Category: Area News
Archived: Police Looking for Possible Assault Suspect
A 24-year-old St. Cloud woman was taken to St. Cloud Hospital after an alleged domestic assault Wednesday night. Officers dispatched to the 500 block of 9th Avenue north found the woman had been assaulted and stabbed multiple times. The victim remains in Saint Cloud Hospital for substantial injuries sustained. St. Cloud Police are attempting to […]
Archived: UPDATE: Boy Dies After Fall from Parking Ramp
The 14-year-old boy who died Tuesday after falling off the parking ramp at the St. Cloud Hospital has been identified as St. Cloud Apollo student Steven Duncan Skaja. 5:00 P-M Tuesday, 14-year-old Steven Duncan-Skaja and his stepfather arrive at the hospital to visit a family member in the emergency room. What happened next is still unclear. […]
Archived: Boy Dies After Fall from Hospital Parking Ramp
A 14-year-old boy fell to his death off the parking ramp at the St. Cloud Hospital Tuesday. St. Cloud police waited a day to release the preliminary details on the accident that happened at 5:00p.m. According to the report filed by Sergeant Lori Ellering, police were called to the St. Cloud Hospital’s parking ramp located […]
Archived: Second Palmer Brother to Be Sentenced
The second of two brothers convicted of murdering a St. Cloud man last spring will be sentenced Thursday in Stearns County court. In February, 32-year-old Keonne Palmer was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder, second-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a gun. In April of last year, Palmer and his brother Da’Leino […]
Archived: Disaster Drill to Take Place at Airport
Don’t be alarmed… it’s just a drill. Emergency responders will participate in a disaster exercise Thursday night at the St. Cloud Regional Airport. The exercise is designed to improve the response of public safety officials in the event of an air crash crisis. Emergency responders from 24 agencies will practice transporting air crash victims to […]
Archived: Hentges to Run as Democrat in Senate District 15 Race
Lifelong St. Cloud resident Bruce Hentges has filed as a Democratic candidate to replace Tarryl Clark in Minnesota Senate District 15. Clark is stepping down from her seat as she attempts to unseat Republican Representative Michele Bachmann in the election for Minnesota’s 6th District. Hentges, a St. Cloud School Board member, grew up in Clear […]
Archived: Three Injured in Rural Stearns County Crash
Three people are injured after a two car crash in rural Stearns County. It happened at 7:30 Wednesday morning in the Brockway Township, just east of St. Stephen. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Department says 19-year-old Paul Plombon of Rice made a left turn onto County Road 5, into the path of an oncoming car, causing […]
Archived: Stearns County Recognizes EMS Personnel this Week
Stearns County is recognizing people who deliver lifesaving care this week. This year’s theme for National Emergency Medical Services, or "EMS" Week, is “Anytime, Anywhere, We’ll Be There.” EMS is a system of care for victims of sudden illness or injury. Stearns County has 53 EMS agencies, which consist of fire departments, first responder units, […]
Archived: Crews to Touch Up Lake George Bridge
Downtown St. Cloud drivers can expect possible traffic delays near Lake George over the next ten days. Crews from the state Department of Transportation will be cleaning and painting the Lake George Bridge on Division Street from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm beginning Wednesday. The work is expected to be completed by May 28th.
Archived: Alleged Abuse Victim Sues St. John’s Abbey
A man who says he was sexually abused by an instructor at St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville is filing a Ramsey County lawsuit against the school, the religious order of monks that runs it, and his alleged abuser. The plaintiff is represented by Jeff Anderson, the St. Paul attorney who has pursued hundreds of […]