Visual Arts Minnesota and the Downtown St. Cloud Art Crawl are presenting the first ever “Art Off” performance this Friday, August 17th. Come celebrate the diversity of St. Cloud as they pair local artists with local musicians to create a one of a kind experience for all who attend. The family friendly affair with hop-hop […]

Drivers travelling on Highway 22, south of Richmond, will encounter delays as the road closes between Highway 23 and Stearns County Road 43 this Thursday, August 16th. A signed detour will direct drivers along Stearns County Road 43 and Highway 23. The closure and detour are needed as crews replace pipes beneath the road and […]

Minnesota Senator Al Franken is meeting with officials and residents of the St. Benedict’s Senior Community in St. Cloud, which provides senior independent and assisted-living, as well as health and nursing services to residents. He’s scheduled to visit starting at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday. His staff support says during Franken’s tour of the facility, he will […]

LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (AP) – High corn prices have forced a Little Falls ethanol plant to suspend operations. The Central Minnesota Ethanol Co-op was idled late last month. Most of the plant’s 30 employees are out of work. The St. Cloud Times reports the high price of corn – and a low availability of corn […]

SARTELL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota state fire marshal’s office says an overheated air compressor caused a deadly Memorial Day explosion and fire at a Sartell paper mill. According to a report released Monday, the overheated compressor ignited oil vapors in an air receiving tank at the Verso Paper Corp. mill. The 27-page report says […]

Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is reminding voters that the State Primary Election is being held tomorrow; Tuesday, August 14th. This is the first election since redistricting and those changes directly impact many Minnesota voters. A state primary election serves a different purpose than a general election. For partisan races, a primary election narrows the […]

Placing campaign signs and unauthorized objects in state highway rights of way are banned in Minnesota. Highway rights of way include driving lanes, inside and outside shoulders, ditches and sight corners at intersections. Campaign signs also may not be placed on private property outside of the right of way limits without the landowners consent. Violation […]

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – The battle between Greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities over state funding for parks and trails is heating up again. At stake is about $40 million annually from Minnesota Legacy Amendment funds that are divided among Twin Cities parks, state parks and regional parks in Greater Minnesota. Earlier this year, […]

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office received a driving complaint call on Saturday afternoon after a truck was seen swerving all over the road on I-94 in Oak Township. A Stearns County Deputy was able to locate and stop the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado near Melrose. During the traffic stop, officers found five and a half grams […]

St. Cloud Police were called to a burglary at an apartment building Saturday afternoon. Officers went to the 1400 block of 45th Avenue South around 4:45 p.m. on Saturday for the burglary where they met with the 25-year-old victim who said his apartment was broken into. The police investigation revealed that the suspects made entry […]