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NEWS
–A one vehicle rollover accident on Quest Road on the west side of Sullivan Lake in Pulaski Township occurred shortly after 11:00pm Tuesday. According to the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office, the driver, 25 year old Jeffrey Knapp of Dickinson, North Dakota was northbound on Quest Road, when he lost control of his vehicle which eventually left the roadway and rolled. Knapp was ejected from his vehicle and later airlifted to North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale with serious injuries.
–Brainerd authorities say a 22-year-old Deerwood man faces a long list of charges from a pursuit in Brainerd Tuesday night. Jessey Johnson was booked Wednesday after being released from a hospital with minor injuries. Johnson fled police Tuesday and later would crash into two squad cars, one head on before his vehicle stopped and he was apprehended. Johnson is charged with 2nd-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, 4th degree assault, felony first degree property damage, driving while intoxicated, driving the wrong way on a one way street, possesion of drug paraphernalia and driving after revocation. Johnson was the only one injured in the pursuit which was caught on many phone cameras Tuesday night after 9:00pm.
–The Wadena City Council voted Tuesday to avoid any form of lawsuits on their Nativity scene at the Wadena park to sell the Nativity to the Wadena Ministerial Association for $25 so it can be displayed instead on private property. This came from a Wisconsin based organization Freedom from Religion Foundation after a resident questioned church and state separation to the organization about the Natitivy in Wadena Park. The city attorney felt the best interest was to sell the display to a religious group and then have them decide where they want to put it on private property so the city would not be held liable. A packed council chambers expressed their views on the display with pretty much all saying to keep it where it is. The city said their votes were with very heavy hearts to sell the display. The Wadena Ministerial Association met on Thursday to discuss the sale and decide the best place to put up the display.
–An angler has potentially broken a world record with the 57-inch muskie he caught using a fly pole on Lake Mille Lacs. Robert Hawkins of Lake Elmo, set out on Lake Mille Lacs early Monday morning with two other experienced anglers. He said that the muskie hooked on to his custom-made foot-long fly around 10:30am and his companions helped him net the fish. Hawkins says the trio measured the muskie’s girth and length, took some photos and then released it back into the lake. The state muskie record is 56 inches long with a girth of nearly 28 inches, but it doesn’t consider fly-caught fish. Hawkins’ muskie was 57 inches long with a girth of more than 26 inches.
–The 55th annual Upsala Elementary Book Fair kicks off Sunday from 1:00- 3pm with a Grand Opening. The fair will again be held in the Cora Eckstrom Media Center of Upsala Elementary School. Upsala 6th Graders have set $5000.00 as their goal with funds raised supporting the class field trip and the Upsala Elementary library. The event runs Sunday 15th through Monday 23rd get details at the Upsala School website or call the Upsala school at 573-2175.
–Another weekend of the firearms deer hunting season, a reminder again from the DNR to make sure to follow guidelines and rules to make it a safe and successful hunting season.
–Saturday is the holiday open house from Little Falls Business Association get in the holiday mood with great ideas Saturday.
–Traffic headaches Minnesotans may have experienced this summer are now paying off as many of the state’s 290 construction projects wrap up for the season, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Among the projects worked on this summer are several funded through the $330 million Corridors of Commerce program. They are part of a special multi-year effort funding projects that improve roadways with significant freight and commercial use that would otherwise be delayed for years if they were included in Minnesota’s regular road construction program. In Central Minnesota major state projects included Highway 25 in Monticello – This project completed reconstruction of two miles of Highway 25 in Monticello, improved utilities, added a new signal system and improved pedestrian accessibility in the area. Construction cost was $ 6.1 million. Also completed was reconstruction of two miles of I-94 between Rogers and St. Michael. The two-year project added lanes, improved the I-94 bridges spanning the Crow River and constructed a noise barrier near high-density housing along westbound I-94. This project cost $28.3 million. One more major project was Highway 24 in Clearwater where crews began construction on a new Highway 24 bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Clearwater in August. The existing two-lane bridge will remain open until the new two-lane bridge opens in fall 2017. Construction cost for that was $18 million.
–Officials have identified a hunter who died after a fall from his deer stand in Isanti County. 59-year-old James Swanson from Stacy was climbing down from his deer stand in North Branch Township on Tuesday evening when a step broke free, causing him to fall 20-feet to the ground. Swanson died at the scene.
–The Wadena Police Department is seeking the public’s help in looking for a person of interest in the vandalism that took place last week. Police have released a photo taken during the night of November 3rd through early morning of November 4th where residences in southwest Wadena had an extreme amount of vandalism including tires slashed and windows shot out. If anyone has any information on the case or knows who the person is in the photograph they can call the Wadena Police Department or send a private message on the police department’s Facebook page.
WEATHER
TODAY= sunny, winds die down in afternoon, high 42.
TONIGHT= clear skies, low 28.
SATURDAY= sunny and mild, high 54, low around 38.
SUNDAY= sunny and mild, high 56, low 41 clouds increase.
MONDAY= rain showers at times, high 52.
SPORTS
HS FB= Prep Bowl 2015 starts today at 10am with the 9 man championship, followed by AA, 4A and 6A- Becker is in the 4A title game today against Stewartville. Tomorrow is the Class A, 3A and 5A title games. The 3A title game pits Pierz vs. Jackson County Central. Hear the action live on FM94 KFML and fallsradio.com at 1pm.
COL FB= Gophers at Iowa Satuday 6pm pregame on AM960 KLTF
NFL= Teddy Bridgewater is expected to be a game time decision Sunday as the Vikings are at Oakland at 3pm. Bridgewater sustained a concussion last Sunday in the game against the Rams. LaMarcus Joyner of the Rams was fined over $23,000 for the late hit on Teddy.
ACES= The Flying Aces are home Saturday night at 7:05 at the Exchange Arena in Little Falls against Breezy Point.
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