[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Newsletter: Thursday, January 7th 2016[/title][fusion_text]Thursday, January 7th 2016
NEWS
–Police identified a man found dead in his St. Cloud home Monday as 66-year-old Jeffrey Eugene Schilling. Schilling’s daughter, 38-year-old Lisa May Kearney, was arrested in Louisville, Kentucky, in connection with his death. She could be charged with second-degree murder. Police responded to a welfare check around 3:00pm Monday and found Schilling dead in his home. They began searching for Kearney, who they originally described as “missing.” According to the criminal complaint against Kearney: A neighbor called police because he saw Schilling lying on a couch with a blanket over his head, not moving. Police responded and saw blood pooling near Schilling’s head, with blood splatter on the wall and ceiling near his body. A maul was propped against a wall nearby. Kearney was a co-resident at her father’s house. Police established she had a “strained” relationship with Schilling. Schilling’s tablet, wallet, keys and vehicle were missing. Kearney was not there. The neighbor told police he had last talked to Schilling, and last seen his vehicle, on January 1st. The vehicle was found Tuesday at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Kearney was found in Louisville on Tuesday in possession of Schilling’s wallet, keys and tablet. She was arrested.
–Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch announced Tuesday that the county has signed a contract with Morrison County to board 15 Cass County prisoners per day at the jail for $50 per day per bed. The contract is for six months and can be renewed. Burch said that the prisoners have been boarded in Cass County with not a lot of room since last summer. At that time Morrison County did not have the room so Cass worked with Mille Lacs County but they also became full and Cass County needed to work out another agreement. The agreement with Morrison County also means that 40 beds in Cass County have been guaranteed to Crow Wing County for the same daily rate.
–On Tuesday, the global investment firm KKR announced the official purchase of Mills Fleet Farm from the Mills family. Stewart Mills III stated Tuesday that he could not disclose any financial terms of the agreement only that KKR plans to expand the business while staying true to the Fleet Farm founding values and to satisfy the objectives the family wanted to accomplish in the sale of the company. KKR also owns the Dollar General brand and Academy Sports. The hope is the same success for Fleet Farm as those business grew jobs and became even more successful ventures. Stewart Mills Sr. founded Mills Company in 1922, then started Crow Wing Oil Company in 1923, car dealership in 1931, Mills Motors in 1937, Mills Fleet Wholesale Supply opened in 1955 and changed name to Mills Fleet Farm in 1960.
–The Minnesota Army National Guard is set to host a ribbon cutting and open house at the new Ben Franklin Readiness Center in Arden Hills on Friday at 10:00am. “The new facility will be a great improvement for our unit, allowing our soldiers to be better trained and prepared to complete our assigned missions,” said Captain Timothy Gorecki, Alpha company commander. “The Ben Franklin Readiness Center provides the required training, storage and maintenance space needed for the three companies that will be stationed here,” said Gorecki. The new facility was designed by Burns and McDonnel of Bloomington, Minn., constructed by LS Black Constructors of St. Paul, Minn. and commissioned by LHB of Duluth. The 64,000 square foot facility was funded federally, and cost $17 million to build. For more information on the Minnesota National Guard, visit www.MinnesotaNationalGuard.org.
–Donate blood from 1:00-7:00pm today and 8:00am-2:00pm tomorrow at St. Francis Convent in Little Falls.
–Two people were hurt Monday night around 9:40pm on Highway 371 south of Brainerd. 66-year-old Lonny A. Goble of Fort Ripley was traveling south on 371 when an eastbound vehicle off 80th Street driven by 32-year-old Sean Pflepson of Brainerd failed to stop at the sign and the vehicles collided. Pflepson was treated for injuries at the Brainerd hospital. Goble and his wife Theresa Goble were not injured. A third passenger 90-year-old Frances Kempenich of Little Falls was injured and taken to the area hospital for treatment. The State Patrol stated that alcohol was detected in Pfelpson’s system.
–St. Cloud Hospital stated the #1 boy and girl names last year were Emma and Oliver. Girls after Emma was Olivia, Ava, Charlotte and Natalie. The boys after Oliver were Mason, Liam, Wyatt, Jack and at #6 Mohammad showing the changing of the times. Liam was the national #1 boy name followed by Noah, Ethan, Mason and Lucus. While Emma was #1 for girls nationwide followed by Olivia, Sophia, Ava, Mia and Isabella for 2015.
–The city of Cold Spring’s insurance provider has paid $7,500 to former police chief candidate Eric Johnson to settle his lawsuit against the city. The city’s insurer has waived its request for costs in the case, and Johnson has waived his right to pursue either post-trial motions or an appeal. The payment ends a legal battle that lasted 19 months and included a jury verdict for Johnson of $76,966 that later was overturned by the trial judge. Johnson sued the city in May 2014, accusing it of breach of contract and four other claims for offering him the police chief’s job and then reneging on the offer. Stearns County District Court Judge John Scherer dismissed three of the claims before trial and entered judgment in favor of the city on a fourth claim during a trial in August. A jury found for Johnson on the remaining claim of promissory estoppel. That claim alleged that the city promised Johnson the police chief’s job, that he relied on that promise to quit his job as Minneota police chief and that his reliance on Cold Spring’s offer was to his detriment when he was not hired.
–A 19-year-old woman was injured Monday afternoon on Highway 18 east of Brainerd. 54-year-old Lana Yaunick of Brainerd was traveling west making a left turn when her vehicle was rear-ended by 19-year-old Drake Zak of Brainerd. Both had no injuries. Zak’s passenger Bailey Freeman was treated for injuries at the Brainerd hospital.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
–Mark and Heather Kimman of Pierz, girl on January 4th
DEATH NOTICES
–Mary Ann Dahmen, age 36 of Harding.
WEATHER
TODAY= freeze fog early, light snow possible, high 33.
TONIGHT= snow showers, some freezing drizzle, low 28.
FRIDAY= snow showers high 31, falling temps late down to 7.
SATURDAY= partly sunny, windy and cold, temps around 0.
SAT NITE/SUN= very cold temps, low -13, high Sunday -2.
SPORTS
HS GBB= Mora at Little Falls tonight 7:30pm on Q92 WYRQ
CC= Coaches Corner Saturday at 9am on AM960 KLTF.
NFL= The playoffs begin Saturday with Kansas at Houston at 3:30 followed by Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. Sunday is Green Bay at Washington at 3:30 before that its the Vikings hosting Seattle at noon. Hear all the action live this weekend on AM960 KLTF.
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