SCSU will host the MATHCOUNTS competition Tuesday and will draw in more than 100 talented middle school students. It will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Atwood’s Voyageurs room. MATHCOUNTS is a math competition for middle school students. The event is being coordinated by the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers and local […]

The time for Mayor Kleis’ next town hall meeting is fast approaching. St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis will hold the meeting at Panera Bread on 2801 Division Street, St. Cloud at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The public is encouraged to attend the town hall meeting to discuss city issues and concerns.

St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis is announcing that he plans to reinstate a student advisory board. The students on the board will take on an advisory role to the mayor on city issues that affect the student population. Mayor Kleis says the board will provide a much needed student perspective in a college-heavy community. “I […]

The Stearns County Sherriff’s Office is investigating a bomb threat called in to the county offices in downtown St. Cloud. It happened at about 2:45 Thursday afternoon. Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner says the caller was brief and said a "bomb had been placed at or near one of the county offices." A bomb response team […]

2011 was the snowiest January St. Cloud has seen in 12 years. The statistics from the St. Cloud Reformatory says there was 15 inches of snow in January, 5 inches more than the normal amount. January’s total snowfall ranks as the 18th highest snowfall in St. Cloud and the most since 1999. Like December, January […]

The Icebox Classic Speech and Debate Tournament is coming soon to the SCSU campus. The tournament will go from Friday at 8:00 a.m. to Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in the second floor landing of Stewart Hall. The tournament will be hosted by the Minnesota Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Delta Forensics along with the St. […]

A regional recruiter for the Peace Corps will be visiting SCSU on Friday for an informational meeting. Those attending will hear from a returned volunteer about the benefits of service, how to apply, and what it’s like to serve overseas. The Peace Corps is looking for leaders from all majors. The meeting will be held […]

Traffic safety officials are concerned about drunk driving over Super Bowl weekend. During Super Bowl weekends 2007 through 2009 there were more than 1800 car crashes in Minnesota, which resulted in five deaths and 28 injuries. Of the five deaths that occurred, two were alcohol related. Sgt. Curt Mowers, of the Minnesota State Patrol says […]

Two people are dead and two others were taken to St Cloud Hospital with various injuries after a two-car accident in Maywood Township yesterday. According to Benton County Sheriff Brad Bennett, Brian Miller, 19, of Pierz, was driving a car southbound on County Road Seven when he failed to stop at a stop sign around 3:30 […]

A shed is destroyed and several barns are damaged after a fire at the Paul Fielder pig farms in Ashley Township in rural Stearns County. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says the fire was caused by an explosion on the farms. Sauk Centre, Melrose and Villard Fire Departments, along with the Sauk Centre Ambulance and […]