School District 742, the St. Cloud Police Department and the Stearns County Attorney’s Office are announcing the winner of the Anti-Bullying Video contest. Students from seven area schools created a five to seven minute long video about bully awareness and prevention. The top prize was awarded to South Junior High. Talahi Elementary finished second and […]

The Women’s Center is sponsoring an open house event for non-traditional students Tuesday. The open house will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Women’s Center on the campus of St. Cloud State University. The event will feature free mini massages, information on over $40,000 in scholarships for non-traditional female SCSU students and […]

Stearns County wants input from its citizens. The Emergency Management Department is updating its Stearns County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan identifies a community’s disaster vulnerabilities and then proposes ways to reduce or eliminate those threats. This process involves getting input across the county and using that feedback into an all-encompassing study of disaster prevention […]

On Thursday night the St. Cloud Police and Fire Departments along Gold Cross ambulance were called to a business for a reported medical call. At 8:25 p.m. near 5th Avenue South and St. Germain Street West intersection, the Fire Department asked for police assistance because an alleged intoxicated female was uncooperative at the scene. 35-year-old Ashly Ann Madson of St. Cloud refused to leave the business […]

St. Cloud Police were able to catch two suspects who were allegedly breaking into two buildings Thursday morning. At 2:30 a.m. officers were called to a burglary in progress at the 400 block of 6th Avenue South. Descriptions of the suspects were given and officers searched the area. At 3 a.m. officers were called to another […]

A local group is announcing their support for the national Occupy Wall Street movement. Members of the group Pax Christi of Central Minnesota are in full support of the movement that began in Zuccotti Park in New York and has spread across the country and to other parts of the world. The group says they […]

Educators are invited to attend a working institute on a K-12 and Higher Education Collaborations for Student Success.   The goal of the conference is to have educators come together to share ideas and strategies to promote college readiness and success for underrepresented students. Participants will include faculty and administrators from Minnesota State Colleges and […]

A St. Cloud man is in jail after allegedly cutting locks off of storage lockers and attempting to take items inside. Benton County Sheriff Officers were called to a burglary in progress at 780 Mayhew Lake Road Northeast in Sauk Rapids Township around 2 a.m. Wednesday. The caller told deputies they saw a man cutting […]

St. Cloud Police are searching for a suspect who broke into a business Tuesday evening. At 9:11 a.m. on Wednesday, officers went to the 2800 block of 2nd Street South. Police say that sometime during Tuesday evening, an unknown suspect forcibly entered the business through the front door and stole cash and other property from inside. […]

Award winning author Sherman Alexie will be speaking at St. Cloud State University. The event is sponsored by The American Indian Center and will take place at 7 p.m. on Feb. 22 in Ritchie Auditorium. A book signing will follow the event. Alexie’s book "The Absolute Diary of a Part-time Indian" won the National book […]