MN/Dot has announced a traffic switch in central Minnesota.  Beginning at 12:00 a.m. Saturday morning October 30, motorists driving westbound on Highway 10 from Clear Lake to 15th Avenue in St. Cloud will encounter a traffic switch to the newly constructed westbound concrete roadway.  This traffic switch will allow crews to begin work on the […]

After nearly five months of searching, authorities arrested a St. Joseph woman for an alleged assault that took place in mid-June. 32-year-old Karra Lynn Andrews of St. Joseph was arrested by US Marshals in Texas earlier this week. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says after the alleged assault this summer, Andrews left the state with […]

A member of the Stearns County Board of Commissioners has been appointed to a prestigious state board. This week, Governor Tim Pawlenty appointed Leigh Lenzmeier to the Public Employees Retirement Association Board of Trustees.The state board manages the fund that provides retirement, survivor and disability benefits for public employees of county and local government. Lenzmeir, […]

For the first time ever, weekday Northstar riders can travel between St. Cloud and Minneapolis in the middle of the day. The Northstar Commuter Rail’s “Fabulous Friday” service begins on Friday, October 29th and is in response to requests from commuters who get off work early on Fridays. The Friday midday link will make a round […]

Folks wondering if they might be eligible for home courtesy of Habitat for Humanity can learn more about the application process at two upcoming public meetings. At the meetings, Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity will let potential homeowners know the three criteria for home ownership, answer questions from the audience, and help people fill out […]

Central Minnesotans are still dealing with power outages due to the storm.  KVSC news talked with Xcel Energy Wednesday morning.  At one point Tuesday night 9,000 customers from Monticello through the St. Cloud area were without power. Xcel spokeswoman Mary Sandok says 2,600 customers are still without power Wednesday.  Sandok says the high winds are […]

The Stearns County hotline opened this morning for people who are without power and have no place to stay.  With temperatures today only expected to reach 36 degrees, and tonight dropping to 24 degrees, it could get cold overnight tonight without heat.  Stearns County is teaming up with the American Red Cross to find shelter […]

SCSU has completed it’s annual fall statewide survey and is now releasing the results. The survey was sent to 628 random Minnesotans, using random dialers to reach land-lines and cell phones between October 10th and October 21st.  The survey found that more than one-half of respondents, 56%, think the state is on the wrong track. This is […]

A 37 year old St. Cloud property owner was mistaken for a burglar while checking on the rental house he owns. The incident took place just after midnight on Sunday on the 300 block of 3rd Avenue South in St. Cloud.  The victim was approached by two men, who believed that the victim was trying […]

“Safe and successful” is what St. Cloud Police are calling the St. Cloud State Homecoming weekend. Over the weekend, police issued 255 citations to 204 people. That’s 31 more citations than last year’s homecoming total. This year’s violations included 116 underage drinking violations, 36 open containers, eight disorderly conducts, eight public urination violations, three DWI’s, […]