NEWS
--Two people were injured after the vehicle they were in rolled over Sunday on Highway 10 in Wadena County. The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the crash at 11:35pm on Highway 10 in Aldrich Township. A Dodge pickup, driven by Timothy Elliot Aleman, 34, Brainerd, was westbound on Highway 10 when Aleman lost control of the vehicle on the snow- and ice-covered roadway, went off the roadway and rolled over. Aleman and a passenger, Jacqueline Ann Horwath, 36, Staples, suffered non life-threatening injuries and were transported to Astera Health in Wadena.
--A man was airlifted to the hospital after he was found unresponsive at the bottom of a staircase. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says they were called to a home that was under construction in Evansville at about 3:34pm on Sunday. The 70-year-old man was taken to St. Cloud Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The Sheriff's Office says it appears the man was working in the home when he fell down the stairs or had a medical emergency causing him to fall down the stairs. Foul play is not suspected.
--A Douglas County sheriff's deputy and an 18-year-old from Albany are hospitalized with serious injuries suffered in a crash Sunday night on Interstate 94. The sheriff's office says the deputy was assisting the State Patrol with another accident on I-94 when a vehicle rear-ended his squad car at interstate speeds. The patrol vehicle had its emergency lights activated, and the deputy was inside buckled up. The 23-year-old deputy and 18-year-old driver of the second vehicle were taken to an Alexandria hospital with serious injuries.
--A special moment at the White House Monday morning for John Zimmerman of Northfield and his son, Grant, as the two turkeys they raised receive Thanksgiving pardons. President Joe Biden declared this morning, "Based on your temperament and commitment to being productive members of society, I hear by pardon Peach and Blossom.” Biden said the Thanksgiving turkeys will retire to Farmamerica in Waseca and serve as agricultural ambassadors.
--A young soldier from Minneapolis will finally be at rest, 74 years after his death while serving in Korea. The U.S. Army says William E. Colby of Minneapolis will be interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery on December 3rd, seven months after his remains were identified using DNA technology. Colby was just 19 years old and serving in the Korean War when he was declared missing in action on December 2, 1950, after his unit was attacked by the Chinese People's Army as they attempted to withdraw from the Chosin Reservoir. The young solider could not be recovered following the battle, and the U.S. Army issued a presumptive finding of death on December 31, 1953. His fate was finally confirmed for family members by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on May 2, 2024, after Colby's remains were identified from 55 boxes of remains returned to the U.S. by the North Korean government in 2018. The Army Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Division at Fort Knox, Ky., plays a key role in finding family members to identify missing Soldiers from WWII, the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The process begins with obtaining a DNA sample from the living person identified as next of kin and then using several forms of DNA analysis to match remains. Survivors then receive access to the soldier's military benefits and a burial with full military honors.
--The Morrison County Sheriff's Office did report some spinouts on the slippery roads yesterday morning, no injuries were reported. With the colder weather this week, a reminder to expect some slippery roads with another round of snow Wednesday and early Thursday. The Minnesota State Patrol reported a fatal accident on Monday morning around 7:23am when a Dodge Ram was westbound 210 Highway near the Brainerd airport; a Honda CR-V was traveling eastbound. The Ram started to slide from right to left, entering into the eastbound lanes making contact with the CR-V head on. Both vehicles came to rest in the south ditch adjacent to the Brainerd Airport East Gate. The State Patrol reported it as a fatal accident but no names have been released from the accident.
--Local hospitals are reminding those with slippery mornings that falls have been reported and serious ones from calling down stairs, driveways and slipping on the frosted pavement, make sure to protect yourself of falls at home and when out on frosty and snow covered mornings to put safety first.
--Deb Boelz of the Westside Improvement Association spoke on KLTF yesterday about the Santa Parade on Friday night at 6pm in Little Falls. The parade starts on the westside on Lindbergh Drive South then turns east onto Highway 27, a reminder that it only goes down the eastbound lane of Highway 27 and candy will only be tossed onto the south side of of the street. Then the parade will turn left onto 1st Street and up to the fire hall. If you want to have a secured spot on the parade contact Deb today at 320-267-7636. Again those who show up on Friday will be added into the parade are spots can be filled but best to call ahead and have one ready for you on Friday. Also with temperatures expected to be around 10 degrees or colder make sure to dress appropriately kids and adults on Friday night.
--Father Pierz School of Religion is hosting their annual Toy Bingo on Sunday at 1pm at Holy Trinity School Gym in Pierz. Proceeds will go toward their Stuebenville Retreat. New this year will be a chance to win a Playstation 5. Jesse Zajac will be the guest today on the AM960KLTF Community Program today just after 8:30am.
DEATH NOTICES
--Rosemary “Rosie” Iten, age 81 of Browerville.
WEATHER
TODAY= AM flurries, then partly cloudy, high 24.
TONIGHT= cloudy skies, low around 14.
WEDNESDAY= cloudy skies, light snow afternoon, high 26, low 13.
THANKSGIVING DAY= cloudy with flurries, breezy, high 20, low 6
FRIDAY= sunny and cold, high 15, low near 0, wind chills below 0.
SPORTS
HS GBB= Pierz at Upsala tonight 7:15pm on 94ROCKS KFML.
NFL= Thanksgiving Triple Header will be Chicago at Detroit, then Dallas hosts New York Giants finishing up with Miami at Green Bay. Coverage begins at 11:30am Thursday on AM960 KLTF.
TODAY IN HISTORY
IN 1789= President George Washington declared the National Day of Thanksgiving a day to give thanks to God and Country.