NEWS --A Little Falls man accused of killing his wife last February is scheduled to stand trial this week. 31-year-old Jonathan Greyblood is charged with two counts of 2nd-degree murder in the death of his wife on February 6th. His jury trial is scheduled to begin with witness selection this morning. Morrison County court records allege Greyblood admitted to investigators that he strangled 37-year-old Jeanine Greyblood to death and dumped her body underneath a bridge. Greyblood pled not guility in a plea hearing earlier this summer sending the case to the jury trial that starts today.
--Little Falls Police and Little Falls Firefighters responded to a two vehicle accident with possible injuries at 5:12pm Thursday afternoon on Haven Road and 183rd Street in Little Falls. The police report stated that it was a crash, roll over with injuries; fire trucks responded for extrication and the two drivers were ambluanced to the hospital. No report on extent of injuries were released.
--At 11:04pm on Thursday the Crow Wing County Dispatch center received a shooting complaint near 23684 County Road 4 in Lake Edward Township. The caller reported that several gunshots were heard near the address. Deputies and other officers responded and encountered an adult male armed with a rifle and a handgun. Deputies negotiated for nearly two hours and eventually convinced the suspect to put his weapons down in a safe location. Deputies took the subject into custody at that point. While searching the property near where the earlier shooting complaint was reported, the Crow Wing County Tactical Response Team (TRT) located an adult female in a cabin deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. This incident is currently under active investigation. The parties' names will not be released until notification of next of kin has been made, and further investigation can be completed.
--Stearns County Sheriff's Office responded to a bus crash Friday morning. The bus was beginning its route and no kids were on board. The driver, 73-year-old David Paul Fischer of Brooten was headed North on County Road 18 in heavy fog when he veered off the road in North Fork Township. The bus rolled onto its roof in a field just South of County Road 25. Fischer was taken to Glenwood Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
--A man found dead near Staples was killed when a lawnmower he was working on backed over him. The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office identifies the victim as 84-year-old Russell Schimpp of rural Staples. Deputies believe Schimpp was pinned to the ground by the mower. Family members and an ambulance were on the scene prior to law enforcement. It isn’t known how long before his body was found.
--Authorities used a search warrant at a St. Cloud apartment Thursday afternoon and arrested four people on outstanding warrants. The St. Cloud Police Department's Community Response Team and St. Cloud SWAT served the warrant in the 800 block of Golf View Lane shortly after 4pm. The warrant was part of an investigation into the search for a fugitive from Wisconsin. Officers found and arrested 39-year-old Lavell Walden of Milwaukee. He was wanted for felony assault and child abuse. Also arrested at the scene were 33-year-old AC Johnson of Edgerton, Minnesota on a felony assault warrant from South Dakota, 46-year-old Dewayne Lenow of St. Cloud for gross misdemeanor DWI and test refusal, and 44-year-old Murad Slate of St. Cloud on a felony drug warrant. Walden is being held in the Stearns County Jail pending extradition.
--Little Falls City Administrator Jon Radermacher is the guest on the KLTF Community Program today at 8:30am on AM960.
--Today is Columbus Day, it is still a federal holiday meaning that many federal offices, some state, county and city offices may be closed today. In previous years the holiday has become a floating holiday for many offices to use on the day after Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve to give more time for family on those days. Most schools are in session today but some public libraries, banks, financial institutions may be closed. U.S. Post Office will not have regular mail delivery today but priority and 1 day mail service is running and parcel delivery is also running from other parcel delivery companies. This is a good day to call ahead before heading out to government offices and other businesses to make sure they are open on Columbus Day 2021. Other states have recently announced that the name and reasons behind the holiday be changed so some are asking for a day of service or togetherness on this day in history.
--The fall meeting of the Morrison County Township Officers Association will be held Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at 7pm at the Morrison County Government Center Board Room, lower level.
--Ryan Webber of the Heartland Symphony Orchestra is welcoming all back to live concerts this weekend in Little Falls and Brainerd. Webber said the orchestra began rehearsels in person again in September and present Going to the Movies Saturday 7:30pm at Charles D. Martin Auditorium in Little Falls and 2:30pm Sunday at the Tornstrom Auditorium in Brainerd. This year due to the pandemic to get the most people back for the music admisison is completely free for all to come to either or both concerts. They will be asking for donations during the program to help with upkeep for the orchestra to continue. Webber stated that plans are in place for their winter/holiday concert in early December and a spring concert in April, stay tuned for those. For info on the concert this weekend you can go the website heartlandsymphony.com and click on the fall concert series.
--The Pierz City Council meets tonight at 7pm at City Hall.
DEATH NOTICES
--Charlie Bye, age 87 of Little Falls.
--Jerry Isder, age 43 of Bowlus.
--Archie John Hoppe, age 82 of Harding.
--Brian G. Posterick, age 66 of Royalton.
WEATHER
TODAY= becoming sunny, cooler, high 64.
TONIGHT= clouds increase, low around 48.
TUESDAY= partly sunny, high 61, storms after midnight, low 50.
WEDNESDAY= heavy rains likely, isolated t-storms, high 59, low 52.
SPORTS
HS FB= Pierz beat Melrose 26-20, Royalton wins 30-8 over Eden Valley, USA wins homecoming 46-29 over Browerville. Little Falls, Holdingford, Pillager, Staples-Motley and Foley all lost on Friday.
HS= section playoffs continue and start this week for area tennis teams and boys and girls soccer teams, good luck local athletes.
NFL= Vikings get a last second 54 yard field goal to beat the Detroit Lions 19-17 Sunday, Vikings are now 2-3. Green Bay missed 5 field goals but still beat Cincinnati 25-22 in overtime, the Bears were a winner over Las Vegas Raiders. Arizona wins to go to 5-0 and Buffalo beat Kansas City last night on Sunday Night Football 38-20.