Monday- October 29th, 2018
NEWS
–Waite Park police are asking for your help in finding a runaway teenager. 17-year old Morgan Styke, from Waite Park, is believed to be traveling with 19-year old James Spence and their 6-month old son. They may be traveling in a white mid 1990’s Ford Taurus. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to contact the Waite Park Police Department at (320) 251-3281.
–A Ribbon Cutting Celebration to mark the completion of the $5.7 million Business Highway 371/S Sixth Street reconstruction project between Highway 210/Washington Street and Joseph Street in Brainerd will be held at 11:30am on Wednesday in the Brainerd City Hall parking area. Business Hwy 371/S 6th St opened to local neighborhood residents and businesses between Front Street and Quince Street Thursday evening. The road remains closed between Front Street and Hwy 210/Washington Street until the railroad crossing and intersection signal systems are synchronized next week, then all detours will lift. Motorists can continue to use S 8th St for access to/from Hwy 210/Washington Street in downtown Brainerd.
–Felony second and third degree burglary charges against 49-year old Becky Marie Schneider of Little Falls were dismissed in Morrison County District Court on October 12th. Schneider was accused of breaking into a residence and stealing items during an April 25th incident. The property owner allegedly thought Schneider looked like one of the individuals running from his residence. The charges were dismissed because the case was based on circumstantial evidence and there was insufficient evidence to connect Schneider to the residence and prove it beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
–A 55-year old woman was taken to the St. Cloud Hospital Thursday evening after striking a deer around 6:30pm and entering the median. Lisa Kay Paulson of Freeport was headed eastbound on Minnesota Highway 23 near Broadway Street East when a deer ran into the road. The road was wet. Paulson was wearing a seat belt.
–A St. Cloud man is charged with two felony counts of aggravated robbery in the first degree with a firearm on suspicion of robbing two men to whom he had arranged to sell drugs. St. Cloud police were dispatched about 1:40pm Sunday to a robbery in the 300 block of 33rd Avenue North. Two male victims told police the suspect, 23-year old Bob Hester Jr. had robbed them at gunpoint when they met to buy marijuana from him. One of the victims identified a photo of Hester, who was found to live in the apartment building. Hester was taken into custody at his apartment and a “Glock 17 9mm firearm with 18 rounds in the magazine were seized from his person. Hester has a permit to carry. He denied any involvement in the robberies.
–The Wright County Sheriff’s Office stated Friday morning that 19-year old Matthew Kiernan of Montrose was found safe in southern Minnesota. He was last seen in Wright County on October 23rd and authorities asked the public to help search for him. Again the 19-year-old Kiernan was found safe.
–The Department of Natural Resources reported on Friday that with the recent windy, cooler and wet conditions the fall color season has pretty much ended in the state. 99% of the state is now past fall color peak. Only the far southeastern corner of the state still has some vibrant colors around 75% peak.
–St. Francis Convent is having a blood drive beginning today at 1pm at the Convent, call 632-0663 for more information.
–The City of Little Falls has approved their plans and specs for the Highway 27 reconstruction project in 2019. The council held two public hearings earlier this month to discuss MN Dot’s work of Highway 27 from the western edge of Little Falls through 11th Street Northeast which will start when the frost lets out next spring until September and was told to be completed before next years Arts and Crafts weekend. The city will also be working on sidewalks making them compliant for the disabled, replace utilities on the west side from the bridge to the railroad from the bridge to Front Street on the east side followed by utilities on 2nd Street on the east side and Fourth Street on the west side. The city will also work on a number of adjoining roads connected to Highway 27 including 13th Street Southwest, Eleventh Street Southwest, Seventh Street West, Lindbergh Drive South, Kidder Street for resurfacing work.
–A Florida man arrested in connection with several pipe bombs mailed across the country has a criminal record in Minnesota. Cesar Altieri Sayoc was living in Plymouth in 1995 when the Hennepin County attorney’s office charged him with theft by swindle over $5,000 and fifth-degree possession of crack cocaine, according to a court record. It appears a warrant was issued for him, likely for failure to appear in court. In 2005, there was activity in the case again, and Sayoc, now 56, posted bail of $5,000. A few days later, prosecutors dismissed the charges because the drugs were never taken to the city chemist for testing and the substance was destroyed in 1997. Federal authorities took Sayoc into custody Friday in connection with the mail-bomb scare that earlier widened to 12 suspicious packages sent to prominent Democrats from coast to coast. The head of the FBI says the suspect arrested in the mail bombs sent to prominent Democrats was found in part using fingerprint evidence and possible DNA.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
–Ryan and Christine Yorek, boy on October 24th
–Grant and Libby Bell of Cold Spring, a girl born October 24th.
DEATH NOTICES
–Ralph J. Boros, age 89 of Hillman.
–Dennis Kahlhamer, age 61 of Little Falls formerly Pierz.
–Sister Eileen Kosel, age 90 of St. Francis Convent, LF.
–Douglas John Bailey, age 86 of Royalton.
WEATHER
TODAY= mostly cloudy, high 50. Rain late night, low 37.
TUESDAY= a shower early, then turning sunny, high 50, low 34.
WEDNESDAY= sunny and cooler, high 44, low around 26.
SPORTS
HS FB= Royalton beat Aitkin 13-0 Saturday and will play Moose Lake-Willow River Thursday at 7:15pm on Q92 WYRQ. Pierz rolls over Melrose 50-13 to advance to take on New London-Spicer on Friday at 5:30 in St. Cloud on FM94 KFML.
COL FB= Gophers survived Indiana winning 38-31 Friday night after Gophers led 31-9 at one point. Gophers win to go to 4-4 on season.
NFL= Saints score first and hold on to beat Vikings 30-20 on Sunday.
MLB= Boston wins the World Series in 5 games beating the Dodgers Sunday night 5-1 to take the series 4 games to 1.