NEWS --The Morrison County Sheriff's Office and Little Falls Police Department responded to a car vs. bicycle accident just after 10:00am on Wednesday on Highway 27 at 2nd Street NE in Little Falls. 56-year-old Kevin Sperbeck of Eden Prairie was westbound on Highway 27 when 23-year-old Kenneth Boldman of Little Falls entered through an alley on his bicycle. Boldman failed to yield to the vehicle and they collided. Boldman was taken by ambulance to the hospital with serious injuries.
--Shortly before 11:00am Thursday the Morrison County Sheriff's Office received a report of a two vehicle accident with injuries on 370th Avenue north of Hillman. 45-year old Jamie Adler of Hillman was traveling south on 370th Avenue in a truck as 81-year old Ervin Christle of Rice and his passenger, 73-year old Barbara Christle also of Rice, were in a pickup heading the opposite direction, north on 370th Avenue. According to the initial investigation it appears Adler’s vehicle crossed over the centerline and collided with Christle’s vehicle. Both of the driver’s and the passenger were taken to the hospital by Onamia Ambulance with unknown injuries.
--A district judge in Fargo has refused to temporarily release from jail the brother of the man accused in a stabbing rampage in St. Cloud over the weekend. The brother of Dahir Adan wanted to be released from the Cass County Jail to attend his brother’s funeral. Adan’s brother is in jail on drug charges stemming from a traffic stop in June. The judge was told by prosecutors that the brother might be arrested by federal immigration agents should he be released. Adan was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer Saturday night after he stabbed 10 people at Crossroads Center.
--A Zimmerman man was injured when the pickup he was driving rear-ended a semitractor-trailer shortly after 5:00am Wednesday morning south of Zimmerman. 27-year old Austin T. Mclellan was taken to North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening. The collision happened as 32-year old Joshua Holcombe of Zimmerman drove the semitractor-trailer from Sherburne County Road 19 onto southbound U.S. Highway 169. The patrol said Holcombe had no apparent injuries.
--A brake malfunction led to a crash in south St. Cloud Wednesday afternoon. Police say a 24-year-old man from St. Cloud crashed into a residence at the intersection of 13th Street South and 4th Avenue South at about 2:00pm. The driver also struck a retaining wall, which caused damage to two other vehicles in the parking lot. One person was home at the time of the crash but was not hurt. Police say the driver of the car was not hurt.
--A new report card on the Mississippi River finds signs that the river’s health is improving. But the State of the River Report issued Wednesday also calls for protecting the river against emerging contaminants, such as microplastic fibers and chloride, and agricultural pollution. The report examines 14 key indicators of the Mississippi’s health, including bacteria, phosphorus, nitrate and sediment levels, recreation and wildlife. Bald eagle, mussel and fish populations are increasing. The report adds recreation and aquatic habitat on the Mississippi is being degraded by excess sediments and phosphorus, mainly from agricultural sources. The report was released by the Friends of the Mississippi River and the National Park Service Mississippi National River and Recreation Area unit.
--Absentee voting for the general election on Tuesday, November 8th begins today in Minnesota. For details including where you can vote and who is on your ballot, visit the Minnesota Secretary of State's website at sos.state.mn.us.
--University of Minnesota Extension experts say they believe an aggressive southern weed has turned up in Minnesota for the first time. Palmer amaranth has been spreading northward. Extension weed specialist Bruce Potter says he saw it Tuesday after a crop consultant spotted suspected Palmer amaranth in a field in Yellow Medicine County in western Minnesota. They think it was in a native seed mixture planted to benefit pollinators. Experts are waiting for a sample before officially confirming it, but they are confident it is Palmer amaranth. Palmer amaranth can shoot up as high as 7 feet, and just one plant produces up to a million seeds. Herbicide is increasingly futile against it, and the weed’s thick stems and deep roots make it hard to kill by hand.
--Motorists traveling Interstate 94 near the St. John’s/County Road 159 exit in Collegeville, located west of St. Cloud, should expect heavy traffic and intermittent congestion Saturday mainly between 11-1 and again from 4-5pm during the St. John's versus St. Thomas Football game when people are coming and going to the game. A reminder to motoriststs to prepare for slow and or stop and go traffic on I-94 and local roads around the campus Saturday.
--Another busy weekend of events including Saturday a pub putt at area businesses in Randall, Cushing and Green Prairie/Fish Lake along with a bouja feed Saturday at Randall VFW. The Orphan Train reunion is this weekend at St. Francis Center in Little Falls, a concert Saturday at First Lutheran Church for 125 years, Polka Praise service Sunday 9:00am at Zion Lutheran in Little Falls, Harvest Dinner Sunday at St. Michael's Parish in Motley and the St. Stanislaus Catholic Chuch Bazaar is on Sunday in Sobieski. Details on these events at fallsradio.com community calendar. Next Saturday, October 1st is the Zoo Fest at Pine Grove Zoo call 616-5595 for information.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT --BJ Lange and Nina Hylla of Upsala, girl on September 21st
WEATHER TODAY= showers and thunderstorms afternoon, high 63. TONIGHT= showers early, cloudy, low 59. SATURDAY= strong late day storms possible, high near 70. SAT NITE= strong evening storms likely, cooler, low 52. SUNDAY= cloudy, breezy, sprinkles early, high 64, low 45. MONDAY= partly sunny and cool, high 55.
SPORTS HS FB= Little Falls at Albany tonight 7pm on AM960 KLTF HS FB= Eden Valley Watkins at Pierz tonight 7pm on FM94 KFML TWINS= Tigers beat Twins twice Thursday winning 9-2 in day game and 4-2 in nightcap. Twins have final home series of the season start tonight against Seattle. Tonight 6:30, Saturday 5:30 and Sunday at 12:30pm for pregame coverage on Q92 WYRQ. NFL= Vikings travel to Carolina on Sunday without Adrian Peterson, Matt Kahlil and Teddy Bridgewater. Kickoff Sunday at noon. NFL= New England shut out Houston 27-0 last night in football. COL FB= Gophers host Colorado State Saturday 11am on AM960