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Jun 20, 2011

Archived: Officers Respond to Domestic Threats Left by Voice Mail

A man was taken to jail late Friday night after officers responded to a call from a 35-year-old woman of St. Cloud who says she received threatening voice mails from her estranged husband, 38-year-old John Ryan Foss of Waite Park. In the voice mails, Foss allegedly threatened to kill his estranged wife and new boyfriend. […]

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Jun 20, 2011

Archived: Level 3 Sex Offender Moves Back to St. Cloud

The St. Cloud Police Department is informing citizens that Douglas James Felix, a level 3 predatory offender, has moved back to St. Cloud.   The 39-year-old moved back to the 1300 block of Maine Prairie Road in St. Cloud and is not under supervision and his sentence expired in 2008. A community notification meeting is […]

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Jun 16, 2011

Archived: Vending Machines Vandalized, Cash Stolen Along I-94 in Avon

Three suspects were arrested early Thursday morning for allegedly vandalizing vending machines along I-94 in Avon and stealing an unknown amount of cash. The suspects, Stanley Smith, Fraklin Mosley and Izzy Graham, were arrested and booked into the Stearns County Jail on suspicion of criminal damage to property, theft and possession of burglary tools. The […]

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Jun 16, 2011

Archived: St. Cloud Man Allegedly Spits in Officer’s Face

St. Cloud Police arrested 43-year-old James Trenton Powell of Waite Park Wednesday evening after he misused 911 and spit directly in an officer’s face.  Officers were called to 4th Street North and 9th Avenue North for a complaint of intoxicated males and made contact with Powell. While officers were speaking with him he took out […]

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Jun 16, 2011

Archived: Little Falls Road Closure

Railroad track repairs will create a road closure in Little Falls starting at 6:00 a.m. on Monday, June 20th. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks crossing Highway 27 will be under construction until 6:00 p.m. Friday, June 24th, weather permitting. Temporary four-way stop signs will be installed along the detour. MnDot advises drivers to never enter […]

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Jun 15, 2011

Archived: Bicyclist Struck by Vehicle in St. Cloud

At about 3:30 Tuesday afternoon, a 53-year-old St. Cloud resident was struck by a motor vehicle while crossing an intersection on a bicycle. The bicyclist was crossing 27th Avenue at 12th Street North in St. Cloud and was struck by a motor vehicle driven by 40-year-old Kathryn Myers of St. Cloud, who was making a […]

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Jun 15, 2011

Archived: UPDATE: Bachmann Will Focus on Presidential Bid, For Now

6th District CongresswomanMichele Bachmann says she won’t be actively running for re-election while she’s seeking the GOP nomination for president, but the 2012 political calendar makes it easy for her to change her mind. On Monday night, Bachmann announced she was running for president had her campaign said she was no longer actively seeking re-election […]

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Jun 15, 2011

Archived: Public Health Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at the Zimmerman High School for a public health exercise conducted by the Public Health Division of Stearns County Human Services. Adults are needed from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM to test plans of distributing medication in the event of a large scale disease outbreak. In this […]

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Jun 15, 2011

Archived: Sauk Rapids Teen is Truck Driving Champion

19 year old Paul Butkowski from Sauk Rapids is crowned Minnesota Grand Champion for truck driving. The competition took place over the weekend of June eleventh through the twelfth and Butkowski had the top score for the “Three Axle” division, one of nine divisions throughout the contest. The three elements for the contest include a […]

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Jun 15, 2011

Archived: St. Cloud Area Construction Updates

As summer rolls on, construction in St. Cloud continues bringing lane closures and detours. For Wednesday (today), the eastbound left-turn lane on Highway 75 and Division Street into the Crossroads Mall is closed for street and utility work. Also in St. Cloud, utility construction will bring closures near 8th Street North and Veterans Drive beginning […]

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