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Aug 11, 2010

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. […]

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Aug 11, 2010

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, […]

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Aug 11, 2010

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 […]

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Aug 10, 2010

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 […]

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Aug 10, 2010

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. […]

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Aug 10, 2010

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 […]

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Aug 9, 2010

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 […]

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Aug 9, 2010

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 […]

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Aug 9, 2010

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 […]

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Aug 5, 2010

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 […]

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