Category: Area News
Archived: Primary Election Recap
More than 580,000 Minnesotans voted in Tuesday’s primary election. That’s the state’s highest primary turnout in a decade. In the democratic gubernatorial primary, Mark Dayton narrowly defeated Margaret Anderson Kelliher. […]
Archived: 21st Annual Circus Concert Thursday
The St. Cloud Municipal Band‘s annual Circus Concert is scheduled to take place at 7:30 pm Thursday at Barden Park in St. Cloud. This will be the 21st annual concert, […]
Archived: Attempted Abduction in Rice
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office is trying to find the suspect who allegedly tried to abduct an 8-year-old girl in a mobile home park. It happened at around 1:30 pm Tuesday […]
Archived: MN Absentee Balloting Highest in Two Decades
Today is primary election day in Minnesota, and absentee balloting is the highest it has been in two decades. Secretary of State Mark Ritchie says election officials had accepted more […]
Archived: Police: 27-year-old Assaults 57-year-old
A St. Cloud man is in jail after allegedly assaulting a man 30 years his senior. It happened Monday evening on the 100 block of Wilson Avenue Southeast on St. […]
Archived: Three Robbed At Gunpoint Tuesday Morning
Three people were allegedly robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday morning in St. Cloud. According to the St. Cloud Police Department, two black men wearing hooded sweatshirts, dark pants, and bandanas over […]
Archived: Officers Issue 19 Driving Citations During Fire Fest
Law Enforcement officials stopped 88 drivers, issued 19 citations and arrested one person during Cold Spring’s Fire Fest. The Central Minnesota Reduction of Accidents for Safe Highways Task Force, or […]
Archived: Stearns County Issues Severe Weather Reminder
In response to the onslaught of severe weather so far this summer in central Minnesota, Stearns County is issuing a reminder about the severe warning system. A “watch” is issued […]
Archived: 300+ Speeding Tickets Issued in St. Cloud Last Month
St. Cloud Police officers cited more than 300 drivers for speeding during the month of July as part of the statewide safe and sober campaign. In all, 321 drivers received […]
Archived: 911 Service Restored in Stearns County
911 service in Stearns County has been restored. The Sherriff’s dispatchers discovered the county’s 911 service was not functioning around 10 a.m. Thursday. The service was restored around 11:45 a.m. The […]







































