Category: Area News
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 […]
Archived: Radio Systems Stolen Out of Empty School Buses
Approximately 25 Panasonic AM/FM/CD radio systems were stolen out of school buses not being used, sometime in the last week. The report came from the 3800 block of Roosevelt Road Monday around 9 a.m. St. Cloud Police are still looking for a suspect but believe whoever committed the crime was very careful in disconnecting the […]
Archived: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central MN Recieves $300,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Central Minnesota based in St. Cloud recently received a check for $300,000 from The Federated Insurance Foundation. The funds came from a two day event held this past summer, established by the Federated Insurance Foundation called Federated Challenge for Kids of Minnesota. Since 2005, BBBS of Central Minnesota has […]
Archived: Bike Stolen From Bike Rack
St. Cloud Police went to the 2900 block of Maine Prairie Road to respond to a call about a stolen bike. Police say the victim, a 40-year-old St. Cloud woman locked her bike into a bike rack outside. The lock was cut and the bike was stolen sometime between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Monday. The […]
Archived: Walk the Runway At St. Cloud Airport
Interested in getting to know the inner workings of an active airport? Well here’s your chance to do just that. The St. Cloud student chapter of American Association of Airport Executives is having its annual Foreign Object Debris walk at the St. Cloud Airport this Saturday. Participants will span the entire St. Cloud Airport runway for […]
Archived: Town Hall Meeting Set For Thursday
St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis will be holding his next town hall meeting this week. The meeting will be held at Libby’s Lounge Liberty Savings Bank, Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Community members are encouraged to come to discuss city issues and concerns.
Archived: Government & Nonprofit Career Fair
The Minnesota Colleges and Universities Career Service Association is sponsoring a free job fair for students graduating with a four-year degree. The Government & Nonprofit Career Fair allows candidates to pursue professional opportunities and internships in all levels of government and nonprofit agencies. The fair will take place Friday from 10 to 3 p.m. at […]
Archived: Shotgun Fired After Argument
A man was arrested Friday evening after an argument between roommates resulted in one man firing a shotgun. St. Cloud Police were called to the 600 block of 8th Street South in response to an assault complaint at approximately 7:30 p.m. A police investigation says 20-year-old Nicholas Arlen Folk of St. Cloud had gotten into […]
Archived: Sauk Rapids Motorcycle Crash Sends Two to Hospital
A Friday crash in Sauk Rapids resulted in two people being sent to the hospital. The crash happened at Summit Avenue North and Summit Court. The motorcycle with 18-year-old Andrew Zwack of Rice and a 17-year-old was headed southbound when it lost control and struck the side of a northbound vehicle driven by Gary Thomas […]