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 been issued from 3pm today to 9am Wednesday for central Minnesota including Morrison, Mille Lacs and Kanabec Counties. The forecast calls for rain showers to begin and then changing sometime between 3-7pm to all snow. Total snow accumulations could total 5-7 inches by early tomorrow morning. Another factor will be gusty winds of 25-45mph causing blowing and drifting snow and poor visibilities tonight into early tomorrow. The winds will hang around on Wednesday making for difficult travel at times during the day. Gusty winds could also bring down trees and branches. If travel tonight and Wednesday is necessary use extreme caution and expect delays. The heaviest of the snow will be in northern and northeastern Minnesota where 12-16 inches of snow could fall Duluth to Grand Marais and 6-10 is possible from Park Rapids to Aitkin. Lesser amounts south of St. Cloud where more rain will fall between today and Wednesday where Twins Cities south could see 1-2 inches or less by Wednesday.
A New London man was killed Sunday afternoon when a skid steer loader crushed him. The incident happened just before 2:45, and the 67-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is being withheld until the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office can notify relatives. A press release did not elaborate on how the accident occurred. The sheriff’s office was helped by the Minnesota State Patrol, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, New London Ambulance, CentraCare Ambulance, New London Fire Department, Kandiyohi County Rescue Squad, Lakes Area Rural Responders, and Life Link Air Ambulance. The investigation is ongoing.
An 18-year-old Freeport woman was seriously injured, and two others are dead after a head-on crash in Wright County early Saturday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol’s preliminary crash report says it happened just after 7am on Highway 55 at County Road 33 in Rockford Township. A 2019 GMC Acadia, driven by 50-year-old Shawn Slaven, was heading east when it crashed head on into a westbound 2008 Chevy Equinox. Slaven and the Chevy’s driver, 20-year-old Mindimoie Diggines, were both pronounced dead at the scene. Eighteen-year-old Brooke Hoheisel of Freeport suffered life-threatening injuries. A third person in the Equinox was also hurt. Her injuries are considered non-life-threatening. The crash remains under investigation.
One person was hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Sherburne County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened on Highway 10 in Becker on Sunday at about 8:30 p.m. One vehicle was going west while another was going east when they collided. A passenger in one of the vehicles, 64-year-old Darcy Ciatti of Independence, was taken to Monticello Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The two drivers were not hurt.
The Brainerd Police Department has been notified of a Level 3 Predatory Offender that will be residing in the city of Brainerd. 46-year-old Jarred Dean Lind is intending to reside in the vicinity of Highway 25 and Highway 18 in Brainerd starting as of Tuesday November 25th. Lind has served time for physically assaulting and holding an adult female against her will. Lind is currently not wanted by authorities. There are notification sheets available at the police department or on their Facebook page.
Those traveling by St. Cloud State University a reminder that University Drive Southeast is closed between 16th Avenue Southeast and 19th Avenue Southeast, effective immediately. According to the St. Cloud Public Works Department, the shutdown is due to a private utility repair. A detour has been posted. Work is expected to be wrapped up by 9am on Friday, November 28th, 2025.
The Little Falls Police Department in the past week has been called out to theft reports, accidents with no injuries, assisting with those locked out, animal complaints and many alarm calls where in all of them the alarm calls were false ones and no crimes had been committed. If you need assistance from the police department call them at 320-616-5570.
Tim Sumner informed Little Falls Radio they have all the volunteers they need on Wednesday and Thursday. Now they need 600 eaters to come to the Community Thanksgiving Meal at the Falls Ballroom from 11am-1pm Thanksgiving Day. This is a free meal, donations can be given to help with a Christmas Meal later this year. If you need a ride to the event call Tim at 320-632-2540 before Thursday morning.
NATIONAL TRAVEL NEWS: Thanksgiving travelers should prepare for another huge holiday travel season. A record-breaking 81.8 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more for their celebrations. AAA has estimated approximately 900,000 Minnesotans will be on the move during the Thanksgiving holiday period from November 25th to December 1st. The vast majority, around 90%, will be hitting the roads rather than flying. For those planning to drive, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons are expected to be the busiest. AAA recommends leaving the house before 11am on Thursday, or leaving a couple days early if schedules allow, particularly for those who can work remotely. The return trip on Sunday afternoon is expected to be especially congested. Drivers will find relatively favorable conditions at the pump, with Minnesota’s average gas price sitting at $2.94 per gallon. St. Cloud area drivers are seeing even better prices at $2.89 per gallon, slightly higher than last year but still competitive compared to national averages. Air travelers will have plenty of company as experts are projecting a 1.8% increase in the number of people flying. For those taking to the skies, AAA recommends booking early morning departures, flying on less busy days if possible, and frequently checking flight information on airline websites. They also say to get to the airport two to three hours before boarding time to allow time to get through security. For those bringing food to their destinations, check the TSA website for what is and isn’t allowed on the plane. Weather will be a factor Tuesday and Wednesday but easier conditions Thursday, Friday and Sunday, some snow possible on Saturday.
Death Notices: Mary Jean (MJ) Nelson, passed away November 17th, Private burial to take place.
Weather: Winter Storm Warning starts at 3pm today, fog and drizzle this morning, high of 37 early then falling in the afternoon, snow develops before 4pm, snow likely tonight 4-7 inches possible before ending with low around 25 and winds gusting to 45mph. Wednesday morning snow showers wind gusts 20-40mph, high 26 with steady temps blowing and drifting snow likely during the day. Clearing skies Wednesday night winds will die down, low 14. Partly Sunny Thanksgiving high 23, cold Thursday night low 4 above. Partly cloudy Friday high 20, snow showers Friday night low 7 above. Snow likely both Saturday and Sunday minor accumulations, highs near 20, lows in the single digits above zero.
Sports: Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy has entered the NFL's concussion protocol after experiencing "symptoms" during the team's 23-6 loss to Green Bay on Sunday. "He was evaluated last night and after completing those tests our training staff and doctors and medical team have decided that the right place for him is to put him in the protocol for now, and he'll go through that process this week," Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell said during his Monday afternoon press briefing. O'Connell said there isn't a specific incident that they've pinpointed as a possible cause. O'Connell added that it's too early to determine if McCarthy will be able to play on Sunday when the Vikings travel to Seattle to face the Seahawks, preferring to "take it a day at a time." Last night San Francisco won 20-9 over Carolina on Monday Night Football as the 49ers go to 8-4.