NEWS --Congratulations to Adam Kroll and Kacy Broschofsky who were crowned Pierz homecoming king and queen Monday afternoon. Pierz will host Paynesville Friday night at 7:00pm.
--Congratulations to Michael Petron and Jordan Bzdok who were crowned homecoming King and Queen for Royalton High School Sunday night. Royalton will host Upsala/Swanville Friday at 7pm.
--A Little Falls woman was arrested in Sartell, Thursday night after the car she was driving was reported stolen out of Todd County. The incident took place shortly after 10:30pm on Highway 15 and County Road 29. A Sartell Reserve Office was running a routine license check on a car and found that the car had been reported stolen out of Todd County. The officer notified other Sartell Officers, but before they arrived, 24-year-old Elizabeth Gabrielson drove off on northbound Highway 15. Officers caught up to Gabrielson’s car as she drove north on Highway 10 and proceeded to make a felony traffic stop. Gabrielson was the only one in the car. She was taken to Benton County Jail and is being held on felony unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. She also had three outstanding warrants for her arrest.
--Little Falls Police responded to a motor vehicle accident which involved a minivan and a 4-wheeler around 2:25pm Sunday on 8th Street Northwest. 59-year-old Steven Anastasion of Little Falls was traveling northbound on 8th Street NW in a minivan. A 4 wheeler driven by 18-year-old Paige Taylor of Little Falls was traveling westbound on the recreational trail in the 600 block of 8th Stret NW. The 4 wheeler did not yield the right-of-way to the Anastasion vehicle and they collided. Paige Taylor and 16-year old Emma Gocken of Little Falls were both ejected from the 4 wheeler and transported to the hospital with what police called unknown injuries.
--The Cass County Sheriff's Office reported late Friday that the missing person, 21-year-old Alice Whim has been found safe and that she is no longer considered a missing person. Whim was reported missing August 12th when she left a residential group home in Motley. Authorities had stated that Whim was voluntarily missing and not being forced against her will. The Sheriff's Office thanked all who were involved in finding Whim. Authorities did not elaborate any further on her whereabouts during her disappearance. Whim is now safe and the search for her has ceased.
--Little Falls Police reported a number of theft reports in the past week, on First Avenue Northeast, another on Fourth Street Southeast, one on First Street Southeast and another on Third Avenue Northeast. Police remind homeowners to keep valuables locked up when vehicles and houses are left unattended. Police arrested a 26-year-old man for burglary at a church, 50-year-old man on domestic assault, 41-year-old man on domestic assault and a 28-year-old on assault by strangulation and making terroristic threats. They also investigated damage to property as a suspect was throwing squashes at vehicle windows at a grocery store.
--A woman was hurt when 2 motorcycles crashed. The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened shortly before 3:30pm Sunday on Highway 55 in Meeker County. A motorcycle driven by 61-year-old Mark Mattison of Howard Lake was going west when it was side swiped by a motorcycle driven by 60-year-old Michelle Grady of Howard Lake. Grady was taken to St. Cloud Hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Mattison was not hurt.
--Two teenagers were injured Saturday afternoon in Aitkin County. 17-year-old Jackson Street of Ramsey was on Highway 210 when the truck left the road and struck the ditch where it went airborne coming to rest on its front. Street and his passenger, 14-year-old Samuel Street of Rasmey were treated at the Aitkin hospital for injuries that the State Patrol ruled non-life threatening.
--A family of four were injured Saturday just after 6:00pm on Highway 6 near Emily in Crow Wing County. The one-vehicle accident occurred when 34-year-old Martin Witt was westbound and failed to stop due to a broken brake line causing the truck and trailer to leave the roadway and and roll over. Witt, his passengers 35-year-old Julie, 13-year-old Devin and 9-year-old Ava were all from Zimmerman and taken to the Crosby hospital for treatment of injuries.
--As the days get shorter and the nights longer this time of year, motorists and pedestrians should watch out for one another. The fall months are the deadliest months for pedestrians. So far this year, 37 pedestrians were killed. In 2015, 41 pedestrians were killed and 904 were injured, compared to 17 deaths and 837 injuries in 2014. Because the sun rises later and sets earlier, there are more pedestrians before and after daylight hours, increasing the risk of crashes. Children are going to or getting out of school or walking to their bus stop, and adults are walking to or from home or work. About one-third of pedestrian crashes happen during weekday rush hour driving times defined as between 6 to 9:00am and 3 to 6:00pm. One out of every four pedestrian fatal crashes occurred between the hours of 9:00pm and 3:00am. Male pedestrians are more likely than females to be killed or injured. Males accounted for 68 percent of all pedestrian fatalities and 53 percent of all injuries in 2015. The most cited contributing factors to all pedestrian crashes is driver failure to yield right of way and driver distraction or inattention.
DEATH NOTICES --Allen L. Johnson, age 65 of South Haven --John C. Allerman, age 74 of Little Falls.
WEATHER TODAY= showers develop, heavier by afternoon, windy, high 68. TONIGHT= showers & T-storms, some heavy rains, low 54. WEDNESDAY= becoming mostly sunny, breezy, high 63, low 40. THURSDAY= partly cloudy, evening showers, high 54, low 36.
SPORTS VIKINGS= Vikings go to 4-0 with a 24-10 win last night over the New York Giants. Jerick McKinnon 85 yards and a TD for Vikings. TWINS= The Minnesota Twins have named Cleveland Indians executive Derek Falvey to take over baseball operation. The 33-year-old assistant general manager has been with Cleveland for nine seasons. He will join the Twins after the playoff-bound Indians wrap up their season. Falvey replaces Terry Ryan, who was fired in the middle of a season in which the Twins end up with 103 losses. MLB= Major League Baseball playoffs begin today with the AL Wild Card game between Baltimore and Toronto. Tomorrow is the NL Wild Card game between San Francisco and the New York Mets. WNBA= Chicago hosts LA Sparks in Game 4 tonight, the winner of this series would play the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals. HS= check out local scores at fallsradio.com click on sports.