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Nov 5, 2010

Archived: Four Car Crash Ends With Van on its Side

A van ended up on its side Thursday morning after a multi-car accident. Shortly before 9:30, 64-year-old Douglas Hanson was driving his Chevy Venture van along 6th Avenue North when he struck a parked car, causing a chain reaction ultimately damaging three cars and causing the van to roll. Hanson was taken to the St. […]

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Nov 5, 2010

Archived: 7 SCSU Students Escape Morning House Fire

Seven SCSU students got an early and frightening wakeup call Friday morning. Four area fire departments responded to a large house fire at 417 8th Avenue South, in the St. Cloud State campus neighborhood. St. Cloud Fire Chief Bill Mund says the fire started at about a quarter to seven. Four residents and three guests were […]

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Nov 4, 2010

Archived: Highway Truck Rear-Ended by Pickup Wednesday Morning

A Stearns County highway truck was hit Wednesday morning. A pickup, driven by twenty-nine year old Michael Gustafson, of Buffalo, was heading East on County Road 75 when he rear ended a truck that was parked in the right lane to block off traffic for some road work being done in the ditch. The truck […]

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Nov 4, 2010

Archived: Clark: “Tidal Wave too Much to Overcome”

Less than 24 hours after being defeated by incumbent republican Michele Bachmann, the democratic candidate for Minnesota’s 6th district thanked her supporters for being a part of an amazing campaign. In what was by far the most expensive congressional race in our nation’s history, Michele Bachmann defeated Tarryl Clark by 52% 40% of the vote. […]

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Nov 2, 2010

Archived: “Very Good” Voter Turnout Expected at SCSU

Workers at the SCSU polling station say they’re expecting a “very good” turnout for today’s midterm election. The Chief Election Judge at the Atwood precinct says peak voting times are between classes. Students at least 18 years old who live on campus can vote in Glacier Room South simply by showing a St. Cloud State […]

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Nov 2, 2010

Archived: Person in Wheelchair Hit by Car

A person in a wheelchair is hurt after getting hit by a car Monday in St. Cloud. It happened just before noon near the St. Cloud Hospital, at the intersection of 15th Street North and 11th Avenue North. Police say 19-year-old Ashley Marie Gutknecht of St. Cloud failed to yield to the person in the […]

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Nov 2, 2010

Archived: October Weather Couldn’t Make Up its Mind

With weather that went from mild conditions to what seemed like a five day land hurricane, October weather was all over the map. The scattered weather of the month of October has been summarized by St. Cloud State University’s Meteorology Professor Bob Weisman. A look back at the month details a warmer than normal October […]

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Nov 1, 2010

Archived: Candidates, Supporters Give Last Minute Push

Democrats, Republicans, and Independents are giving a last minute central Minnesota surge, rallying supporters before the election. Monday morning, three buses filled with Tom Horner fans stopped at St. Cloud State’s Atwood Memorial Center to build enthusiasm for the Independence Party candidate in the state gubernatorial race. The St. Cloud State College Democrats are sponsoring […]

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Nov 1, 2010

Archived: St. Cloud Man Arrested for Allegedly Choking Girlfriend

A 37-year-old St. Cloud man is in jail after allegedly choking his girlfriend. It happened just after 2:00 Monday morning at a home near Lake George, on the 1100 block of 7th Street Southeast in St. Cloud. Police say Dion Terrell Ford assaulted and choked his 33-year-old girlfriend, who denied medical attention for her minor […]

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Nov 1, 2010

Archived: Police: Victim Assaulted and Robbed, Suspects at Large

Police are looking for five men they say assaulted and robbed a man early Sunday morning in downtown St. Cloud. It happened just after 2:00 am on the 200 block of 6th Avenue South. Police say a 22-year-old man was walking home from the downtown bars when he was approached by five men who allegedly […]

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