NEWS
--Dale Beierman informed Little Falls Radio that the numbers have been lower than needed for the bus trip for the March for Life and the organizers have stated they are NOT going to have a bus trip this Saturday for the March for Life in St. Paul from Little Falls, Pierz or Buckman. Dale did state that the St. Cloud Diocese has buses going from St. Cloud, Foley, Clearwater and other areas but you would have to contact their church or the diocese if seats are available. John Justin also spoke on the MCCL Dinner is planned for January 30th at the Falls Ballroom, social at noon, dinner at 12:50pm with speakers to follow. Silent auction, baby items can be donated for new mothers and maternity clothes also to help. Tickets for the dinner are $18 and need to be purchased by Friday by calling Sue Houdek at 630-7045. There are also free tickets avaialble for those High school student or younger to come and take part by calling Sue also at 630-7045.
--25-year-old Shelby Theresa Meyer of Little Falls, has been charged with a felony for aggravated forgery in Morrison County District Court. The charges stem from October 25th and November 2nd incidents and a Morrison County District judge issued a harassment restraining order (HRO) on a court file, which prevents Meyer from having any contact with a protected party. The Morrison County District Court received a document entitled, “Petitioner’s Request for dismissal of Harassment Restraining Order.” The document was purportedly signed by the protected party and requested that the court dismiss the HRO, the complaint said. Upon receipt of the request, a district court judge issued a dismissal of the harassment restraining order. That same day, the protected party received a copy of the dismissal along with a copy of the request for dismissal. The protected party told the court that they suspected Meyer of signing the form, because she has forged other documents with the protected party’s signature, the complaint said. On November 18th a deputy met with Meyer at her residence and she allegedly agreed to give a statement. Meyer allegedly told the deputy she did not fill out the order for dismissal that was filed with the court, when the deputy asked. The deputy confronted Meyer with the fact that the protected party stated they had not signed the document and the complaint said that Meyer then admitted that she filled out the form, signed the protect party’s name on it and faxed it to the court administration from a local grocery store fax machine. If found guilty, Meyer faces 10 years in prison and/or a $20,000 fine.
--Three more men face charges for alleged involvement in the December 28th armed robbery of a man in Brainerd's Bane Park, and one of them remains on the loose. Thomas Anthony Flowers, a 20-year-old Duluth resident, was identified through text messages and other information, according to the Brainerd Police Department. Flowers was charged Jan. 11 with felony first-degree aggravated robbery and is currently in custody in the Crow Wing County Jail. Logan Blake Hurt, a 19-year-old Hillman resident, was charged with the same felony Jan. 5 following his extradition from Buffalo County, Wisconsin, on a warrant related to the robbery investigation. Hurt was identified by the victim, according to police. A third man — Jackson Blake Morales, 19, of Duluth — faces the same charge, but police have not located him and there is an active warrant for his arrest. Morales is a known associate of Hurt’s and police identified him through text messages about the robbery exchanged with Hurt, according to the complaint against Flowers. Morales is believed to have left the state. More suspects may still be charged in the case.
--The Morrison County Sheriff's Office wanted to thank the Little Falls Exchange Club for their donation of $8,500. The donation will go for the Morrison County Sheriff's SWAT Team armored vehicle. The safety upgrades and enhancements to ensure safety for the law enforcement officers and the community. The vehicle is used by SWAT Team members from the sheriff's office along with members of the Little Falls and Pierz Police Department.
--A St. Cloud man faces two felony charges after he was pulled over with a backpack containing suspected methamphetamine earlier this month, according to a criminal complaint filed in Benton County court. 53-year old Marvin Gene Motten Sr. is charged with controlled substance crime in the second and third degree. According to the complaint against him, around midnight on Jan. 3 a St. Cloud Police officer pulled a vehicle over after discovering the vehicle was flagged because it was sold to an individual who had a felony warrant out for his arrest in Stearns County and whose driving privileges were revoked. The driver, Motten, admitted knowing about the warrant and was ordered out of the vehicle and placed under arrest. A digital scale containing a white residue was found on Motten's person and a search on the vehicle was performed. The officer found about $1,100 in cash and a backpack that contained a large amount of drug paraphernalia and a large plastic baggie that contained about 44.7 grams of meth. Motten was booked in Benton County jail on January 4th and he had his initial appearance Tuesday.
--Fire crews responded to a shop fire in Darwin over the weekend. The call came in around 10:40pm Saturday in the 300 block of East Curran Street in Darwin. Dassel, Litchfield and Cokato fire crews arrived to find a shop with attached storage sheds fully engulfed. The shop was owned by 73-year-old Harvey Riebe of Darwin. Meeker County deputies evacuated a nearby apartment building as a precaution. No one was hurt and there was no damage done to the apartment building. Authorities say the shed was a total loss. The cause is under investigation by the Minnesota State Fire Marshal.
WEATHER
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY
WIND CHILL ADVISORY THEN IN EFFECT 12AM-12PM THURS
TODAY= sunny and cold, temps steady near -3, wind chills near -20.
TONIGHT= clear and cold, low -23, wind chills near -35.
THURSDAY= sunny and cold, high -3, clear night, low -17.
FRIDAY= snow develops 1-2 inches late night, high 19, low 7 above.
SPORTS
COL BB= The Gopher game scheduled for tonight against Penn State has been postponed do to COVID-19, no make up date yet.
HALL= A reminder the Little Falls will host their Hall of Fame night with 2022 inductees Friday during the boys basketball game and also then at Exchange Arena during the hockey game. Congratulations to the latest list of inductees into the Flyer Hall of Fame Friday night.
TODAY IN HISTORY
IN 1840= Charles Wilkes discovered Antarctica.
IN 1903= first transatlantic radio broadcast from U.S. to England.
IN 1938= General Motors announced assembly of diesel engines.
IN 1955= “Scrabble” is introduced in stores, for game lovers.
IN 1961= “The Dick Van Dyke Show” debuted on CBS TV.
IN 1984= Bruce Springsteen releases Born in the USA album.
IN 1988= “48 Hours” premieres on CBS TV with Dan Rather.