The Stearns County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously against a moratorium on large wind energy systems on Monday. Commissioners instead voted to appoint a committee to re-evaluate Stearns County’s regulations regarding wind farms. The committee will be appointed at the next board meeting, scheduled for June 15th. Concerns brought before the board were: turbine noise, shadow flicker, […]

The Stearns History Museum will be hosting a Pan Barbecue fundraiser on Saturday from 11 am until 3 pm. The event will feature a pig roast, beer garden, children’s games and music from Max and the Good Ol’ Boys.  In addition, the event will feature a display of antique cars from the St. Cloud Antique Auto […]

St. John’s Abbey is apologizing for what it says were errors in a public statement about the work history and whereabouts of an abbey monk accused of sexual abuse. The Collegeville-based abbey apologized in a letter Tuesday in the St. Cloud Times. The newspaper had uncovered inconsistencies between the statement and other abbey publications concerning […]

The city of St. Cloud is announcing another benchmark in the final phase of the Munsinger Clemens Gardens. On Monday, June 14th, a cast iron dome will be installed to complete the Gazebo for the Garden’s Historical Area. The Gazebo will be the site for bronze life-size statues of Virginia and William Clemens, who donated […]

A major project for the viability of downtown St. Cloud has received a shot in the arm. In a unanimous vote Monday night, the St. Cloud City Council gave the go-ahead to expand the St. Cloud Civic Center. Construction costs for the $22 million dollar project will be paid off through food and beverage taxes […]

The public is invited to an open house meeting Wednesday to learn about proposed changes to the Sartell route. The meetings will take place at 12:30 pm and 5:30 pm at Sartell City Hall, with each expected to last one hour. Metro riders who cannot conveniently ride the Sartell route to the meeting will be provided […]

Before heading out on the ATV this summer, it’s important to understand laws that restrict ATV use in certain areas. The Minnesota Department of Transportation would like to remind all terrain vehicle operators that it is illegal to ride them within state or county highway ditches in the Minnesota Agriculture Zone until August 1st. This law […]

A dark vehicle was seen hitting a pedestrian, then fleeing the scene. Police are on the lookout for a dark colored Dodge Neon or Dodge Stratus with front passenger side damage. Witnesses say the car hit a 22-year-old man from St. Cloud as he was walking westbound on 4th Street south, early Sunday morning around […]

A St. Cloud man is hurt after getting hit by a moving trailer outside a St. Cloud restaurant Sunday night. It happened just after 5:00 outside the Lincoln Depot on St. Cloud’s east side. A 40-year-old man from Cold Spring was driving by the restaurant pulling a trailer behind his vehicle. At the same time, […]

People from the central Minnesota community have a chance to bike alongside St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis and hundreds more in an organized bike ride. To kick off Bike or Walk to Work Week, the St. Cloud Area Planning Organization is hosting the Mayors’ Bicycle Ride Saturday. The five mile bike ride begins at 9:00 am […]