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An update on that stolen vehicle in Little Falls that we told you about this (Friday) morning. The Morrison County Sheriff's Department says it's been found.

A Little Falls woman was taken to the hospital after a two vehicle crash this morning. She was making a left turn when he car was struck broadside.

The Morrison County Sheriff is investigating a deadly crash. Twenty-year-old Thomas Krivanek of Fergus Falls was making a U-turn when he was struck by a semi driven by 48-year-old Robert LeFavor of Long Prairie.

A 17-year-old boy is accused of accidentally shooting a woman while she sat in a swing in her yard. Deputies found the the boy, who admitted to shooting at a squirrel. The boy fired a .22 caliber rifle about 140 feet away.

The Morrison County Sheriff's Department has identified the two men who were found in a vehicle that crashed and started on fire last Thursday. Sheriff Michel Wetzel says the driver was 29-year-old Ryan Rebischke and the passenger was 23-year-old Samuel Vorderbruggen, both of Little Falls.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.