NEWS
--The Morrison County Sheriff's Office and the Little Falls Police Department have sent out messages of a male subject that was involved in the Heartland Tire theft on the west side of Little Falls back in August has now been spotted by Little Falls Police in other burglary reports on surveillence cameras. Camera photos have been posted on both of the law enforcement social media sites and they have been shared to the Little Falls Radio facebook page. If you know who this is, please call the LFPD or the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office and ask to speak with an investigator. The Sheriff's Office is 632-9233 and Police Department at 616-5570.
--As weather permits, maintenance employees will be working on the following activities, shouldering work on CSAH 15 south of Swanville. Traffic will be controlled by flaggers. Crews will be cleaning up downed trees on CSAH 43 east of Little Falls, and on CSAH 1 north of Randall. Crews will be installing driveway culverts on CSAH 51 in Harding, and county road 265 east of Freedom. Please use caution around work crews and flashing lights.
--Local health care facilities are reinstating visitor restrictions due to a rise in COVID-19 cases. Centra Care announced that all their clincis, the restrictions go into effect immediately with new visitor rules to allow for one healthy adult visitor per adult patient in hospital settings and two healthy adult visitors for minor patients. In all other settings, including clinics, the regulations remain one adult per adult patient and two adult visitors per child patient. All visitors are required to wear masks and the guidelines don't cover long-term care facilities which have their own set of regulations.
--Royalton Schools Superintendent Dr. Kristine Wehrkamp spoke on KLTF Tuesday and stated that latest from the Royalton Schools is that is great to have students back in the classrooms and now the plan is to keep them there. Masks are not required in the buildings but are mandated federally on buses and all school transportation vehicles. She mentioned that this week is Homecoming week and that each of the schools have different events and dress up days from the elementary to the high school levels. She congratulated Brady Brown and Callie Vannurden as King and Queen for Homecoming coronated on Sunday night. Wehrkamp invited the public to take in their athletics events including Volleyball with Holdingford Thursday and of course the football game on Friday for the Royals at 7pm. Before the game is the Homecoming Parade which begins at 5pm. The parade will start at the Holy Trinity Church travel down Birch Street to near Royalton City Hall then onto Nature Road to the High School. Following the parade the Junior Class will host a cookout with burgers and other items to purchase up until game time then there will be a homecoming dance after the game lasting until 11:30pm. More details are on the school's website.
--As mentioned last week, Little Falls Radio had learned about the cancellation of this year's Kids Day at the Fairgrounds which would have been this Saturday. In a statement frrom their Committee this week it read “The Kids Day planning committee has made the tough decision to cancel Kids Day scheduled for Sept 25th due to the unforseen challenge of recruiting the typical number of booths and activities. There just weren't enough registered groups to meet the expectations that attendees would have expected on prior years”. Committee members thanks all for their understanding of this.
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--A Minnesota man with a history of pretending to be a police officer is accused in federal court of falsely claiming to be a federal agent. Authorities said in a complaint filed Friday that 52-year-old Reyel Devon Simmons, of Dodge Center, used the fake name "Rey Reeves" and regularly represented himself as a federal agent on social media. Investigators say Simmons had more than 10,000 followers on TikTok, including one woman from Georgia who began a romantic relationship with Simmons. The woman told investigators he regularly carried a handgun in a holster on his hip, and possessed a badge and law enforcement credentials. She was eventually alerted about the ruse by another TikTok user. His TikTok profile photo showed him wearing law enforcement gear, and in a number of posts displayed firearms, badges and other equipment. According to court documents, Simmons is not, and has never been, employed by the United States Department of Homeland Security. The criminal complaint and affidavit also says Simmons has an extensive criminal record which includes convictions for menacing and assault, and felony soliciting prostitution that prevent him from owning or possessing a firearm. He was also charged in two cases of impersonating an officer in 2004 while living in Colorado. The FBI is asking anyone who may have interacted with Simmons to contact them at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit tips online at tips.fbi.gov.
--The Darling Cemetery will host their annual fall cleanup day on Saturday, October 16, 2021 beginning at 9:00am. Anyone who wishes to come and help with the cleanup is invited. Please bring yard tools and your muscles. The Cemetery Association will hold a brief meeting also at 1pm that day on Cemetery improvement topics.
SEASONAL NEWS
--Autumn officially begins today at 2:20pm Central Daylight Time when the Autumnal Equinox takes place ending summer of 2021. Central Daylight Time will stick around for a while as Daylight Saving Time is not until 2am on Sunday November 7th when we fall back.
DEATH NOTICES
--Patrick H. Kronbeck, age 84 of Little Falls.
--Thomas J. Schlicting, age 73 of Rice.
--Mark Jarvis, age 50 of Big Lake formerly Little Falls.
--Melody Hayes, age 51 of Pierz.
WEATHER
TODAY= sunny skies, not as windy, high 68.
TONIGHT= clear skies, low around 42.
THURSDAY= sunny and wamer, high 72, low near 50.
FRIDAY= showers likely, cooler and windy, high 60, low 40.
SPORTS
HS VB= Pierz at Little Falls Thursday 7pm on AM960 KLTF.
TWINS= Twins hold of the Cubs last night winning 9-5. The Twins and Cubs wrap up series in Chicago tonight at 6pm on Q92 WYRQ.
TODAY IN HISTORY
IN 1943= Kate Smith does a 13 hour telethon for War Bonds and raises over 39 million dollars during that time period on radio.
IN 1964= Fiddler on the Roof opens on Broadway.
IN 1985= the first Farm Aid is held with John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Willie Nelson as organizers, the concert raises 10 million dollars.