falls man on suspicion of prescription drug sales. Sheriff Michel Wetzel says 58-year-old Robert Heurung was being prescribed a large amount of painkillers and was immediately selling the pills.

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The Morrison County Sheriff has a warning for snowmobilers -- stay on the trail! Sheriff Michel Wetzel says his office has received a number of complaints throughout the county of snowmobilers driving off the trails onto private property.

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Authorities have identified the man shot and killed in a confrontation with police and sheriff's deputies last week.

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