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Feb 24, 2011

Archived: Rap Concert Featuring Popular Group Atmosphere Tonight In Atwood

About 12-hundred eager hip hop fans will funnel into SCSU tonight to see popular rap group Atmosphere perform. The concert will feature artists from the Minnesota recording company Rhymesayers. The concert is part of their 5 day “Welcome to Minnesota Tour”, which will also have shows in Mankato, Bemidji, Rochester and Duluth. There will be […]

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Feb 24, 2011

Archived: St. Cloud Hospital offers Scholarship

The St. Cloud Hospital is offering a “Nursing Alumni Scholarship.” This Scholarship is being offered to graduates, or family members of graduates, of the St. Cloud Hospital School of Nursing who are getting a degree in the nursing field. The deadline for application is May 13th.  For more information click here.

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Feb 24, 2011

Archived: Milk Truck Crashes Into School Bus

No one was hurt after a crash involving a school bus and a milk truck Wednesday morning in Farming Township. The bus held seven children and the driver, 53-year-old Sally Jaeger of Richmond. The bus was stopped in front of a house to pick up a student when it was hit by the milk truck being […]

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Feb 24, 2011

Archived: Funeral Set for Mom, 2 Kids Killed in Little Falls Crash

A funeral is set for a woman and her two young daughters killed in a crash during a winter storm in central Minnesota. 31-year-old Melissa Lorenz and her daughters – 10-year-old Angela and 7-year-old Desiree – died Monday night on Highway 27 just west of Little Falls. Services will be next Monday at 10 a.m. […]

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Feb 24, 2011

Archived: Funding for SCSU’s National Hockey Center Raises Concerns

The plan to renovate St. Cloud State’s National Hockey Center has reached an obstacle. SCSU President Earl Potter says the Minnesota Attorney General introduced concerns the IRS may have about managing the project’s budget. Potter says legal experts are deciding whether there is too much private use in the project, considering it’s for a public […]

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Feb 23, 2011

Archived: Attempted Robbery Reported

St. Cloud Police went to 5th Avenue South to respond to an attempted robbery. When officers arrived on the scene they found two victims, an 18-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man, both from St. Cloud. Their investigation revealed the suspects asked the man for his wallet and was punched in the face. The suspects were […]

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Feb 23, 2011

Archived: Community Priorites Meeting Set For This Friday

Minnesota organizations and institutions continue to work their own key priorities as they are identified. On a recent trip to Dubuque, Iowa, 42 community leaders from the St. Cloud area witnessed how the dynamic and growing community aligned its priorities to achieve a common set of outcomes. A number of community and institutional leaders are […]

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Feb 23, 2011

Archived: Bloomington Man Dead after I-94 Crash in St. Cloud

A Bloomington man is dead after crashing his pickup truck on interstate 94 in St. Cloud Monday afternoon. It happened in the eastbound lanes near the Highway 15 exit. The state patrol says the driver; 62-year-old John Kalas lost control, spun out and collided with the Highway 15 bridge wall. That’s when, officials say, a […]

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Feb 23, 2011

Archived: A Man Is Seen With A Gun At Lincoln Elementary

St. Cloud officers were sent to Lincoln Elementary Tuesday afternoon for a report of a man with a gun. A person in the school noticed the gun and reported it to school officials. Police were called and the school went into lockdown while the situation was investigated. Police say that the man was there to […]

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Feb 22, 2011

Archived: “2000 Years of Astronomical Ideas and Discoveries

A respected faculty member is returning to SCSU from his retirement to give a presentation entitled “2000 Years of Astronomical Ideas and Discoveries”. David Williams has been an astronomy educator for more than forty years and recently retired as the planetarium director and faculty member in the Physics, Astronomy, and Engineering Science Department. A variety […]

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