By Grace Jacobson / News Director With ice forming on some bodies of water in Minnesota and numerous ice anglers already testing their luck, the Minnesota DNR wants to remind everyone to stay on the shore until there is at least four inches of new, clear ice. Ice conditions this time of year are highly […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director With the rise of emerald ash borer infestation in the community, the University of Minnesota Extension will be hosting a free, in-person workshop in Wright County. The workshop is from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at the Wright County Government Center in Buffalo. In response to concerns and […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director BUFFALO, Minn. — Wright County announced Friday that the Buffalo Drive and Vehicle Services (DVS) exam station is relocating “to better serve our customers.” The new location on Commercial Drive will open to the public on Monday, Dec. 18 with the same Monday-Friday hours. More services will also be […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director COLLEGEVILLE TWP., Minn. — A two-car crash in Stearns County killed one woman after she lost control of her car from the slippery roads Wednesday morning. It happened around 9:45 a.m. on County Road 9 in Collegeville Township. Stearns County Sheriffs say 64-year-old Susan Lemke of Avon approached the […]

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — State Rep. Dan Wolgamott welcomed Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Erin Campbell to St. Cloud on Wednesday to advocate for a $12 million investment in the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center at St. Cloud State University. The investment would help cover the upgrades in the National Hockey Center’s outdated features, like […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The Jolly Trolley Food Drive will be making its stops in the Granite City area. Metro Bus and its partners announced this year’s details for the Jolly Trolley on Wednesday. The Trolley will be making its rounds on Dec. 12-14 from 4-7 p.m. On Tuesday, […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director LIVONIA TWP., Minn. — Icy roads Wednesday morning left one woman dead in Sherburne County after she lost control of her pickup and crashed into oncoming traffic. It happened just before 7:30 a.m. in Livonia Township. The Minnesota State Patrol says 41-year-old Kimberly Woods of Milaca was driving southbound […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — St. Cloud Area School District is one of 30 schools in the nation–and the only one in Minnesota–to be awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. It’s a five-year $2.5 million Full-Service Community Schools grant that the District’s Superintendent Laurie Putnam says “will […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director BROOTEN, Minn. — The Belgrade/Brooten Police Department has identified the body found in a Brooten alley as 58-year-old Brian Brockopp of Brooten. Brockopp’s body was found around 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 23 in the alley east of Western Avenue South. Preliminary autopsy results did not disclose anything “suspicious […]

By Zac Chapman / Assistant News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Robbyn Wacker will serve one more semester as St. Cloud State University’s President. Wacker announced Monday morning that she will leave the university on June 30, 2024, the date her contract expires. Scott Olson, the Chancellor of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, said they […]