Five dams in northern Minnesota are to be inspected by the Corps of Engineers from July 20th through the 28th. Dams to be inspected are near the towns of Federal Dam, Red Lake, Grand Rapids, Deer River and McGregor. The routine inspections are conducted once every five years to check on the structural integrity of […]

Beginning Thursday, and continuing through Monday, July 18, the eastbound left-turn lane on State Highway 75 and Division Street in front of Crossroads Mall will be closed for street and utility work. Also closed is the westbound left lane at the same intersection.

St. Cloud Police officers responded to a residential burglary call on the 1400 block of 9th Avenue South just before 9 a.m. Tuesday. According to the police report, officers found a window at the rear of the house appeared to have been broken and noticed the screen was on the floor of the porch. After […]

St. Cloud Police officers responded Tuesday night to a burglary call on the 700 block of 18th Avenue South. According to the report, an unknown person entered an open garage between 7 and 8:20 p.m. and stole a red mountain bike valued at $300. As a precaution, the St. Cloud Police Department reminds citizens to […]

A two hour seminar will begin at 10 a.m. to discuss gay inclusion and marriage equality for clergy and spiritual leaders on Thursday, July 14 at the St Cloud Public Library. The seminar will prepare religious leaders to take on the controversial topic with a calm manner. Executive Director of Winning Marriage Equality, Denny Smith, […]

As summer finally gets the ball rolling, plants begin to bear fruit. With all living things comes disease and with tomato season just around the corner it’s good to beware of tell-tale signs. ‘Early Blight’ and ‘Septoria Leaf Spot’ are two common tomato diseases. Early Blight infects the leaves, stems and fruit and is seen […]

A St. Cloud man was arrested shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday after allegedly punching a man in the face on Fifth Avenue South in downtown St. Cloud. According to the police report, 22-year-old Calvin Philip Anderson Larson of St. Cloud punched a 22-year-old St. Paul man in the face after a verbal argument. The victim […]

The Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging Inc. created a temporary service line do to the state’s shutdown of the Senior LinkAge Line. The Aging Services Information Line will help older adults and caregivers get information on in-home services, meals, transportation, chore help, respite, caregiver consultation, housing options, Medicare and related issues. The Information Line is […]

A new report reviews the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of States’ actions on the Great Lakes Compact. The National Wildlife Federation released this report examining the current status of the Great Lakes Compact. The Compact is an agreement between the Great Lakes States and Canadian Provinces to protect the waters of the Great […]

A new federal program is now available to pay mortgages of qualifying Minnesota homeowners. The federal program, which began Tuesday, allows Minnesotans the opportunity to apply for the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP) and stands to help homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure because of economic or medical hardship and will offer up to […]