The temperature reached 100 degrees at 3:00 p.m. in St. Cloud on Tuesday, June 7th. These high heats have not been met in almost five years. Luckily the intense winds with gusts over 40 MPH helped to keep bodies cool. Even after the sun goes down, temperatures will remain in the upper 90’s to low 100’s […]

A patient in a medical transport van has died after the van crashed with another vehicle. Friday night’s crash sent several others to the hospital. The crash happened Friday, June 3 on Wright County Road 75 near Grover Avenue Northwest in Clearwater Township. Wright County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Halonen says a vehicle made a U-turn […]

For the second time this year, a member of Stefan’s Dream—a longtime team of the annual “Trivia Weekend” contest of KVSC 88.1FM—is appearing on the famous TV show, “Jeopardy!” Sam Meyer of St. Joseph, Minn. has participated on Stefan’s Dream since his days at Apollo High School in St. Cloud, Minn. and has even played […]

Officers of the St. Cloud Police Department responded to a call on the 400 block of Eighth Street South in St. Cloud Saturday night. Upon arrival, three victims claimed a vehicle with three suspects drove past them with one suspect who leaned out of the vehicle and attempted to strike all three with a metal […]

Feel like casting a line without a fishing license? The annual Take-A-Kid Fishing Weekend runs from Friday, June 10th through Sunday, June 12th. During these days Minnesotans can fish without a license as long as they have a child under the age of 15 with them. This annual weekend is meant to keep adults and children interested […]

Motorists will encounter county road closures and intermittent lane closures on Highway 25 east of Monticello for construction. The project includes widening intersections, installing dual left turn lanes at the Sherburne County Road 11 and 14 intersection and installing a single left turn lane at Sherburne County 17th and 200th Street. Sherburne County Road 17 […]

The Dean of Learning Resources and Technology Services at St. Cloud State University, Dr. Kristi Tornquist is leaving for a new position.  President Potter made that announcement to the faculty and staff in a recent email announcement.  Starting July 22, Tornquist will be the new Chief University Librarian for South Dakota State University in Brookings. […]

Attention Sauk Ness Monster, you just may be spotted this weekend! The Friends of Sauk River Annual Cleanup and Sauk Ness Monster Hunt are being held this Saturday, June 4th from 10:00 a.m. until noon. The event begins at River’s Edge Park located between 10th Ave North and 3rd Street North in Waite Park, just north […]

The 100-year-old wooden Liberty Derrick will be in operation on Sunday, June 12 at the Quarry Park and Nature Reserve. The public can view demonstrations at 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. and is part of Waite Park’s weekend city festival. Derricks were used to lift giant blocks of granite from the bottom of quarry […]

The Chelan County sheriff’s office in Washington state says the search is continuing Thursday for a 21-year-old man overdue on a snowshoe hike near Stevens Pass in Washington’s North Cascades. Ezra Thompson of Paynesville, Minnesota, left the Nason Creek trailhead on May 25 and was expected Tuesday at Holden Village where he had a summer […]