Students at St. Cloud State University and St. Cloud residents can now pre-register to vote for Election Day on Nov. 6. St. Cloud Auditor-Treasurer Randy Schreifels says pre-registering will cut down on congestion and speed up processes at voting places in November. The Voter Registration Application can be found online and filled out at home. […]

The St. Cloud Fire Department and the Muscular Dystrophy Association will hold their annual Fill the Boot event Oct. 11 and 12. St. Cloud firefighters will be volunteering their time at local intersections in town to fill their boots with donations from passing motorists. According to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the money earned will stay […]

St. Cloud State University’s Student Government is hosting Light up the Night next Tuesday night. Student Government invites you to join them as they walk through the north part of campus and the Southside Neighborhood with flashlights and candles. SCSU Student Government President Jarrod Wiggins says that this is the chance to show that the […]

On Saturday, police officers were called to the 200 block alley between 5th and 6th Avenue South, in response to an attempted robbery. According to the police report, a man described as being white, short, heavy set, and having a light colored beard attempted to rob the 17-year-old victim with a knife. The suspect was […]

A Cokato man is in jail after attempting to flee police officers in multiple cities. On Friday morning a Stearns County Deputy was on a routine patrol when the Deputy ran a license plate check on a 2002 Jaguar. The Deputy was familiar with the registered owner from previous contacts as a Drug Enforcement officer […]

Early Saturday morning the Stearns County Sheriff’s office was led on a vehicle chase that began in Holding Township and ended in St. Wendel Township. The chase began when the sheriff’s office received a gunshot complaint. The caller reported being shot at by people in a brown Suburban and was currently following the vehicle. Deputies […]

The Stearns History Museum and Research Center has named Annette Atkins as its interim Executive Director. Atkins takes over for former Executive Director Charlene Akers who left the museum in September. Atkins is a History and Humanities professor at the College of Saint Benedict and St. John’s University. She has over 30 years of teaching […]

On Saturday afternoon, police were called to a crash on County Road 54 in Avon. According to the police report, 16-year-old Rachel Odenthal was going east on County Road 54 and crossing over the center line when she was struck by 26-year-old Misty Byland as she was going west. Byland had a 6-year-old passenger in […]

A national figure on the fight for pay equity for women will share her story at St. Cloud State University Tuesday night. The namesake of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 will give a presentation starting at 7 p.m. in the Atwood Center Ballroom. The Women’s Center is one of the sponsors, and Director […]

SCSU’s Political Science Professor Shoua Yang will kick off the Immigrants in Minnesota brownbag lecture series happening this fall. Yang’s lecture will focus on the evolution of the Hmong self-help organizations. The Hmong have a few different types of self-help organizations, classified accordingly to their specific purpose, to assist the Hmong in adapting life in […]