By Jo McMullen / KVSC reporter The National Weather Service has posted a flood warning for portions of Stearns County this week, and Stearns County Sheriff Steve Soyka is requesting the public’s help due to the recent heavy rainfall in the county.  Stearns County has triggered the ordinance to protect lakeshores because of the high water […]

By Jo McMullen / KVSC reporter A fire caused about $5,000 in damage to a building on St. Cloud’s southeast side Sunday. St. Cloud Fire Battalion Chief Brett Young reports 4 engines were called a building fire at 1710 University Drive Southeast just after 6:15 p.m. They discovered a smoldering fire on the 3rd floor […]

By Jo McMullen / KVSC reporter The National Collegiate Hockey Conference has named St. Cloud State University’s Director of Athletics Heather Weems as their new Conference Commissioner. The news was shared with the campus community via an email from President Robbyn Wacker. Weems will be the first woman to serve as the commissioner of the […]

By Jo McMullen / KVSC reporter This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Juneteenth Celebration in St. Cloud and St. Cloud State University is also commemorating the holiday. President Robbyn Wacker shared in a campus-wide email that the school will be closing its offices on June 20th and classes will be cancelled. Unions bargained […]

By Jo McMullen / KVSC reporter A 27-year-old St. Joseph man died of his injuries after crashing his motorcycle in north St. Cloud last week. St. Cloud Police say Tyler Kenneth Koopmeiners died two days after the crash, which occurred about 2:30 am. on May 6. The accident happened on 9th Avenue North, just north […]

By Jo McMullen / KVSC reporter The city of St. Cloud has closed a busy road due to localized flooding because of the heavy rains today, along with more rainfall expected tonight. The city’s Public Utilities office has close 9th and 10th Avenue under the Highway 23 bridge. This area is near Lake George, it’s a low […]

By Jo McMullen / KVSC reporter The Paramount Center for the Arts is bringing a national act to St. Cloud to kick-off their next season of programming. The arts and culture venue announced two-time Grammy Award winning band Old Crow Medicine Show will be headlining their season opener on Friday, September 30th. The band is […]

By Jo McMullen / KVSC reporter A large portion Highway 23 from Richmond to Paynesville will be closed to traffic starting Monday as work continues on significant improvements to the heavily traveled highway. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has named the project the ‘North Gap’ and it’s part of a multi-year upgrade to expand nine […]

By Jo McMullen / KVSC reporter In just a few weeks school will be out for the summer and St. Cloud’s Metro Bus is bringing back a program to help kids get to activities and events. The U-Go Free Summer Youth program is designed for kids ages 17 and younger to have free, unlimited rides […]

By Jo McMullen / KVSC reporter This month Stearns County’s Department of Highways will begin their annual spraying for unwanted brush and noxious weeds along the county’s highways. Residents can opt out of the program if they would like. Highway Engineer Jodi Teich reports the vegetation management program will use a herbicide to treat the […]