AN ICE STORM IS NARROWLY MISSING OUR AREA, WITH JUST VERY LIGHT PRECIPITIATION EXPECTED. AS YOU TRAVEL SOUTH CLOSER TO THIEF RIVER FALLS THOSE CONDITIONS WOULD BE EXPECTED TO WORSEN, AND OVER TO WARREN AND THE RED RIVER VALLEY, AND TOWARDS BEMIDJI MUCH WORSE. A NUMBER OF CHRISTMAS DAY CRASHES WERE REPORTED ON ICY ROADS ACROSS THE REGION.
EARLY THIS MORNING, I-29 FROM GRAND FORKS TO CANADA WAS CLOSED.
ANGEL ALBERTO TORRES-SOSA OF CROOKSTON HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO FOUR FELONIES, INCLUDING KIDNAPPING AND GROSS SEXUAL IMPOSITION. IT RELATES BACK TO OCTOBER 15 WHEN HE WAS ALLEGEDLY SUPPOSED TO MEET SOMEONE TO GIVE THEM A RIDE HOME AND INSTEAD TOOK THE PERSON TO AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, WHERE THE PERSON REFUSED HIS SEXUAL ADVANCES, WAS CHOKED UNCONSCIOUS, AND WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE THE FOLLOWING MORNING.
THE PORTION OF THE COLUMBIA MALL IN GRAND FORKS THAT USED TO BE THE MACY’S DEPARTMENT STORE ALONG WITH 8 ACRES OF PARKING ARE SET TO BE AUCTIONED OFF IN MID JANUARY, BRINGING AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE TO THE SHOPPING CENTER. THAT CASE WAS SETTLED IN NOVEMBER AS THOSE TENANTS RESPONSIBLE WERE OVER $1 MILLION BEHIND IN RENT. OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE MALL SAID THEY’VE HEARD LITTLE ABOUT WHAT THAT AUCTION WILL MEAN FOR THE FUTURE.
IF YOU PLAN TO HIT THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS NEXT SUMMER, PERMITS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE ON JANUARY 31 AT 9 AM. ANY TRIP INTO THE BWCAW REQUIRES A PERMIT FROM MAY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30.
Last modified: 12/26/2023
