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 […]

Former St. Cloud State Student Government Association president Michael Jamnick is running for the Ward 2 seat in St. Cloud’s city council.  Jamnick has lived for five years in St. Cloud and considers the city his home. Jamnick says he really enjoys the town and the people he has met and worked with. He said […]

Democratic State Representative and St. Cloud resident Larry Haws will not seek re-election this fall for a seat he’s held for five years. The former Stearns County commissioner and St. Cloud city parks director made the announcement on the House floor late Sunday night.  "I have served the St. Cloud community for 48 years as a […]

The Regional Human Rights Partnership will hold its first meeting this week. The partnership was formed in response to public outcry after a Waite Park man posted anti-Muslim cartoons in various places around St. Cloud last December. The cities of St. Cloud and St. Joseph will participate in the regional partnership. Other central Minnesota cities […]

A repeat offender is in the Stearns County Jail and is facing new felony driving under the influence charges. The arrest of 25 year old Jami Tjernagel stems from a stop by a Stearns County sheriff’s deputy Saturday afternoon. His car was pulled over on McKinley Place South after the deputy noticed his vehicle registration […]

Sauk Rapids police are describing the death of a 29-year-old man as unusual.  Garret Michael Reem was found dead just before 8 p.m. on Friday night, but the details were just disclosed Monday.  Reem was found sitting in his vehicle at 975 Summit Avenue North in Sauk Rapids. His cause of death is unknown at […]

A routine traffic in St. Cloud stop led to a police chase, crash, and ultimate arrest of two people. It happened just before 6:00 am Sunday morning at the intersection of highway 23 and 14th Avenue South. Police say they stopped a 17-year-old driver for failing to yield to a parked emergency vehicle. During the […]

The Minnesota State Patrol says a teenager was struck and killed while walking on a highway near Sherburne early Saturday. Troopers say 18-year-old Matthew Schueller of Clear Lake was standing in the right lane of traffic on Highway 10 near County Road 65 about 1:15 am when he was hit and killed. Officials say the […]

A 31-year-old St. Cloud man is in the Stearns County Jail for allegedly throwing a glass at a person while fighting at a downtown St. Cloud bar early Monday morning. It happened just before 2:00 am at MC’s Dugout on West St. Germain Street. Police say Jesse Rowland Smith got into a verbal argument with a 23-year-old […]

Folks in the St. Augusta area looking to get rid of hazardous products lying around the house now have the chance to do so. Stearns County’s Household Hazardous Waste truck is beginning its summer collections. It will be at St. Augusta City Hall Saturday from 7:00 to 11:00 am. Products such as paints, cleaners, poisons, […]