Saturday High School Sports Scores

BOYS BASKETBALL

St. Michael-Albertville 63, Bemidji 40
Pine River-Backus 51, Menahga 47

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bemidji 35, St. Cloud Apollo 22

Friday Night High School Sports

BOYS HOCKEY
Brainerd/Pierz/Pillager 4,
Eden Prairie 3, Grand Rapids 1
GIRLS HOCKEY
Grand Rapids/Greenway 2, Mound-Westonka/Watertown-Mayer 0

BOYS BASKETBALL
Crosby-Ironton 83, Park Rapids 39
Grand Rapids 72, Duluth Denfeld 58
Henning 72, Pine River-Backus 61
Prairie Seeds Academy 84, Milaca 57

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Aitkin 80, Hinckley-Finlayson 30
Bemidji 70, Pequot Lakes 67

DNR Warns Of Minnesota Ice Conditions

The DNR is urging anglers and others to check ice conditions before heading out on the lake this weekend.

Unseasonably mild weather is making for unsafe ice conditions across the state.

DNR water safety specialist Tim Smalley says a 71-year old man fell not once but twice through the ice Friday on Mille Lacs Lake.

Smalley says the man drove his all-terrain vehicle through the ice about a half-mile from shore.  The man climbed out of the water and began walking to shore when he fell through again.  The man got out again and made it to shore, where he was treated by paramedics for mild hypothermia.

Smalley says people should check ice conditions with a local bait shop or resort before heading out. 

Thursday Night High School Scores

Boys Basketball:
Browerville 65, Staples-Motley 42
Crosby-Ironton 74, Frazee 39
Eagle Valley 74, Royalton 68
Laporte 68, Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig 43
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 64, Osakis 46
Pierz 64, Pequot Lakes 63
Milaca 44, Rush City 34

Girls Basketball:
Alexandria 69, Brainerd 38
Fergus Falls 72, Staples-Motley 65
Henning 48, Verndale 44
Pine River-Backus 64, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 42
South Ridge 50, McGregor 31
Wadena-Deer Creek 80, Menahga 59

Boys Hockey:
Alexandria 4, Little Falls 3
Brainerd/Pillager/Pierz 6, St. Cloud Apollo 0
Northern Lakes 13, Moose Lake 8

Girls Hockey:
Park Rapids Area 10, LPGE/WDC 0
Brainerd/Little Falls 3, St. Cloud 2


Wrestling:
Royalton/Upsala 57, Ogilvie 21
Mille Lacs 39, Benild-St. Margaret's 24

Elderly Woman Dies in Menahga House Fire

(AP)  A 91-year-old Wadena County woman died in a house fire Tuesday.

Evelyn Edith Anderson was found dead in her home near Menahga.

The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating, however no foul play is suspected.

Neighbors called in the blaze Tuesday afternoon.

Airport Screening of Soldiers Eases

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill authorizing expedited airport screening for U.S. soldiers traveling on orders.  The legislation was authored by Rep. Chip Cravaack of the 8th District.

The bill orders the Transportation Security Administration to come up with a plan within 180 days to devise a separate screening procedure for uniformed members of the armed services. As a result of the bill, they should be able to pass through security checkpoints with less intrusive screening. Under the current law, soldiers receive the same level of screening as regular travelers.
The freshman Republican, was inspired to introduce the bill after seeing a service member have to remove his combat boots at an airport checkpoint.

On Monday evening, the House also passed another measure proposed by Cravaack that designates the post office in Pine City, MN as the "Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office. The 34 year-old Marine was killed in Afghanistan in August 2010 by an improvised bomb.

Area High School Rankings

High School Basketball Poll
Girls Basketball:
Class 2A
6.  Staples-Motley (5-0)
Class 1A
8.  Upsala (3-0)
9.  Pine River-Backus (5-0)

Boys Basketball:
Class 1A
8.  Cass Lake-Bena (4-0)
9.  Browerville (4-0)

Boys Hockey:
Class 2A
17.  Brainerd

Tuesday Night High School Scores

Girls Basketball:
Nevis 56, Blackduck 26
Upsala 74, Browerville 46
Osakis 53, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 39
Staples-Motley 73, Crosby-Ironton 31
Pequot Lakes 93, Park Rapids Area 30
St. Michael-Albertville 66, Brainerd 34
Pine River-Backus 80, Pillager 8
Detroit Lakes 67, Wadena-Deer Creek 58
Royalton 76, Eagle Valley 47
Pierz 63, Rockford 51

Boys Basketball:
Brainerd 74, Bemidji 63
Cass Lake-Bena 77, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 53
Frazee 65, Menahga 63
St. Cloud Cathedral 63, Milaca 35
Wadena-Deer Creek 74, Pine River-Backus 47
Little Falls 105, Zimmerman 85
Pillager 63, New York Mills 54
Bertha-Hewitt 69, Sebeka 62

Boys Hockey:
Brainerd/Pillager/Pierz 9, St. Cloud Tech 5
Prairie Centre Area 9, Northern Lakes 3

Girls Hockey:
Detroit Lakes 3, Park Rapids Area 1

Wrestling:
Park Rapids 42, New York Mills 36
Pequot Lakes/Piner River-Backus 54, Crosby-Ironton 14
Pierz 46, Royalton/Upsala 22
Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena 44, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis 25
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis 51, Mahnomen/Waubun 30

Monday Night High School Scores

Boys Basketball:
Browerville 64, Upsala 35
Long Prairie-Brey Eagle 68, Wadena-Deer Creek 25

Girls Basketball:
Moose Lake-Willow River 68, Aitkin 47
Mesabi East 56, Hill City 29
Isle 53, McGregor 42
Pine River-Backus 75, Verndale 45

Copper Thefts Rising

You may see fewer "For Sale" signs in front of homes in Crow Wing County.  It's not that the real estate market has heated up, but rather an attempt to deter vandalism. 

Sheriff Todd Dahl tells KLKS News, vacant homes can be an easy target for those wishing to steal copper and another materials.  He says they don't care if they flood the house during the theft.

Sheriff Dahl says it's important to maintain good communication through neighborhood watch programs.

Pequot Soup Bowl Fundraiser Begins Today

Today is the start of the Empty Bowls Food Shelf Fundraiser.

The Pequot Lakes Middle School & High School Arts students have created one of kind, handmade ceramic soup bowls as a fundraiser to support the Pequot Lakes Food Shelf.  Middle School Art Instructor Molly Wiste tells KLKS News, the kids were really excited to be involved. 

The bowls will be on sale at Lakes Latte in Pequot Lakes through Sunday, December 18.

Area Road Work

Crews continue with the overhead sign panel overlays on Interstate 94 with intermittent lane closures in both the eastbound and westbound this week between the St. John's College exit to the Highway 241/St. Michael ex.it

Beginning today, motorists can also expect intermittent lane closures on both northbound and southbound lanes on Highway 15 at the junction Highway 10 and on the eastbound and westbound lanes of Highway near Sauk and the eastbound lanes of Highway 10 near Little Falls.

This project will require single lane restrictions in the areas were crews are working. Work is expected to be completed by the end of December, weather permitting.