NEWS
--A Pierz woman has been named to the USBC Minnesota State Bowling Hall of Fame. Sherri Hoheisel of Pierz is one of four 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees. Hoheisel is being entered in the Women's Meritorious Service Category. Other inductees joining Sherri Hoheisel are Scott Pohl of Burnsville, Dawn Sim of Hugo and Duane McVenes of Mankato. They will be honored at a Hall of Fame Dinner on Saturday, March 23rd at Grand Casino Hinckley.
--Swanville Schools announced that due to the recent shortened days and schools closure they are going to make up days on Thursday, April 18th and Monday, April 22nd for students to attend class. The school decided to take this approach which would keep them ahead of the 165 mandatory number of school days in case the weather conditions implement more closures in the near future.
--The Crow Wing County Sheriff Scott Goddard reported that around 8:43am Saturday deputies responded to a shooting complaint in the 18000 block of State Highway 18. When deputies arrived they learned from the complainant that several shots were fired from the highway towards the house. Deputies confirmed that rounds hit the occupied home. No one in the residence was injured. The case is being investigated by the sheriff’s office and they received assistance from the Minnesota State Patrol. Anyone with any information should call the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office at (218) 829-4749.
--A 34-year old man faces three domestic assault charges in Benton County after allegedly hitting and putting his arm on a woman's neck. David Joseph Anderle was charged Friday with a felony domestic assault by strangulation and two counts of gross misdemeanor domestic assault. The incident occurred in St. Cloud on Third Avenue NE around 9:30pm Wednesday. The victim told police that initially Anderle slapped her and she slapped him back, according to the Statement of Probable Cause. Anderle allegedly pushed the victim to the couch, put his knee to her chest and forearm to her neck. Anderle has a previous domestic assault conviction in Ramsey County District Court from 2016. He made his first court appearance on Friday. He has an omnibus hearing scheduled for May 1st.
--The state ruled that an adult foster home in St. Cloud overcharged a client rent before the foster home lost its license and closed for other reasons in mid 2018. A February 7th memo states that Richard Kelly Adult Foster Care collected too much rent from a vulnerable adult and provided him or her less "personal needs" money than warranted, according to the Maltreatment Investigation Memorandum. The state concluded it was financial exploitation. The amount of money mismanaged was not determined by investigation. Richard Kelly Adult Foster Care lost its license last year when a different state investigation determined Kelly emotionally abused six vulnerable adults. The financial maltreatment ruling is still subject to appeal. Kelly never appealed the revocation of his license, and the foster home remains closed.
--Last night was the deadline for fish houses to be off of the southern two-thirds of Minnesota's lake and rivers. The extreme cold and snow from previous weeks has made the task very difficult for many. Plows and large vehicles were needed on Lake Mille Lacs over the weekend to get the fish houses off the lakes and this is the same situation for other lakes in the region. The northern third of the state (north of Highway 200) has until March 18th to get the fish houses off.
--A reminder that this Sunday Daylight Saving Time returns. So remember to “spring ahead” one hour this Sunday before 2am. The State Fire Marshal and local fire chiefs remind those this is a good time to check the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to make sure they are working properly.
--With more snowfall in the forecast for the weekend, maintenance crews will be out removing and pushing snow back from bridges/guardrails and intersections around the county again this week. Crews will be using motor graders, tractors and skidsteer with snow blowing capabilities to clear snow away at various locations to improve sight distance and provide for additional snow storage. This work may require lane closures and flaggers at times. Please use caution when driving in work zones. Maintenance crews will be out patching potholes along various county roads during the week as weather permits. These roads will include CSAH 76, 34, and CSAH 1 in Morrison County. Please remember to slow down in work zones.
--Many Minnesota cities on Sunday broke daytime high temperature records for cold as most of the state stayed below zero for the entire day. Many central Minnesota towns like St. Cloud and Little Falls had highs around -2 to -6 degrees meaning it was the coldest day in March in the past 7 years and for some longer. The Twin Cities broke a low temperature record dating back to the 1800's. More cold and then more snow is in the forecast for later this week. By this Saturday the high is forecast to be near 30, though the average high for the 9th of March should be around 41 degrees.
--Governor Tim Walz announced Monday that he plans to pursue an ambitious goal to bring Minnesota's electric sector to 100 percent carbon-free energy by 2050. The proposal would require electric companies in the state to switch to clean energy in the next three decades and bar them from replacing or setting up new power generators with fossil-fuel power sources unless there's no reliable or affordable carbon-free power source available. The call to drop fossil-fuel power sources comes more than a decade after Minnesota lawmakers and then-Governor Tim Pawlenty in 2007 approved a plan to require that utility companies in the state get at least 25 percent of their energy from carbon-free sources by 2025. The state already passed that standard, and the Walz administration proposal "extends the clean energy trajectory that we're already
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
--Charles and Brittany Christensen of Duluth, girl on March 3rd
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
--Beverly Hills 90210 star and currently on Riverdale, Luke Perry died Monday at age 52. Perry had suffered a stroke last week.
WEATHER
TODAY= afternoon flurries, partly sunny, high 14.
TONIGHT= flurries early, clearing, low -6, wind chills near -20.
WEDNESDAY= sunny skies, high 17, partly cloudy night, low 0.
THURSDAY= sunny skies, high near 20, clear night, low 7 above.
SPORTS
HS BBB= Little Falls at Sartell in playoffs tonight 7pm on Q92.
HS BBB= Pierz at Moose Lake in playoffs tonight 7pm on FM94.
COL BBB= Gophers vs. Purdue tonight at 6:30pm on AM960 KLTF.