[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Newsletter: Friday, January 8th 2016[/title][fusion_text]Friday, January 8th 2016
NEWS
–A Brainerd man charged with murder is asking for a change of venue for his trial. 24-year-old Tyler Cronquist was indicted for his role in the shooting of two people in January, 2015 in Brainerd. A change of venue involves moving a trial to a different location than where the case was first brought before a court. The request will be heard by Crow Wing County District Court on March 21st. The court also scheduled a tentative court date for a jury trial on June 20th though that could change if the venue does.
–Two Randall man were two of three injured in a two-vehicle accident in McGregor Township of Aitkin County Wednesday morning. Around 9:00am, 19-year-old Cullen Jones of Duluth was on Highway 210 crossed the center-line and collided with 59-year-old Gary Peterson of Randall. Peterson and his passenger, 64-year-old Daniel Thilquist of Randall were injured and treated at the Aitkin hospital. Jones sustained serious injuries and was taken to North Memorial in Robbinsdale. The crash report indicates the two-lane road was icy at the time of the accident on Wednesday.
–The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office reported a two vehicle fatal crash at the junction of County Road 3 and County Road 19 in Merrifield. Around 5:00pm Wednesday 47-year-old Troy Sabyan of Brainerd was on County road 19 when he entered the intersection and collided broadside with a vehicle driven by 60-year-old Nett Olsted of Crosslake. Troy Sabyan of Brainerd was pronounced dead at the scene. Olsted was to a hospital in Brainerd for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
–Nominations for the Little Falls Chamber’s 2015 Small Business of the Year, Large Business of the Year and Chamber Volunteer of the Year are now being accepted. Each award has specific criteria to assist you in the nomination process. Nomination forms are due in the Chamber office by Friday, January 22nd. Awards will be bestowed at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, February 25th. Nominees must be a Chamber member. Recipients will receive public recognition and a plaque noting their honor. The names will also be displayed on permanent plaques in the Chamber office. For more information or to submit a nomination calling (320) 632-5155.
–Veterans served by the St. Cloud VA Health Care System are invited to participate in a town hall meeting January 20th at 5:00pm in the Auditorium of the St. Cloud VA Medical Center. The town hall meeting is intended to provide Veterans an opportunity to hear from and have concerns addressed by St. Cloud VA officials. Beginning at 4:00pm that day VA staff will be available to discuss enrollment in VA health care and provide information on Veterans benefit programs.
–The Minnesota Military Museum is currently honoring Navy pilot Walter M. Willis of Minneapolis in their Veteran of the Month exhibit. Walter enlisted in the Naval Reserve in Minneapolis in the late 1930s and Willis was piloting a dive bomber near Pearl Harbor when the attacks occurred December 7th, 1941. As they approached Oahu, they were suddenly attacked by an incoming squadron of Japanese fighter planes. Willis and his gunner, Coxswain Fred J. Ducolon, never came back. Later reports indicated they knocked two enemy planes from the sky before going down at sea. He was one of the first American airmen to die in World War II. The museum located at Camp Ripley represents all branches of the service and honors Minnesota Veterans and military history from the states frontier days to the present.
–You can still give blood today 8-2 at the St. Francis Convent. For information or an appointment call Sister Julien at 632-0663.
–The woman arrested Tuesday in connection with her father’s death remained in custody Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky. 38-year old Lisa Kearney was arrested in Louisville on Tuesday, a day after police found her father dead in his St. Cloud home. Kearney refused to waive extradition back to Minnesota on Wednesday. If she waives extradition, Stearns County law enforcement could go to Kentucky and bring her back to appear in court. Because she refused, authorities have to begin a formal process that takes time. Extradition requires prosecutors to put together a governor’s warrant, a formal request that Governor Mark Dayton would then send to the governor of Kentucky to return Kearney to Minnesota. The extradition process usually takes between 60 and 90 days. A suspect can be held in custody initially up to 30 days, with 30 to 60 days added if needed.
–Ten exceptional students were awarded a $100 scholarship to be used towards their 2015-16 tuition from the St. Francis Music Center in Little Falls on the Laura Jane Musser Merit Scholarships. These students are: Sylvia Erwin from Fort Ripley; Elisa Hintz from Randall; Jakob Hyatt from Pierz; Peter Knopik, Collin Kray and Isaac Olson from Little Falls; Mason Langner from Royalton; and Chanin Quillo, Nina Quillo and Genevieve Winrod from Long Prairie. Each year St. Francis Music Center has the opportunity to offer several scholarships for deserving students who study at the Music Center. These scholarships have been donated to the center from many wanting to continue to give students the opportunity to study music. This winners of the scholarships this year are The Sister Justina Bieganek Scholarship–awarded to Hannah Miller from Browerville. The Sister Judine Cassidy Scholarships–awarded to: Victoria Gottwalt, Sarah Leisenheimer, Bailey Stalmer, Valerie Tenold all of Little Falls and to Bailey Lochner from Pierz. The Lyseng Family Scholarship awarded to Aubri Senn of Little Falls, The Bernet Family Scholarship awarded to Vera Miller of Browerville, The Christiansen Family Scholarship–awarded to Lorraine Mrosla of Bowlus.
–The Lakes Area Drug Investigative Division Wednesday arrested two people during an executed search warrant at an apartment on Kingwood Street in Brainerd. The report only stated that two adults, one male and one female were arrested on felony drug charges.
–The Powerball jackpot Saturday night as climbed to an estimated $700-million dollars for the drawing after no matches on Wednesday.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
–Arvid Paschke Jr. and Tracy Sam of Onamia, a girl born January 5th
WEATHER
TODAY= fog, drizzle, light snow at times, high 33, temps drop late.
TONIGHT= cloudy, few flurries, windy and colder, temps drop to +4.
SATURDAY= gradual clearing, cold, temps near 5, wind chills -20.
SAT NITE/SUNDAY= clear and cold, low -12, high Sunday near 0.
MONDAY= cloudy, afternoon flurries, high 8 above, low near -10.
SPORTS
WRE= Pierz at Little Falls Quad tonight 6pm on Q92 WYRQ.
GBB= Pierz vs. Melrose at St. Ben’s College Saturday 11:30 FM94.
CC= Coaches Corner tomorrow at 9am on AM960 KLTF.
NFL= Four wild-card weekend games with Kansas City at Houston followed by Pittsburgh at Cincinnati on Saturday. Sunday its Seattle at the Minnesota Vikings followed by Green Bay at Washington. New England, Denver, Carolina and Arizona have first round byes. NFL Coverage begins at 1pm Saturday and 11:30am Sunday on KLTF.
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