A genealogy expert is helping folks trace their family roots in St. Cloud today. A program called “Begin Tracing Your African-American Family History” is being offered at the St. Cloud public library today from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the library’s Bremer Room. It is an adult program presented by family history expert Stephen Bartel, […]

St. Cloud is just hours away from opening its first luxury hotel. On Tuesday, the Radisson in downtown St. Cloud will become the Le St-Germain Suite Hotel. For the past 18 months, crews have been renovating and upgrading the space in anticipation of this change. A new hotel restaurant, called De La Pointe, will also […]

TyRueben Ellingson, a major player in the creation of the blockbuster hit, Avatar, visits the SCSU Campus on Wednesday. With SCSU being his alma mater, Ellingson will present “Art School to Avatar” as well as visit graphic design and creative writing classes. Ellingson was hand-picked for James Cameron’s elite art department to work on the […]

A Holdingford man is in jail after police found marijuana in his car. On Saturday police stopped a car driven by twenty-five year-old Joshua Freese near 54th Avenue North and Rivercrest Drive in St. Cloud for a traffic violation. The officers found that Freese had more than 6 pounds of marijuana in his car. Freese […]

A St. Cloud man is in jail after police say he ran a red light and caused a crash while under the influence of drugs. It happened Sunday morning at the intersection of Veterans Drive and 25th Avenue in St. Cloud. Police say 24-year-old Jonathan Ortizdones was driving north on 25th Avenue and ran a […]

Starting Sunday Metro Bus route “31 Sartell” will hub from the Metro Bus Transit Center in downtown St. Cloud. Metro Bus Executive Director David Tripp says this move is in response to customer needs for more frequency during the day for medical and shopping trips. The changes include direct service between Sartell and the downtown […]

Those in central Minnesota who support the arts are encouraged to attend a reception with state lawmakers at today. Minnesota Citizens for the Arts is hosting the event in order to discuss the importance of continued funding for Minnesota’s billion dollar arts industry. The event will be from 4-6 pm at the Pioneer Place in downtown […]

Husky Productions, SCSU’s live broadcast of men’s hockey games has won the 2011 Broadcast Education Association Best of Festival King Foundation award. It is one of just 15 faculty and student works to receive the award. UTVS sports-themed show, Husky Magazine, won second place in the studio portion of the competition. The winners of the […]

A hungry St. Cloud man was arrested early Friday morning for allegedly breaking into the downtown Pizza Hut and frying up some chicken wings while intoxicated. It happened just before 1:30 am on the 100 block of 7th Avenue South in St. Cloud. Police say it appears 21-year-old Cory Michael Mogen entered the business through the back door […]

St. Cloud State says next Wednesday it will issue more than 100 early separation incentives to campus employees. It’s the next step in the university’s attempt to offset its projected $14 million dollar budget shortfall for fiscal year 2012. The estimated severance included with each Board Early Separation Incentive, or BESI, will vary based on […]