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Teen Wounded After Weekend Stabbing in Avon

07/06/2010 - 12:25 PM

A 17-year-old boy from Morrison County is wounded after getting stabbed over the weekend. It happened at about 11:30 Saturday night on Pelican Lake Road in Avon Township. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says a 16-year-old boy from Avon stabbed the victim, from Bowlus, in the chest with a knife. He was treated on scene for wounds to his pelvis and chest and later taken to the hospital for surgery to repair damage to his lungs and heart. The suspect was arrested and taken to the Stearns County Jail. He is being held in a juvenile detention center where he awaits assault charges.

State Sen. Clark to Host Transportation Roundtable

07/06/2010 - 12:00 PM

State Senator Tarryl Clark will host a roundtable discussion on Thursday to discuss jobs and transportation infrastructure in the St. Cloud area.  

The meeting is scheduled to take place in the St. Cloud Civic Center in the Stockington Suite at 9:30 am Thursday and is expected to last approximately an hour.

Average Weather Stats Reported for June

07/06/2010 - 11:45 AM

June 2010 will go down in the books as a wild severe weather month in Minnesota, but St. Cloud statistics were near normal. The 20 tornadoes reported throughout the state in the month of June steered clear of St. Cloud. According to St. Cloud State Meteorology Professor Bob Weisman, the total rainfall in St. Cloud last month was 4.92 inches, just barely above normal. Since the snow melted in mid-March, St. Cloud has picked up 8.43 inches of rain, almost two inches less than normal.

Weisman says the rain wasn’t always heavy over St. Cloud, but it was frequent. There were 16 days with measurable rainfall in June, four days short of the 20 day record set in 1914. But there still hasn’t been a day in 2010 with at least an inch of rain in St. Cloud.
 

Highway 15 Road Work Begins Tuesday

07/06/2010 - 11:00 AM

Beginning July 6, motorists can expect periodic lane closures on Highway 15 from Highway 23/Division Street in St. Cloud, to Stearns County Highway 47/136 in Saint Augusta. 

Juvenile Arrested For Terroristic Threats

07/06/2010 - 10:00 AM

A juvenile boy was arrested for terroristic threats on Sunday after police found him in possession of a BB gun pistol.

Police: Robbery and Assault Suspect at Large

07/05/2010 - 12:05 PM

St. Cloud Police need help finding the man who robbed and assaulted another man at the Burlington Northern train yard. It happened Sunday night just before midnight near the 400 block of 22nd Avenue North in St. Cloud. Police say the suspect approached a 26-year-old St. Cloud man, demanded his money, and told him he had a knife. Then, police say the suspect assaulted the victim as he tried to get away. The victim was eventually taken to the hospital with cuts to his left leg. The suspect is described as a white man between the ages of 18 and 20 with short shaved hair, taller than six foot two and a muscular build. At the time of the incident he was wearing a blue sleeveless jersey with shorts. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 255-1301.

Woman Found in River is Sen. Klobuchar's Stepsister

07/01/2010 - 3:15 AM

The woman pulled this week from the Mississippi River in Minneapolis is US Senator Amy Klobuchar's stepsister. Authorities initially had trouble identifying her after she was pulled from the river on Monday. But she has since been identified as 35-year-old Katharine Shannon Wilkes of Minneapolis. She had gone swimming more than a week ago. Katharine's mother, Susan Cornell Wilkes, is married to Jim Klobuchar, Amy Klobuchar's father. Wilkes says her daughter was an actress, a painter and taking interior design classes. Susan says the medical examiner's office told her there's no indication of foul play or suicide. Authorities are still investigating how she died. Klobuchar's spokeswoman, Erikka Knuti, says the senator plans to spend time with her father and his wife Friday.

Wilson Park Closed for Weekend

07/01/2010 - 12:45 PM

Wilson Park will be closed to the public from Friday evening until Sunday morning at 10 A.M. The park will be closed due to the loading of fireworks for the Fourth of July Event.

Investigators Digging At Site of Wetterling Abduction

07/01/2010 - 12:00 PM

Investigators are digging at the central Minnesota property near where 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted at gunpoint nearly 21 years ago.

Aerial footage shown in KTSP-TV shows a backhoe is digging up the ground on the St. Joseph property and piling dirt into a dump truck. The Star Tribune reports that Stearns County officials, an FBI special agent, K-9 teams, and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are all on the scene.

Authorities have said little about the search that began Wednesday in St. Joseph.

Stearns County Chief Sheriff's Deputy Bruce Bechtold says a court order restricts him from discussing the investigation.

Jacob was riding his bike with his brother and a friend in 1989 when a masked man with a gun approached them. The boys said the man took Jacob. There have been no arrests.

Highway 10 Road Construction Update

07/01/2010 - 11:30 AM

Beginning Tuesday, there will be a traffic switch from the existing eastbound lanes to the westbound lanes of Highway 10 from Highway 23 to County Road 7. The traffic switch will help crews to complete work on eastbound lanes in the 15^th Avenue area. 

Metro Bus Rate Increase Set For Monday

07/01/2010 - 11:00 AM

Last year, the Metro Bus Board of Commissioners voted to increase bus fares after a public hearing. Cash and pass rates increased last November for fixed route and dial-a-ride. 

Volunteer To Be A Husky Hauler

07/01/2010 - 10:30 AM

Returning SCSU students can apply to be Husky Haulers until August Sixth. Husky Haulers volunteer to greet and assist more than 2,400 students as they arrive at residence halls August 21^st. 

St. Cloud Man Victim of Burglary

07/01/2010 - 10:00 AM

A 53-year-old St. Cloud man was the victim of a burglary early Thursday morning. Officers were called to the 600 block of 6^th Avenue North in St. Cloud for a burglary in progress at approximately 3:30 A.M. When officers arrived they observed a black male wearing a black jacket, black pants and white tennis shoes flee the area.

Higher Co-Pays for Veterans Begins July 1

06/30/2010 - 9:50 AM

About 2,000 veterans living in Stearns County will be affected by a change in co-pays for prescription medications. The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that veterans with higher incomes and no service-connected disability will now pay an additional $1 for each 30 day supply of medications. Taking place July 1, this increase from $8 to $9 is the first change in medication co-pay at the VA since January of 2006.

Police Seek Tips on Cashwise Arson

06/30/2010 - 9:45 AM

Police are still seeking leads for an attempted arson one month after it happened. It happened in the afternoon of Monday, May 31, at the Cashwise on St. Cloud’s east side. St. Cloud police say an unidentified woman was paying for her groceries when a young man she was with started a garbage can on fire. Neither the woman nor the boy have been identified. Police are looking for information from anyone who may have witnessed this incident. The phone number for the St. Cloud Police Department is (320) 251-1200.