WJON Radio News: FlashBriefing for November 7, 2017

Here's a WJON FlashBriefing for November 7, 2017.

BASEBALL BAT ATTACK -- In St. Cloud, 31-year-old Philip Keys, pleading guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon for threatening to hit a couple with a baseball bat in a WalMart parking lot back in 2015. Sentencing in January.

MORE: http://wjon.com/man-pleads-guilty-in-walmart-parking-lot-threat/

HACKING REVENGE -- In Minneapolis, federal prosecutors charging 46-year-old John Kelsey Gammell with paying hackers to sabotage websites of his former employer in Monticello.

MORE: http://wjon.com/man-charged-with-hiring-hackers-to-sabotage-former-employer/

CROSSWALK SAFETY -- In Waite Park, a crosswalk safety event to bring awareness to teacher drivers and walkers how to handle crosswalks. Last year, 60 pedestrians killed on Minnesota roads.

MORE: http://wjon.com/pedestrian-deaths-at-25-year-high-mndot-tries-to-bring-awareness/

REFUGEE RESOLUTION -- St. Cloud Councilman Jeff Johnson's refugee resettlement moratorium resolution got a second for discussion, but the council rejected it.

MORE: http://wjon.com/refugee-resettlement-once-again-a-hot-topic-at-st-cloud-city-council-meeting-video/

CIGARETTE BUYING AGE -- St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis, vetoing a measure to raise the tobacco buying age to 21. The city council could override his veto, but the measure only passed on a 4-to-3 vote. An override would require a supermajority vote.

MORE: http://wjon.com/st-cloud-mayor-vetoes-measure-to-raise-tobacco-buying-age-to-21-video/

DOWNTOWN LOFTS -- In downtown St. Cloud, the new Loft Condominiums are ready for move-in. The 6-floor, 47-unit upscale condos on West St. Germain were two years in the making.

MORE: http://wjon.com/the-downtown-st-cloud-loft-condos-are-done-check-out-our-video-tour-video/

SARTELL HOLIDAY LIGHTS -- And in Sartell, the city approving a holiday light display around Lake Francis for the month of December. The Country Lights Festival will run Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.

MORE: http://wjon.com/holiday-light-display-to-brighten-sartells-lake-francis/