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Oct 5, 2011

Archived: St. Cloud Man In Custody For Alleged Assault And Burglary

St. Cloud Police went to a home in the 800 block of 4th Street South for a burglary in progress Monday around 8 p.m. A police investigation found that 22-year-old William Brim of St. Cloud had entered the home through an unlocked door and demanded money from the homeowners. Brim, who was unknown to the […]

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Oct 5, 2011

Archived: Man Assaulted with Golf Club

A man was arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly striking his roommate multiple times with a golf club. When officers arrived they found the 35-year-old victim with minor injuries to the neck and back.The victim refused treatment on the scene. 49-year-old Robert James Shane was found in the yard of the property and placed under arrest […]

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Oct 4, 2011

Archived: Suspect Found In The Shooting Death Of Little Falls Man

Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a Little Falls man whose body was found inside his burning home. Little Falls Police Chief Greg Schirmers says investigators from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Hutchinson Police Department arrested the 36-year-old suspect without incident Monday night at his home in Hutchinson. Local […]

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Oct 4, 2011

Archived: Stearns County Property Taxes Due

A reminder to residence of Stearns County that the deadline for property tax payment is October 17th. Payment options include paying online, through mail or in person at the Stearns County Service Center in Waite Park. Residents also have a choice of setting up ACH payment plans to spread the payments out over a quarterly or 10 month […]

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Oct 4, 2011

Archived: University Drive Roundabout Completion

St. Cloud drivers may need to find an alternative route beginning Wednesday. The City Engineer’s Office is announcing that University Drive from Kilian Boulevard to 9th Avenue South will be closed due to paving of the new roundabout Wednesday through Thursday. Pedestrians and bikers will be able to use the University Bridge sidewalks to cross […]

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Oct 4, 2011

Archived: Stearns County Flooding Repairs May Require Permit

Stearns County would like to remind lakeside property owners that they may need to get a permit in order to do repairs on shorelines and property that received damage from significant rain fall. This past summer’s heavy rainfall caused shorelines to rise considerably above their normal levels for the first time in many years. Fix-ups […]

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Oct 4, 2011

Archived: Layoffs Announced At Sartell Paper Mill

Some employees at Verso Paper have until Tuesday to decide whether to accept a retirement package or be laid off by the end of the year. Verso Paper said last month it planned to lay off 300 employees and permanently shut down three of its paper machines at mills in Maine and Minnesota. The company […]

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Oct 3, 2011

Archived: Waite Park Police Seeking Decision on Confiscated Guns

The City Council in Waite Park will consider whether to sell or destroy guns confiscated by police. There’s no state law on the issue, so it’s up to individual cities to decide what to do with the weapons. Waite Park Police Chief Dave Bentrud is asking for direction from the council because they’ve collected about […]

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Oct 3, 2011

Archived: Counterfeit Currency Arrest

On Sunday around 11:30 p.m. an officer of the St. Cloud Police Department received a call in his squad car from an unknown caller attempting to purchase one pound of marijuana. A police investigation found the suspect had called the wrong number. After several calls from the suspect the officer arranged a meeting in the […]

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Oct 3, 2011

Archived: Community Conversation for St. Cloud Area Residents

St. Cloud residents have a unique opportunity to share ideas about what they think the city should look like in the future by attending a community conversation. The St. Cloud area cities have been selected by the League of Minnesota Cities as one of several regions in the state to host a series of “Cities, […]

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