NEWS
--The family of Mille Lacs County Doctor Cathy Donovan is now offering a 25-thousand-dollar reward for information that leads to an arrest one year after her hit-and-run death. She was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking her dogs along Highway 169 near Onamia just over a year ago, on November 13th, 2023. "Shortly before Doctor Donovan was struck she was seen speaking to somebody in a passenger car in that crossover behind me. We still don't know who that person is or that vehicle that was described possibly as a Ford Focus type vehicle or similar passenger car." Mille Lacs County Sheriff Kyle Burton says local investigators and the B-C-A have looked into hundreds of tips and it really bothers him that they have not solved this case. Authorities seized a vehicle of interest last winter but say that Tesla has been ruled out.
--40-year-old Big Lake woman has been identified as the person who died on Highway 10 in Big Lake Township Wednesday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol says a 25-year-old Elk River man was driving west on Highway 10 when the driver of a Nissan Altima crossed the road at 172nd Street Northwest, and the two cars collided in the intersection. Danielle Hayes was airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center, where she died.
--Minnesota’s jobs picture was flat in October. The state’s Department of Employment and Economic Development says there were 1,000 job cuts, which were almost perfectly offset by an upward revision of 1,100 to the September figure. The unemployment and labor force participation rates stayed the same over the period. Minnesota’s overall employment picture continues to be rosier than the national average. Our jobless rate of 3.4% is below the national average of 4.1%. At 67.7%, the percentage of eligible adults employed in the state is well above the 62.7% for the country as a whole. Statewide, Minnesota added 33,257 positions in the past year, a gain of 1.1%. St. Cloud is lagging behind that at 824 jobs, or 0.8% growth over that same time period.
--Get ready to welcome feathered friends this winter at the Backyard Bird Feeder event on Saturday, December 7, 2024, from 9am to 12pm at Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge and the Friends of Crane Meadows will host families and bird lovers at the Sedge Meadow Classroom to build a fly-through bird feeder and learn about how to keep backyard birds healthy all winter. All materials and instructions to build the bird feeders will be provided at no cost, though participants can make a donation to the Friends of Crane Meadows to continue to support this type of programming. Due to a limited number of kits, there will be a limit of one bird feeder per family. Suet feeders will be available for purchase from the Friends of Crane Meadows. The Backyard Bird Feeder event will be held at the Sedge Meadow Classroom at Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, located at 19502 Iris Road in Little Falls. For more information call the refuge at 320-632-1575. If the event is canceled, it will be communicated on Little Falls Radio Stations.
--There will be an American Heart CPR class held next Thursday November 21 from 5:30-9pm at Zion Lutheran church located at 411 3rd Ave NE in Little Falls. Class is for adults and teens and also certifies teachers and health care workers for 2 years. $30 fee includes the certificate. Registration required so call 320-632-5792.
–A message from the Little Falls Police Department if you called 911 by accident, don't just hang up. Recently the police department stated that there have been 911 hangups and if you hangup the police department has to consider the call an emergency and time is consumed to find the callers residence and check out the hangup call and you may have police knocking on your door. If you accidentally called 911 just let the dispatcher know it is a mistake and they will understand. Then they don't have to reach out to police or deputies to check out the hanged up call taking them from possibly a real emergency that could be happening at that same time. Thank You.
--Tim Sumner informed Little Falls Radio that they are still in need of volunteers for the Annual Thanksgiving Meal to be served on Thanksgiving Day, November 28th from 11am-1pm at the Falls Ballroom. He does have over half the volunteers he needs but could use some more, please call 320-632-2540 if you can volunteer or if you need a ride for the meal on Thanksgiving Day.
--The Scandia Valley Lions will be hosting a Thanksgiving Meal at the Scandia Valley Town Hall near Cushing on November 21st, next Thursday. The event is 11:30am-1pm and is a free will offering which proceeds going to the Motley Food Shelf.
RECALL NEWS
--General Motors (GM) is recalling 461,839 diesel vehicles due to a transmission issue that can impact wheel function, said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). According to the NHTSA recall notice released Wednesday, a transmission valve prone to wearing down over time can cause the rear wheels of affected vehicles to lock up, increasing crash risk. Twenty-four 2020 through 2022 vehicle types are subject to the recall, including certain GMC trucks and SUVs as well as multiple Chevrolet and Cadillac models. GM reported they found potentially related rear wheel issues dating as far back as 2020, including a few accounts of minor injuries. Besides issuing the recall, GM has also stopped the delivery of the included cars. Full details on the recall are on the GM website.
DEATH NOTICES
--Mark A. Becker, age 41 of Sartell formerly of Little Falls.
--Marilyn Ann Brown, age 80 of Little Falls.
WEATHER
DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10AM.
TODAY= AM fog, then partly sunny, high 47.
TONIGHT= clear skies, cooler night, low near 29.
SATURDAY= sunny skies, high 52 breezy, clouds at night, low 41
SUNDAY= mostly cloudy, high near 48, low around 32.
MONDAY= cloudy, rain by afternoon, high 50, low around 36.
SPORTS
HS FB= Becker won 28-7 yesterday over Marshall to send Dwight Lundeen the coach for 55 seasons with the Bulldogs to a 10th Prep Bowl next week in Minneapolis for the first time since 2015. Today Kimball and Staples-Motley are in action then on Saturday more games with Parkers Prairie, Alexandria, Albany and Pequot Lakes.
NFL= Vikings at Tennessee Sunday at noon.