NEWS
--Little Falls City Administrator Jon Radermacher spoke on KLTF yesterday and recently spoke with Public Works Director/City Engineer Greg Kimman on road projects. The Third Street Project is moving along and hoped to be paved and completed by end of the month and early November. The Oak Drive and Crestview projects will be paved around the same time, on 6th Street, crack sealing and micro surfacing is planning to be done this week, a grant project from Safe Routes to Schools is 9th Street and Pine Avenue is going well and should be fully completed by 2 weeks. Radermacher said unfortunately the large project on 11th Street by Coborn's Marketplace has experienced some delays due to materials and supply chains not getting items to the city, which is happening globally and and not just locally so the project is slower than expected but the hopes is to have the project done before winter but will take longer than first expected. Radermacher asked that residents, motorists and others to please try and stay of the work zone areas, follow the signage and use patience around the areas as the less traffic flow in road work areas means faster progress to get the work done and get the city back to normal traffic flow. Radermacher mentioned at Our Town 56345 is back again after being on hold last year due to the pandemic and a strategic priority list has been put together to ask and show what is needed and what can made the 56345 zip code the best it can be. If you would to be part of the Our Town group reach out to Radermacher at 616-5500. A website and more communication with radio and media to talk about the need for the community of Little Falls. Jon also said that the Little Falls Leaf and Brush Collection will be the morning of October 23rd rain or shine, please leave bags untied with a rock or weight to put on the bag when leaves are removed and leave on the curb and not in alleys for pickup that morning starting at 6am in Little Falls. Questions call 616-5500.
--As weather permits, Morrison County maintenance employees will be working on the mowing roadside ditches in various spots around the county. Paving culvert patches on County Road 238 south of Buckman and County Road 220 east of Swanville. Patching County Road 259 east of Little Falls and County Road 265 east of Freedhem. Please use caution around work crews and flashing lights.
--A St. Cloud woman is charged with assault after allegedly intentionally hitting another woman with her vehicle. 20-year-old Arianna Phipps is charged with felony 2nd-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. St. Cloud Police responded to the area of 8th Avenue South and 11th Street South Wednesday on a report of an assault. The victim said she was walking to get something to eat when Phipps drove by. Court records show Phipps stopped and began yelling at the woman. The victim said they had been exchanging Facebook messages about fighting and that the victim didn't want to fight. Two witnesses say they saw Phipps drive up over the curb, onto the grass and strike the woman. One witness said the victim went up on the windshield and then fall to the side of Phipp's vehicle. The other witness said Phipps then sped away. Police weren't able to find Phipps until the following day when they arrested her outside of her apartment building when she was arrested on the charges.
--Kinship Soup and Chili Cookoff for Kids is tonight from 5-7pm at the Falls Ballroom. Meet Princess Kay, there is a mobile auction, live music and lots of food to enjoy. Tickets $12 for adults, $5 for kids, free for under 4 and over 80. For info call Aaron at 632-8806.
--A 29-year-old Brainerd man has been charged with murder in Crow Wing County District Court for the shooting death of a woman last Thursday at Cozy Bay Resort on Lake Edward north of Merrifield. Cameron Jay Moser was charged Monday in Crow Wing County District Court with felony second-degree murder with intent but not premeditation in connection with the shooting death of Bethany Anne Bernatsky at the resort. It was not clear from the criminal complaint filed against Moser whether he and Bernatsky knew each other or what the motive was for the shooting. Responding law enforcement located the suspect, later identified as Moser, at 11:22pm around 20 minutes after the call of gunshots came in where he was carrying a rifle and also in possession of a handgun. Officers talked with Moser for the next 90 minutes before he was surrendered and was taken into custody. An investigator approached the front door of the cabin where the shooting took place and saw the interior entry door to be open, allowing him to see inside. The investigator saw a woman lying at the end of a hallway with a large pool of blood under her head. He also saw two bullet holes in a second entry door that opened up onto a deck. The medical examiner’s provisional report determined the manner of death to be a homicide and the cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds, including one to her head.
--A Wright County grand jury has indicted Gregory Ulrich on a charge of 1st-degree premeditated murder and four counts of 1st-degree attempted premeditated murder following the February shooting spree at a Buffalo clinic. The 68-year-old Ulrich is accused of walking into the Allina Clinic on February 9th, 2021, and opening fire, killing Lindsay Overbay and wounding four others. Wright County Attorney Brian Lutes says he was delayed in convening the grand jury until it was determined Ulrich was competent to face the charges. His competency was determined on August 11th and the grand jury handed up the indictments on Friday. Ulrich remains held on $5-million bail with conditions or $10-million bail without conditions. He's due back in court on October 18th.
--A 4-year-old girl died after being run over. The incident happened around 3:15 Saturday near 1851 50th Street Northeast in Buffalo Township. The Wright County Sheriff's Office says 27-year-old Cody Ruby, of Buffalo, was driving a Dodge Ram pickup that was towing an enclosed utility trailer. It's believed Ruby's daughter was on the tongue of the trailer as he drove away from home. Shortly after leaving the driveway, the girl fell off and was run over by the trailer.
She was taken to Buffalo Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
--Zion Lutheran Church of Little Falls will host their Chicks for Bricks event on next Tuesday, October 19th from 5-7pm at the church. Proceeds go the Fellowship Hall debt reductions with a full chicken dinner. They are asking for a $10 donation to the cause and meal.
WEATHER
TODAY= partly sunny skies, high 62.
TONIGHT= increasing clouds, low around 48.
WEDNESDAY= showers & t-storms likely, during the afternoon, possible heavy rains and gusty winds over 45mph, high 58, low 47.
THURSDAY= cloudy, showers early, windy, high 53, low near 40.
SPORTS
NFL= Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden as resigned as head coach Monday after reports of offensive emails. Assistant Coach Rich Bisaccia will replace Gruden as interim coach at this time.