Jeff Hage

2 days ago | hometownsource.com | Jeff Hage

Six months into my first job as pup reporter in another century, I pestered my boss to transfer me from the green fields of north central Iowa to the story-littered streets of Washington, D.C. to cover the just-brewing 1980s ag crisis.

5 days ago | hometownsource.com | Jeff Hage

A Little Falls man was seriously injured and airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital after hitting a deer while on his motorcycle. Paul Wilczek, age 42, was injured in the crash, which was reported on 173rd Street, approximately three miles northeast of Little Falls in Belle Prairie Township, according to the Morrison County Sheriff's Office. Wilczek was traveling west on 173rd Street when he struck the deer. the Sheriff's Office reported. kAm(:=4K6< DF776C65 F? <?@H?

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Jeff Hage

The Morrison County Sheriff's Office is investigating a series of burglaries that occurred in the Hillman area recently. The incidents involved homes, seasonal properties, and outbuildings, according to the Sheriff's Office. Investigators are working to determine if these break-ins are connected.

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Jeff Hage

A Swanville man was airlifted from a Buckman-area crash scene after being found unconscious in a ditch following a June 17 crash in Buckman Township. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the crash scene shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17 on 260th Avenue immediately south of Nature Road. kAm y677C6J ~A2EK[ dc[ @7 $H2?G:==6[ H2D EC2G6=:?8 D@FE93@F?5 @? ae_E9 pG6?F6 H96? 96 =@DE 4@?EC@= @7 9:D >@E@C4J4=6 2?5 4C2D965 2E E96 :?E6CD64E:@?

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Jeff Hage

An overloaded extension cord is to blame for a house fire on the West Side of Little Falls on Monday, June 16, according to Little Falls Fire Chief Craig Seelen. The Little Falls Fire Department was called to an active fire at 705 Fifth St. SW at  7:20 p.m., Seelen said. However, officers with the Little Falls Police Department extinguished the fire prior to the fire department's arrival using a fire extinguisher, he said. kAmu:C67:89E6CD 925 E@ @A6?