U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s campaign says hackers placed malicious code on its website, causing some visitors to download viruses inadvertently. Bachmann’s campaign said Thursday web developers found the offending code and removed it from the Bachmann for Congress website. Campaign manager Gina Countryman says there’s no reason to believe any data was stolen, and that […]

Taxpayers have until Monday to pay the first half of their 2010 real estate taxes. Property taxpayers in Stearns County can pay taxes online on the Stearns County website or in person, at the county treasurer office. Taxpayers can also set up monthly or quarterly automatic payment plans. The final option is via US Mail. […]

A Saint Cloud Metro Bus driver earned fifth place in the 35th International Bus “Roadeo” earlier this month. Fixed route driver Ken Rakke earned the honor of competing in the Roadeo by winning the state competition last July. Metro Bus executive director David Tripp says it was Rakke’s third international Bus Roadeo, and that the […]

A one car crash resulted in an arrest of an 18-year-old woman for an outstanding warrant. It happened just before 7:00 pm Wednesday near the intersection of 14th Avenue Southeast and 2nd Street Southeast in St. Cloud. Police say 21-year-old Jessica Marie Billings, from Blaine, was speeding while traveling south on 14th Avenue. Police say she […]

Learning about someone’s criminal history can be accessed online, and the St. Cloud Police Department wants to help people use it. The police department will conduct several public education sessions on public records information that’s available online. The first session will be held Friday at 2:30 pm in the public training room at the St. Cloud […]

A dog breeder who opened a 500 dog facility near Little Falls three years ago has apparently gone out of business. Gary McDuffee canceled his U.S. Department of Agriculture license on March 16th, according to agency records. A neighbor who fought the kennel in court says she no longer hears dogs on the property, and […]

Children 17 and under can get around central Minnesota for free this summer, thanks to Metro Bus. The Metro Bus U-Go Free Summer Youth Pass is available once again to help families with kids experience affordable summer transportation. The pass is valid seven days a week on any fixed route from June 1st to August […]

A 38-year-old St. Cloud man is behind bars for allegedly fleeing officers and running into the Sauk River to avoid a drug arrest. It happened at around 3:30 pm Tuesday at the Stearns County West Service Center in Waite Park, where a sheriff’s deputy was pursuing a warrant to arrest Larry Anderson for possession of cocaine. […]

Police secured the safety of residents in part of the Cloverleaf Mobile Home park Monday afternoon as they were trying to locate a wanted felon.  At 2:15 p.m. St. Cloud police and the Department of Corrections were at the mobile home court located at 150 Highway 10 North trying to negotiate a peaceful surrender of […]

St. Cloud State University officials are asking all campus employees to tighten up their spending through the end of June. In an email sent to faculty and staff by Steven Ludwig, SCSU’s Vice President for Administrative Affairs, he said “Supply and equipment purchases through the end of the fiscal year (should) be approved only for […]