NEWS
--Motorists who travel Highway 25, south of Genola, will encounter delays as Highway 25 between Buckman and Little Rock is closed after 7:00am on Monday, September 11th. Highway 25 motorists may follow the signed detour along Morrison County Road 34, County Road 53 and County Road 26, or seek their own alternate routes. Highway 25 between Buckman and Little Rock is scheduled to open, weather permitting, September 25th. Area farmers, residents, emergency services professionals and others are invited to an informal informational meeting to learn more about the closure and navigating while crews complete their work. The meeting will be next Thursday, at 3:00pm at the project’s portable field office, located at Sunrise Cooperative in Buckman. The detour and other lane closures on Highway 25 are needed to resurface or reconstruct Highway 25 from Highway 23 in Foley northward to Genola in Benton and Morrison counties. When complete in October, the project will improve the ride, safety, shoulders and drainage along 27 miles of Highway 25. For more information on the Highway 25 Foley to Genola project go to the mndot.gov website. For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota visit www.511mn.org or dial 5-1-1.
--30-year old Andrew Donnelly of Ironton faces 35 counts of criminal sexual conduct that allegedly took place at a Brainerd residence involving two minor children between 13 and 18 years old. His first appearance will be October 16th in Crow Wing County District Court. Formal interviews with the two children and a complaint from the school district led investigators to arrest Donnelly. Formal charges are being put together through the county attorney's office.
--The name of the 19-year old Michigan woman who died early Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle in the 3600 block of Stearns County Road 75 has been released. St. Cloud Police say 19-year old Joya McKay of Detroit, stepped off a center median about 4:20am and was struck by a northbound vehicle driven by 59-year old Mohamed Egal of St. Cloud.
--A man was injured Wednesday morning after attempting to take a knife from another man. The victim, who was not identified by police, was trying to intervene in a fight between his wife and a 22-year old St. Cloud man about 9:15am. 66-year old Linda Weller of St. Cloud, was arguing with Niles Torkkola, when the victim tried to intervene. Torkkola took a knife from Weller and threatened to stab the victim with it. The victim tried to retrieve the knife but was cut on his thumb. The cut required stitches. Police say Torkkola has no permanent address. He is in Stearns County Jail and could face charges of second degree assault.
--A four-vehicle accident Tuesday near 10th Street North and 25th Avenue in St. Cloud resulted in one person being taken to the hospital. 62-year old Sudi Diblawe Hirabe of Waite Park was northbound on 25th Avenue when he ran a stop sign at 10th Street, striking a vehicle traveling west on 10th around 5:00pm. The crash caused a chain reaction in which Hirabe's vehicle struck another vehicle stopped at the intersection, causing it to overturn on its side and strike a fourth vehicle stopped behind it. Hirabe was transported to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The other drivers all from St. Cloud reportedly had no injuries.
--The Pierz American Legion Auxiliary is having a fundraiser in front of Thielen Meats in Pierz today and tomorrow. Good meal/good cause.
--Monday is Labor Day a federal holiday. Most government offices, post offices, banks and some businesses will be closed Monday for the holiday. No regular mail delivery. The offices of Little Falls Radio are closed Monday and will reopen on Tuesday. With the holiday there is no newsletter Monday and no Coupon Connection on KLTF.
--A 13-year-old boy from Chicago has been arrested after a shooting in St. Cloud that left a 15-year old boy from Moorhead with a wound to the lower leg. St. Cloud police say Chicago police apprehended the younger boy at a bus depot and found that he had the firearm that was believed to have been used in the shooting. The boy is being held in a Chicago Juvenile Detention Center pending extradition on possible charges of second degree assault with a deadly weapon and reckless discharge. The shooting, reported about 11:25pm Monday, happened in the 600 block of 11th Street South.
--The Minnesota Department of Transportation urges motorists to use extra caution during Labor Day weekend. Although most road construction is shut down over the Labor Day holiday, there are still highway work zones in place. Motorists are also asked to be alert for pedestrians and bicyclists as many children return to school around the state. Highway projects that may affect weekend travel include: Highway 27/Highway 71 in Long Prairie – narrow lanes, no shoulders and Highway 371 Nisswa to south Pequot Lakes – single lane in each direction, with access changes, follow signs.
--Weekend events include Holy Cross Church Bazaar in Harding on Sunday, Brainerd Raceway is hosting the Muscle Car Shootout this weekend with over 400 muscle cars, a pancake breakfast Sunday at the Little Falls Senior Center, events also in Sobieski this weekend, St. Stephen on Monday and the State Fair runs through Labor Day.
DEATH NOTICES
--John T. Gorka, age 72 of Sobieski
--Loren Paul, age 74 of Holdingford
WEATHER
TODAY= increasing clouds, hazy, high 67.
TONIGHT= showers & storms after dark, low 57.
SATURDAY= shower early, then sunny, high 77, low near 50.
SUNDAY= sunny and warmer, high 81, low around 58.
LABOR DAY= sunny and cooler, breezy, high 72, low 48.
TUESDAY= mostly cloudy, chance of showers, high 64.
SPORTS
TWINS= Twins (70-63) won in walk off fashion yesterday 5-4 completing the sweep of the Chicago White Sox. Twins face the Royals tonight with pregame at 6:30pm, Saturday 5:30 and Sunday 12:30 on Q92 WYRQ. Before tonight's game Joe Nathan will toss out the first pitch. Nathan recently retired from baseball at age 42.
COL FB= Gophers beat Buffalo 17-7 to start PJ Fleck season.
HS FB= Pierz routed Milaca last night 69-0.
HS FB= Royalton at Sauk Centre tonight 7pm on FM94 KFML
HS FB= Little Falls at Dassel-Cokato tonight 7pm on AM960 KLTF.
CLASS C= Sobieski vs. New Prague from Class C State Tournament in Green Isle for baseball Saturday 7:30pm on FM94 KFML.
NFL= Miami beat up Vikings 30-9 last night to end preseason play.
KLTF= get the rundown on the week in high school sports with the Saturday Morning Sports Wrap tomorrow at 9am on AM960 KLTF.