Category: Area News
Archived: Local Occupy Movement Meeting Planned
The Occupy movement is making its way to St. Cloud, and MoveOn.org is hosting a meeting for residents to help make it happen. An organizational meeting will be held Wednesday evening at Caribou Coffee on West Division Street. The meeting will be used to plan events for the Move On "Make Wall Street Pay" Day of […]
Archived: Sexual Assault Reported at The Health Center
St. Cloud Police went to the Central Minnesota Health Center to respond to a sexual assault call early Sunday morning. While at the center officers met with the victim, a 19-year-old St. Cloud woman. She told Police that she was touched inappropriately by 36-year-old Shanon DeLayne Dudley of St. Cloud. A Police investigation found that the two […]
Archived: Two Arrested After Domestic Assault
Stearns County Deputies and officers from the Waite Park and St. Cloud Police departments along with Minnesota State Troopers responded to an assault in progress early Saturday morning. The call came from the Bel Clare Estates mobile home park on Joymar Drive. Upon arrival officers determined that 34-year-old Israel Ricardo Ramirez had allegedly assaulted a […]
Archived: Assault Reported After Football Game
St. Cloud Police went to South Jr. High late Friday night to respond to an assault call that happened after a football game between friends. Police say a 19-year-old St. Cloud man was assaulted by a 16 and 17-year-old, both from St. Cloud. The victim was taken to the St. Cloud Hospital where he received […]
Archived: AMBER Alert Donation in Honor of Jacob Wetterling
A group of motorcycle enthusiasts is marking the anniversary of Jacob Wetterling’s abduction with an $18,000 donation to Minnesota’s AMBER Alert program. The group presented a check to Jacob’s mother, Patty Wetterling, and to officials with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The group of bikers has been raising money for AMBER Alert since 2003, and […]
Archived: Pipeline and Road Work on Highway 23/25 Near Foley & I-94 Near Melrose
Road and utility work scheduled on several highways around Central Minnesota may affect your travel plans this week. The Koch Pipeline Company is repairing pipeline near Highway 25, just south of Highway 23 and 25 Intersection and Norman Avenue in Foley. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says they’re conducting repairs to the crude oil pipeline […]
Archived: Lights On For Jacob Wetterling
The Jacob Wetterling Resource Center is asking families to leave a porch light on Saturday night in honor of Jacob Wetterling who was abducted 22 years ago. The act is a way families can show support for Jacob and all missing children. Wetterling was abducted October 22, 1989 in St. Joseph, Minnesota. The case remains open […]
Archived: Medication Drop Box Services Added in Stearns County
The Stearns County Medication Drop Box program has been such a success that the county has decided to offer more locations to drop off old, unneeded prescription medications. The Sheriff’s department is reporting that 875 pounds have already been dropped off in the first six months of the program. A drop box was installed in […]
Archived: End of Investigation Nears For St. Cloud Schools
The superintendent of the St. Cloud schools says his district is close to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Education that would end an investigation into the alleged harassment of Muslim students. Superintendent Bruce Watkins tells the St. Cloud Times the agreement could be finalized any day now. He says if it’s ready, it […]
Archived: Woman Injured In Car Accident
St. Cloud Police were called to a car accident at 8th Street North and 37th Avenue North just before 8 a.m. Wednesday. A police investigation found that a vehicle driven by 48-year-old Carol Virginia Winkelman of St. Cloud had stopped in traffic before being rear-ended by another vehicle driven by 43-year-old Charles Forstner Reichensperger of […]