Newsletter: Thursday, December 1, 2022
NEWS
--A St. Cloud woman who was wanted by Minneapolis police in a murder investigation has been arrested in Texas. Minneapolis police say Erica Roberts was arrested in Longview, Texas after they received information through a CrimeStoppers tip. Homicide investigators with the Minneapolis Police Department have questioned Roberts. She remains in custody and faces charges of 2nd Degree Murder. Extradition efforts are underway. She has been charged with murder for the fatal shooting of Tanasha Austin back on March 18th. The shooting happened during an argument in front of 1907 Colfax Avenue South in Minneapolis.
--The St. Cloud Police Department is looking to identify a male that they have on their facebook page and also posted on social media for Benton and Sherburne County. This person allegedly threatened another person with a knife after a verbal argument on November 26th at about noon on the 500 block of Highway 10 South. The suspect was with another male who was from Minneapolis and they left the scene in a red passenger car. It is believed that later that day the vehicle was also involved in a stop on Highway 10 near Rice where the driver became angry and threw items at another vehicle driving on the highway. If you have information on who the man might be on the social media sites contact the law enforcement agencies in Stearns, Benton or Sherburne County or St. Cloud Police.
--A former Apollo High School Director of Bands and current Director of Bands at Fargo South High School, in Fargo, North Dakota was arrested Saturday in Fargo and charged in Cass County with "corrupting a minor" and "possession of certain prohibited materials" Sebastian Michael Tackling is facing 2 class C felonies according to valleynewslive.com. The second charge of possessing materials prohibited refers to Tackling possessing video, photographic materials portraying sexual conduct by a minor. According to a court filing, police first became aware of the situation when a Fargo Police officer found Tackling and the girl on an air mattress in the back of a van last summer. For some reason, no charges were filed at that time. Charges were only filed after someone reported the relationship to police November 26th. The sexual relationship began in October of last year, according to the girl, when she was 17. She told police that she and Tackling had sex by some basketball courts near an elementary school and exchanged photos and videos at school. Tackling after denying the charges, later admitted to the relationship and exchanging photos and videos with the student at school. He admitted kissing the student while at school and that she "fondled him" in his school office. Fargo South High School was made aware of Tackling's arrest on Sunday and placed him on administrative leave until the results of an investigation into the matter are released.
--The Franciscan Sisters are preparing for some in house events this December. An Advent Open House will be at 2pm on December 10th at the warming house in St. Cloud. Christmas Chorale Concert will be at the Little Falls Sacred Heart Chapel December 11th at 2pm. The Christmas Sting Orchestra Concert will be December 16th at 7pm at the Little Falls chapel. Christmas Eve Mass 7:30pm and Christmas Day Mass at 9:30am are open to the public this year and the Prayer for Peace Vigil is December 30th 6pm to December 31st 6pm, you can come for an hour of prayer at the chapel or can be on you own for the praying for peace to end the year of 2022.
--Randall Holly-Day is today 3:30pm-6:30pm in Randall, Santa and the workshop of events at the VFW starts at 3:30 this afternoon.
--The Little Falls Area Chamber of Commerce December Employee of the Month is Toni Johnson from Wal-Mart. Toni Johnson is an exceptional employee. Working at Walmart for 30 plus years, she is the definition of customer service. Her attention to detail in the electronics department, knowledge of inventory, patience, communication and kindness toward the customer and co-workers define Toni. She treats each customer respectfully and does not shy away from a simple request to a very complicated purchase. Any employer would be proud of Toni. Congratulations to Toni Johnson the December Employee of the Month from Chamber of Commerce.
--A retired U.S. Army Major from central Minnesota has been appointed to the Governor's Advisory Council on Opioid, Substance Use, and Addiction. Governor Tim Walz has appointed Major John Donovan of Big Lake to the panel. Donovan currently serves as the Board Chair for the Recovery Community Network in St. Cloud. He also recently received the 2022 St. Cloud State University Alumni Service Award and the Advocate of the Year Award from the Faces and Voices of Recovery based out of Washington DC. Major John Donovan once worked at Camp Ripley for many years and made many appearances for the military base on AM960 KLTF.
--Help the Morrison County Holiday Gift Giving Program Saturday and Fill the Truck at the Wal-Mart Parking Lot. From 10am-2pm you can purchased an item to give to the program of take the tags from area businesses, or give a monetary donation to help those in need this holiday season. There is a fund set up at Pine Country Bank for monetary donations also and if you have questions on volunteering or donating call Judy Buckingham at 320-630-8497 or just stop out of Wal-Mart from 10-2 this Saturday and Fill the Truck. Little Falls Radio will be helping out and broadcasting live on Saturday to help give back and give all a Merry Christmas.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
--Fleetwood Mac singer, songwriter and keyboardist, Christine McVie has died. The family said McVie died after a short illness at age 79.
WEATHER
TODAY= sunny skies, high 27, temps steady at night in the 20s.
FRIDAY=cloudy skies, high 36 early, then temps drop, winds get stronger from the northwest, rain and snow possible into the night.
SATURDAY= partly cloudy, cold and windy, high 19, low -4 then rise.
SUNDAY= sunny and warmer, high 31, clear night low around 11.