NEWS --A 17-year old that was seriously injured in a horse and buggy accident Thursday in Todd County has died. David Miller of Staples was westbound on Highway 210 between Hewitt and Staples when he was rear ended by a semi truck who was unable to stop in time. Miller was thrown from the buggy and taken to the Staples hospital. He was airlifted to the Twin Cities with very serious life threatening injuries. The hospital reported Friday that Miller had died. The semi-driver, 60-year old Douglas Calkins of Deerwood, was not injured.
--One person was killed Friday night around 10pm on Highway 23 near Rockville in Stearns County. A vehicle driven by 30-year-old Abdikanin Abdi ran a stop sign and struck another vehicle- the driver of that vehicle, 38-year-old Robert Peterson from Clear Lake died at the scene. Peterson's passenger, 30-year-old Sarah Mcculloch of Clear Lake sustained serious life threatening injuries and was taken to St. Cloud Hospital. Abdi sustained non-life threatening injuries.
--A Sartell man will be on probation for 20 years after attempting to rob a Waite Park gas station in March. 22-year old Dylan Odegard was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison. He plead guilty in August to a felony charge of aggravated robbery using a firearm. The sentence was stayed, with a condition of 20 years of probation.
--Police say a man was arrested around 9:00am Friday after leading officers on a vehicle pursuit that began when he abandoned a stolen vehicle in the Kia of St. Cloud lot and drove off in car that belonged to a customer. The suspect 26-year old Dakarlo Palmer led police on a 10 mile pursuit that ended in Sauk Rapids after police used stop sticks to get the vehicle stopped. There were no injuries, and only the stolen vehicle was damaged. Palmer was taken into custody and transported to Stearns County Jail. He is being held on possible charges of felony theft of a motor vehicle and fleeing police.
--After seven years in the Paynesville School District, Superintendent Robert Huot will retire at the end of the school year. The school board announced this last week they are working with a group to help promote the position in the next few weeks. If all goes well they hope to begin interviews by February and hope to have a new superintendent hired by June 1st. Paynesville joins Sauk Rapids Rice as the other local school district in search for a new superintendent after Dan Bittman accepted the Elk River superintendent position.
--A St. Cloud man could spend more than six years in prison after being convicted of beating a man with a baseball bat in front of the victim's 10-month old child. 31-year old Ozell Ellis Leshaun Hardy was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to two second-degree assault charges in October. The sentences will be served consecutively for a total of 75 months.
--Two people were hurt Friday before 6:00pm on Highway 15 in St. Cloud. 63-year old Kenneth Schmitz of Sauk Rapids and 78-year old Joseph Froehle of Cold Spring were involved in the accident. Schmitz was not hurt. Froehle was treated and released at St. Cloud Hospital.
--Little Falls Community High School stated that Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for today from 3:45-6:45pm in the High School Commons. This will be the only Parent/Teacher Conference scheduled for Quarter 2.
--Little Falls City Council meets tonight 7:30pm at City Hall.
--Wreaths for the Fallen will place wreaths on the graves at the State Veterans Cemetery December 16th at 11:00am north of Little Falls.
--The St. Cloud Police Department says it has probable cause to arrest three more suspects in a string of crimes that may all be related. On Friday, police released a statement identifying 29-year old Robert Kerrell Levell Dawson of St. Cloud as a suspect in a shooting that occurred November 25th in the 400 block of Ninth Avenue North in which a 50-year old victim was shot in the back. 29-year old Dawson is suspected of first-degree assault with a firearm. Police also identified 17-year old Michael Andre Brown of St. Cloud, and 23-year old Daquan Christopher Ledbetter of St. Cloud as suspects in a robbery that occurred November 19th. Police are seeking information on all three suspects' whereabouts. Anyone who knows of their location or sees them is urged not to approach the suspect and to call 911. Police believe some of the same people are involved in a series of four incidents, including three shootings and a robbery, which spanned November 19-26. The investigation is ongoing, but so far, four people have been arrested and one person has been charged in connection with the incidents.
--Two Burger King restaurants in Bemidji, Minn. temporarily closed Thursday, Nov. 30 after more than two dozen people contracted salmonella after eating there. The department of health has confirmed 27 cases, and received reports of four more probable cases. Both Burger King sites in Bemidji voluntarily decided to close Thursday. Most cases were identified in September, he said, but the victims may have been exposed to salmonella before then. Two additional cases came to light this week, prompting the closures. The MDH believes the outbreak is due to employee illness, rather than a specific contaminated food item. Before the restaurants can reopen each employee must be tested for salmonella twice. This was an isolated incident in Bemidji only and does not effect any other Burger King restaurants in the local area.
DEATH NOTICES --Anthony Mains, age 30 of Garrison. --Robert “Bob” Oswaldson Sr., age 81 of Onamia. --Clyde Stangl, age 65 of Pierz and St. Cloud.
WEATHER Winter Weather Advisory 3pm today to 3am Tuesday. TODAY= cloudy, turning breezy, temps falling, rain to snow late. TONIGHT= snow likely 1-2 inches, windy, temps fall into teens. TUESDAY= snow early, 1 inch, blustery and colder, high 16. WEDNESDAY= sunny and cold, high 15, low near 0.
SPORTS NFL= Vikings hold off Atlanta 14-9 Sunday to go to 10-2 on the season. The Vikings can wrap up the NFC North Division on Sunday with a win against Carolina. Packers win, Detroit & Bears both lose. COL FB= Ohio State beat Wisconsin Saturday for Big 10 Championship but did not get selected as one of the four teams vying for the National Title. On January 1st it will be Georgia vs. Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl followed by Alabama and Clemson in the Sugar Bowl with the winners playing January 8th for the National Title. Ohio State will play in the Cotton Bowl and Wisconsin will play in the Orange Bowl. Michigan plays in the Outback Bowl on January 1st. HS BHK= Little Falls at Fergus Falls Tuesday 7:15pm on Q92 WYRQ HS GBB= Pierz at Royalton Tuesday 7:30pm on FM94 KFML.