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These schools are closed to students Today Wednesday, December 10th- Royalton-snow day, Staples-Motley E Learning and Swanville E-learning. As of 5:15am these schools are 2 hours late, Little Falls (Public and Mary of Lourdes), Pierz (public and Holy Trinity), Upsala, Pillager, Foley, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Browerville, Brainerd, Onamia, Mid State Education District and Rural MN Cep and both Central Lakes College campuses in Brainerd and Staples classes and offices are all opening 2 hours late. Continue to listen to Little Falls Radio for announcements. 

Numerous accidents were reported Tuesday on Minnesota roadways. Three vehicles collided on Highway 27 and 238 west of Little Falls just before 1pm. A Ford Taurus was westbound on Highway 27 and a Nissan Rogue was eastbound on Highway 27 attempting to turn northbound on 120th Street. Ford Taurus struck Nissan Rogue while trying to avoid collision with stopped westbound traffic. Taurus then spun out and struck rear of a semi truck. The driver of the Rogue, a 44 year old from Long Prairie was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. The 17-year-old from Swanville in the Ford Taurus and the 55-year-old semi driver from Ogilvie were not injured. In a string of hours there were a number of accidents reported on Highway 169 in Mille Lacs County including a 32-year-old from Milaca slid off Highway 169 in Onamia, two men from Coon Rapids were also injured when their vehicle slid on the ice on Highway 169 in Onamia Township, two people from Aitkin injured in a three vehicle accidents in Kathio Township and another person injured in an accident on Highway 95 in Mille Lacs County all between 12pm-6pm yesterday. Also a semi-truck collided with a Cadillac on Interstate 94 in St. Joseph in Stearns County where both drivers and a 10 year passenger were taken to the hospital. Many spinouts and non injury accidents were reported all over Minnesota on Tuesday. For the last road conditions go to the link 511mn.org.

The victim and the suspect in the St. Cloud stabbing on Monday morning in St. Cloud have been identified. The St. Cloud Police Department has identified the victim as 25-year-old Quinton Hughes of Sauk Rapids, and the suspect as 23-year-old Katerina Markiv from St. Cloud. The St. Cloud Police Department says officers were called to an apartment in the 1200 block of Washington Memorial Drive at 4:00 a.m. on Monday morning for a domestic-related stabbing. Once they arrived on the scene, they found Hughes with a stab wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. They arrested Markiv at the scene without incident and say she and Hughes were in a relationship. Markiv is being held in Stearns County Jail on charges related to the homicide. The investigation remains active.

A Wright County grand jury indicted a Cokato man on first-degree murder charges for killing a coworker last month. The grand jury indicted 40-year-old Bruce Delong on first- and second-degree murder charges for beating 20-year-old Amber Czech to death with a sledgehammer last month. According to the criminal complaint, on November 11th, police were called around 6:00 a.m. to Advance Process Technologies in Cokato after a woman was found dead at her workstation. First responders and police arrived and attempted life-saving measures, but Czech was pronounced dead at the scene. Delong confessed to another employee that he assaulted her. Police reviewed surveillance footage, which shows Delong leaving his workstation and walking over to Czech, picking up a sledgehammer, and hitting her with it, knocking her to the ground. She is off camera, but investigators say the video shows he continued to hit her, even after she was down. Court papers say he confessed to investigators he didn’t like the woman and had been planning to kill her “for some time.” Delong was initially charged with one count of second-degree murder with intent, not premeditated. Those charges were upgraded to first-degree premeditated murder and second-degree murder with intent. The Honorable Judge Kari Willis set bail at $2 million with conditions, which include surrendering his passport and any firearms, remaining law-abiding, and having no contact with the Czech family. Bail is $5 million without. Delong’s next court date is set for January 15th.

On Sunday December 7, 2025, awards were presented at the Minnesota Sheriff’s Association 140th Annual Winter Conference. The conference was held at Cragun’s resort, Brainerd. 1st Award- Life Saving Award This was presented to Morrison County Sgt. Joel Gross, Deputy Jason Neuwirth, Deputy Josh Pesta, Little Falls Police Sgt. Dan Owens, and Little Falls Police Sgt. Eric Hegna. 2nd Award, Medal of Valor Presented to Deputy Axel Lange. Congratulations from the Sheriff's Office and from Little Falls Radio. 

Kevin Olson, Deputy Director of Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum north of Little Falls and Little Falls Chamber of Commerce CEO Purva Watten stopped by Little Falls Radio yesterday and met with General Manager Chris Grams on the Museum and and their unveiling of the new facility on Highway 115 and 371 in the summer of 2026. Olson said they can't want to get the keys and open up the facility next year the the public and working with LF Radio and Chamber members in 2026 of the big unveiling. More information will be released as the date and events get closer. For the latest information https://www.mnvetmuseum.org/.

Death Notices: Lorraine Huebner, age 96 of Little Falls. Darien DeRocher, age 89 of Brainerd. Michael Kjaer, age 33 of Royalton. 

Weather: light snow and flurries today, temps near 19 early will drop this afternoon breezy winds around 15mph, tonight temps drop to -3 before midnight then rise into Thursday with increasing clouds. Thursday snow showers around 1 inch, high near 14, snow ending Thursday night low near 0. Friday sunny skies and very windy, gusts of 30mph temp around 7 above early falling fast later in the day, clear and very cold Friday night low around -17, sunny and very cold Saturday high -2, low around -20, Sunday still cold and sunny with high 4 above, low around -10 early then rising with light snow on Monday. 

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