J.B. Tree Farm
Cut your own Christmas Tree or they will cut it for you.
(free shaking and bailing, weather permitting)
Choose from Scotch, Norway, White Pine, Balsam, Fraser Fir, Canaan Fir or Spruce
Wreaths, Tree Stand, Bags and Nutcrackers
Open Daily from 10am to 6pm
22591 153 rd Street – Pierz, Mn
320-468-2624
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
The Minnesota State Patrol already by 4pm Tuesday was reporting numerous vehicles off roadways in central Minnesota into the ditches with slushy slippery roadways from rain and snow. Winter Storm Warning is in effect through 9am Wednesday with 4-8 inches of snow in area, slippery roads, poor visibility with strong winds through the day Wednesday. If you need to travel use extreme caution.
Every year, Minnesota Turkey presents a Thanksgiving Turkey to the Governor. Governor Tim Walz is continuing this tradition and taking time to spot light Minnesota's turkey industry. Second Harvest Heartland joining the Governor Tuesday to discuss the combined efforts to end hunger in Minnesota. Swanville Schools Shelby Barber presented her turkey to Governor Walz. This is such an honor to have her representing our school and community of Swanville and helping though fight hunger this Thanksgiving.
A St. Cloud man faces attempted murder and assault charges after a shooting in south St. Cloud Sunday morning. Stearns County prosecutors have charged 31-year-old Austin Gerads with 2nd-degree attempted murder and 2nd-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. Gerads is also charged with a misdemeanor count of fleeing police. According to the criminal complaint, Gerads shot his roommate in the shoulder just after 4:00 a.m. The victim said he was asleep and woke up to being shot. The victim said Gerads was accusing him of killing his daughter and was threatening to kill him. Court records allege Gerads then pointed the gun at the victim's face and fired. The bullet grazed the victim's cheek. Gerads allegedly pistol-whipped the victim in the head, and a struggle ensued over the gun. During the struggle, the victim was able to throw the weapon out of reach. A neighbor heard the gunshots and came to check on the victim. Gerads is accused of telling the neighbor to open a hatch to the basement before hitting him on the head with a metal pipe. When officers arrived, Gerads fled out the back door but was tased and arrested. Records show Gerads told investigators that what he did was worth it and claimed his daughter was under a trap door and was trapped in the basement. Police confirmed none of Gerads' family members were hurt.
A man accused of killing a Sauk Rapids woman after driving her home from the bar and then fleeing to Louisiana was sentenced Tuesday to just over 27 years in prison. November 19th, 46-year-old Christopher Lee Neal entered a Norgaard plea for second-degree murder. A Norgaard plea is a guilty plea with a catch. It admits that if the case were to go to trial, the defendant believes prosecutors can prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. It also concedes that the defendant is unable to recall key details of the crime. In this case, Neal claimed he was drunk because he had been at the bar before the killing. According to the criminal complaint, on August 12th, 2024, Neal choked Victoria Gamble to death. Neal then took the keys to Gamble’s Chevrolet Equinox and fled. Her ex-husband and his current wife had discovered Gamble’s body after they did a welfare check at her apartment. Neal turned up in Louisiana with the stolen vehicle a week later. In accordance with state law, Neal can get out after serving two-thirds of his sentence behind bars and serve the rest on supervised release.
Plymouth police officers shot and injured a man while responding to a domestic disturbance call on Tuesday morning, police said. The City of Plymouth shared a press release Tuesday, stating that city police responded to a domestic disturbance call around 4:30 a.m. at the 6100 block of Quinwood Lane North. The caller reported a man knocking on their window. A Plymouth police officer confronted a man armed with a handgun in a parking lot, according to the city. The officer fired, injuring the man. The man was hospitalized and is currently in stable condition, according to the City of Plymouth. The officer was not injured in the confrontation and was placed on critical incident leave, which is standard procedure. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the shooting. Plymouth police officers shot and injured a man while responding to a domestic disturbance call on Tuesday morning, police said. The City of Plymouth shared a press release Tuesday, stating that city police responded to a domestic disturbance call around 4:30 a.m. at the 6100 block of Quinwood Lane North. The caller reported a man knocking on their window. A Plymouth police officer confronted a man armed with a handgun in a parking lot, according to the city. The officer fired, injuring the man. The man was hospitalized and is currently in stable condition, according to the City of Plymouth. The officer was not injured in the confrontation and was placed on critical incident leave, which is standard procedure. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the shooting.
A reminder that Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. A Federal, National and Legal Holiday meaning that all federal, state, county and city offices will be closed Thursday and some offices will also be closed Friday for using a floating holiday earlier this year on another holiday to use on the day after Thanksgiving. Again Thursday banks, financial institutions, schools, post offices and many businesses will be closed for Thanksgiving Day. A reminder that there are free Thanksgiving Meals at the Falls Ballroom from 11-1 put on the Little Falls Area Ministerial Association with help from the Falls Ballroom, if you need a ride to the ballroom that day call Tim Sumner at 320-632-2540. Also Word of Life in Upsala has a free community Thanksgiving meal at 11:30-1:30 also on Thanksgiving Day. Pierz Healy School Cross Country has their Turkey Trot at 7:30am registration on Thanksgiving Day at the MAC in Pierz a 5K before your meal to help the cross country program in Pierz. Details on events at fallsadio.com on community calendar.
Death Notices: Collette M. Ehrenberg, age 71 of Swanville. Eileen Mary (Roscoe) Avery, age 94 of Staples. Ronald "Ron" H. Nagel, age 88 of Little Falls. Marian A. Lapos, age 96 of Ponsford.
Weather: Winter Storm Warning in effect until 9am Wednesday. Wednesday skies becoming partly sunny steady temps around 26 with very gusty winds of 20-40mph with blowing and drifting snow. Clearing skies Wednesday night low around 13. Thanksgiving sunny skies, high 22, clear night cold, low 4 above. Friday increasing clouds high 20, low around 9 snow develops late Friday night, Saturday snow in the morning then windy, high near 19, low around 11, Sunday sunny and cold, high 17, low near 0.
Sports: Thanksgiving triple header of NFL action on AM960 KLTF starts with Green Bay at Detroit at 11:30am, Kansas City and Dallas at 3:30pm and Cincinnati and Baltimore at 7:20pm. Friday Chicago at Philadelphia at 2pm all games live on KLTF. Little Falls Community High School announced that Seniors Brooke and Olivia Litke have both committed to participate in tennis at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. Brooke and Olivia are the daughters of Laurie Kimman and Steve Litke of Little Falls and then Little Falls High School Senior Grace LeClair has committed to participate in Cross Country and Track & Field at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Grace is the daughter of Andrew and Lindsay LeClair of Little Falls.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
All After School and evening activities for Little Falls, Pierz, Royalton, Upsala and Swanville school have been canceled or postponed including all practices and games. A Winter Storm Warning has...
Monday, November 24, 2025
A Winter Storm Watch goes into effect at 3pm Tuesday until 12pm Wednesday. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW FALLING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTY...
Friday, November 21, 2025
The Minnesota firearms deer hunting season to close to ending with 128,759 deer registered as of Thursday morning (11/20/25). The total number harvested (including antlerless and the youth hunt) is...
Thursday, November 20, 2025
On 11-18-2025 at 2114 hours, the Little Falls Fire Department and Little Falls Police Department were dispatched to 1331 7th Ave SE on a report of a fire alarm. The Police...
