Folks in central Minnesota can give a gift to make a local child’s holiday season brighter. From now through December 3rd, SCSU Volunteer Connection is facilitating the Make a Child Smile Gift Drive, with the goal of collecting 350 gifts. People interested in participating can drop off new unwrapped gifts for children between three and […]

The campus is celebrating the connections made between St. Cloud State University and the community Thursday with an event called “Showcasing Student and Community Collaboration.”   A group of campus organizations and faculty are recognizing collaboration that occurs in academic courses, student organizations, internship programs, and department or University-level student-led initiatives.  Students and their partners […]

The St. Cloud Salvation Army will hold it’s annual Red Kettle Kickoff tomorrow from 5:15-6:00 pm at the Wal-Mart on Highway 15 North.   The festivities will begin with appearances by Santa Claus, St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis, and Major Manuel Madrid of the St. Cloud Salvation Army.  State Representative Larry Haws, also known as […]

 St. Cloud State students, faculty and staff can get a flu shot Wednesday and Thursday on campus for a cost of $27. The shots will be offered from 11 am until 2 pm Wednesday in the Alumni Room at Atwood Memorial Center, and from 11 am until 2 pm Thursday at the Campus Rec Center’s […]

St. Cloud State is deeply mourning the loss of a well-liked university leader. Todd DeVriese, dean of SCSU’s College of Fine Arts and Humanities, has passed away while on a US Department of Education-sponsored trip to India. SCSU President Dr. Earl H. Potter III says DeVriese was an impassioned leader who made a significant impact during […]

A 14-year-old Melrose boy is injured after being shot accidently by his dad while hunting. It happened Saturday afternoon on land just southeast of Sauk Centre. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says the boy was walking with a friend without weapons through heavy brush while three men in their party were hunting nearby. The sheriff’s […]

Police in St. Cloud are reminding residents to lock their doors after an armed, intoxicated intruder entered two homes over the weekend. A man visiting a friend called police at around 3:00 am Sunday after finding an intoxicated man armed with two knives in the kitchen. The intruder got away before police arrived. On Sunday afternoon, police […]

Police are planning to charge a fifteen year old juvenile boy with assault after allegedly attacking staff at the St. Cloud Children’s Home. Police say the boy attacked Children’s Home staff with a long pole and a fire extinguisher before fleeing toward the Beaver Island Trail. While looking for the boy, police say they found […]

A barn in Eden Lake Township is being described by Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner as a "total loss" after a fire early this morning. According to Sheriff Sanner, the fire was started by a pasturizer that was not working properly.  All of the livestock was removed from the barn without injury, but the structure […]

 A 13-year-old boy is credited with helping St. Cloud Police nab an alleged drunk driver Friday night.  Kyle Allan Baxter-Jensen, a 28-year-old St. Cloud resident, was taken to Stearns County Jail on charges of first degree DWI based on a prior conviction for criminal vehicular operation.  A 13-year-old boy had called to report Baxter-Jensen’s black SUV […]