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NEWS
–Tim Sumner informed Little Falls Radio on Tuesday that volunteers are still needed for the Annual Thanksgiving Meal on November 26th at the Little Falls Community High School from 11am-1pm. Also on Thanksgiving Day desserts will be taken after 8am at the school. To volunteer please call Tim at 632-2540. On the day of the meal Tim said to call the number if you need a ride to the school.
–The body of a missing deer hunter has been recovered in west central Minnesota. Pope County Sheriff’s officials say a two-day search over the weekend led deputies and conservation officers to the shores of Anderson Lake in Pope County after 40-year-old Jon Donald Kloos of rural Glenwood was reported missing. On Friday searchers found a canoe in approximately ten feet of water. On Saturday Kloos’ body was located. Investigators believe he was paddling to an island on Anderson Lake when he went into the water.
An autopsy is being performed for an official cause of death.
–Authorities have identified a body found in a Douglas County swamp late last week. According to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, 63-year-old Danny Tucker of Kensington drowned. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says Tucker was reported missing Friday. Deputies checked his home and were unable to find him. Investigators were led to a slough near East Lake Mary Road where a conservation officer found the body of a man partially submerged in the water. Tucker was a known trapper. A kayak and trapping equipment was found near the body. Foul play was not suspected.
–Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton isn’t objecting to the possible placement of Syrian refugees in his state as long as they undergo rigorous screening first. Dayton released a statement Monday saying he’s been assured by the White House that any refugees from the war-torn country would be “subject to the highest level of security checks of any category of traveler to the United States.” President Barack Obama’s administration has pledged to accept about 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next 12 months. The U.S. State Department has said the refugees would be spread across the country. After the terrorist attacks in Paris, governors refuse to accept Syrian refugees. The Democratic governor’s stance is in contrast to those in several Republican-led states, where governors say they don’t want any refugees settled within their borders in the wake of last week’s terror attacks in Paris. Among them, Gov. Scott Walker said Wisconsin will not accept any new Syrian refugees because they pose a threat. Walker issued a statement Monday calling on President Barack Obama to not allow any Syrian refugees into the United States pending a full review of security and acceptance procedures. Walker does not say in his statement how Wisconsin would prevent any refugees from relocating in the state. Walker and other governors are raising concerns about accepting Syrian refugees after a Syrian passport was found near one of the Paris terrorist attackers.
–A Diabetes Town Hall will be next Tuesday from 6-7:30pm to provide an opportunity to dicuss living with diabetes with U.S. Representative Rick Nolan as a featured guest. The meeting will be at the Journey North in Baxter and sponsored by the American Diabetes Association. All community members as asked to attend.
–Please help with the Holiday Gift Giving Program this year. Tags will be at selected locations beginning next week. For more information on the program contact Judy at 630-8497.
–The Pequot Lakes Chamber and a house built by students on the Pequot Lakes High School property were burglarized this past weekend. Police Chief Eric Klang said two males ages 18 and 24 and two juveniles were involved in the burglaries. The adult males were arrested for fourth degree burglary, possession of drug paraphernalia and contribution to the delinquency of a minor. Klang stated as of now the juveniles have not been charged but that could change. Klang stated that a business was also burglarized in Pequot Lakes around the same period of time and could be related. In the two cases there was minor damage to the property. According to the school and Chamber it looks like nothing was taken.
–Coal and iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc said it would temporarily halt all operations at two iron ore projects in Minnesota by December 1st, aiming to reduce costs at a time when miners are hit by weak prices and low demand. Cliffs said it expects the Northshore mine and United Taconite processing facility to be idled through the first quarter of 2016 and that inventory at both mines was adequate to meet current customer demand. The company, which has previously idled the United Taconite mine, said it will continue to operate the Hibbing Taconite mine in Minnesota and the Tilden and Empire mines in Michigan. The company expects that idling the two operations will cost it $9 million per month.
–Brainerd has decided to modify the requirements for its new fire marshal/deputy chief position in the Brainerd Fire Department, in order to collect a larger pool of applicants. Monday, the Brainerd City Council approved a modified job description for the position and decided to re-advertise for the opening. The city received 11 applications during the initial round of advertising for the position, with only two applicants meeting the minimum qualifications. Six applicants did not meet the requirement of currently being a Minnesota State Certified Fire Inspector and three others did not possess two years of supervisory experience.
NATIONAL NEWS
–A professional wrestling icon from the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s has died. Nick Bockwinkel died Saturday at age 80. Bockwinkel was a multiple time AWA Heavyweight Champion and had many famous matches with Verne Gagne. Bockwinkel also visited Little Falls Radio back in the 1990s during one of its sports shows on KLTF.
DEATH NOTICES
–John Eischeid, age 65 of Motley
–Myrle Kupitz, age 88 of Staples
–Lou Ann Bleichner, age 67 of Pierz
WEATHER
TODAY= rain likely, high 53 early then falling through the 40s.
TONIGHT= rain changing late to snow, cold and breezy, low 26.
THURSDAY= snow showers, cloudy and windy, high near 30.
FRIDAY= sunny skies, cold temps, high 28, low 15.
SPORTS
HS BHK= Hibbing at Little Falls Friday at 6:30pm on Q92 WYRQ.
NFL= Green Bay at Minnesota Vikings Sunday at 3:25 at TCF Bank.
ACES= The Minnesota Flying Aces next home series will be the night after Thanksgiving on the 27th at 7:05 and then Saturday the 28th at 7:05pm against the LaCrosse Freeze at Exchange Arena in Little Falls.
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