NEWS
--Congratulations to Lance Otremba of Pierz Healy High School for being named the boys District 19 AAA Winner. Lance will now advance to Region 5 Competition on January 24th. Lance is involved in football, golf, choir, jazz choir, accapella choir, band, honor band, jazz band, pit band, pep band, the musical, knowledge bowl, MHS, peer helping and youth group. The son of Bob and Tina Otremba.
--Baxter Police investigated a threat made by a Forestview Middle School student Wednesday night. The situation gained online attention after a parent’s Facebook post Wednesday night on a Crow Wing County community page said a Forestview student had shown other students a gun collection over Google Meets and said he was going to bring them to school the following day. Shortly before 11pm Wednesday, Laine Larson, Brainerd Public Schools superintendent, released statement to school district families that Baxter police investigated the situation and found no credible threats to students or staff at the school. The school went with normal school times and sessions Thursday though the Baxter Police Department were on hand to provide any assistance that might have been needed. But again they found that the threat was not credible to the school.
--Crow Wing County Sheriff Scott Goddard received a report of a fish house broken into on North Long Lake in Brainerd. One fish house was broken into and another had been tampered with but not broken into. Deputies were still in contact with the owners to see if any items were broken or taken and when they last used the fish house to verify when the break in may have occurred. The other fish house owner contacted the sheriff's office on Wednesday morning. Sheriff Goddard reminds fish house owners and neighbors to report any suspicious activity on the lakes as in many cases these break ins go unreported and when stolen items are found the sheriff's office are not sure who they belong too and many are not returned.
--The state trial against the three former Minneapolis police officers who stood by Derek Chauvin while George Floyd was killed in spring 2020 will now stand trial on June 13, 2022, according to new court documents. The original trial state was supposed to start March 7. The parties in the case were concerned the federal trial involving the three former officers, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J Alexander Kueng, would impact the spring date for the trial. The federal trial was to start yesterday against the three former officers.
--Events this weekend include the March for Life on Saturday in St. Paul. It was reported earlier this week there is NO bus from Little Falls, Pierz or Buckman this weekend that had to be canceled this week. There are buses from St. Cloud, Foley, Duelm, Clearwater if you want to see if any availability call the St. Cloud Diocese office today. The Upstage Players present Wine Cheese and Murder this weekend, the dinner shows tonight and Saturday are sold out. There is a dessert matinee at 2pm Sunday at St. Mary's in Upsala. No reservations needed for that. Cost is $10 and doors open at 1:30pm in Upsala on Sunday for the performance. More events can be views at fallsradio.com then click on Community Calendar. One other postponment is that the Wedding event at Linden Hill in Little Falls has been postponed, waiting on rescheduled date.
--Little Falls Radio was informed that the Valentine's Dinner that was being planned at St. James in Randall February 11th has now been cancelled which was to help the kitchen improvements in Sobieski. There is a raffle for St. James Church in Randall scheduled for February 25th. More information to be released when available.
--The Diocese of St. Cloud has implemented a new masking policy. In a letter from Bishop Donald Kettler, he says face coverings will be required for all indoor parish activities regardless of vaccination status. This includes attendance at Masses, faith formation classes and other gatherings. Masks will also be required in the Catholic schools. Kettler says he is also encouraging parishes to limit group events and meetings as much as possible at this time.
--Eastbound Interstate 94 in Albertville reopened later Thursday morning after a crash closed the highway when a semi truck crashed and dumped a load of potatoes onto the highway. Because of the very cold temperatures the potatoes froze onto the road. The State Patrol reported there were no serious injuries from the accident. Some other vehicles struck the potatoes and debris, disabling the vehicles. There was a detour in place from 4:45am to after 9am.
--All youth, ages 9 to 14, are invited to participate in the local level competition for the 2022 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition. The competition will be held Saturday January 29, 2022 at 12:00pm at Mary of Lourdes Middle School gym. Registration at 11:30am. For more info contact Kurt Kneeland at 320-632-5149.
--Swanville schools want to give Congratulations to Tyra Powell and Cooper Thieschafer who were chosen to represent Swanville at the Sourcewell Students of Character banquet and ceremony.
--A reminder that tomorrow is the 49th Annivesary of the Roe vs. Wade deicision which legalized abortion in the United States. Many rallies are planned from Pro Life movements on Saturday and also some from the Pro Choice side. Again earlier this week LF Radio was informed the bus from Little Falls, Pierz and Buckman to the Pro-Life Rally of March for Life was cancelled due to lower numbers. There are buses from St. Cloud and other areas so contact the St. Cloud Diocese today or call Dale Beierman at 360-7100 to get further info.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
--Rock Singer Marvin Lee Aday better know as Meatloaf as died. He hit stardom with “Bat Out of Hell” album in 1977. He was 74.
WEATHER
TODAY= increasing clouds, high 21, snow after 3pm, 1 inch late.
TONIGHT= snow likely, another inch possible, clearing, low -7.
SATURDAY= sunny and cold, high 5 above, snow again late night.
SUNDAY= snow early 1-2 inches, then cloudy, high 11, low -12.
MONDAY= sunny and cold, high 0, low around -25.
SPORTS
HS GBB= Little Falls at Sauk-Rapids Rice tonight 7:15pm on Q92.
HS GBB= Albany at Pierz tonight 7:15pm on 94ROCKS KFML.
COL HK= Michigan at Gophers tonight 7:30pm on AM960 KLTF.
NFL= Cincinnati at Tennessee Saturday at 3:30pm followed by San Francisco at Green Bay at 7:15pm, Sunday Tampa Bay hosts the LA Rams at 2pm then Buffalo at Kansas City at 5:40pm in the NFL Divisional Playoffs this weekend, all games live on AM960 KLTF.
TWINS= Former Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire, former outfielder and radio broadcaster Dan Gladden and former infielder/outfielder César Tovar have been elected to the club's Hall of Fame. They'll be inducted in ceremonies August 20-21 at Target Field, during a weekend series against the Texas Rangers. Gardenhire, Gladden and Tovar will be honored as the 35th, 36th and 37th members of the Twins HOF. Listen to Twins Baseball later this year on Q92 WYRQ.
HOF= Hall of Fame tonight at LF High School Gym starting at 7pm.