By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The St. Cloud Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that happened near the Benton County Fairgrounds on Tuesday evening that left one dead and another seriously hurt. Around 7:30 p.m., officers responded to a house on Wilson Avenue Southeast where they found a 34-year-old […]

By Zac Chapman / Assistant News Director The City of St. Cloud says to plan accordingly for Friday if you use the Veterans Bridge. The westbound lane of Veterans Bridge from Riverside Drive to 5th Avenue North will shrink to one lane from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The lane reduction is due to utility […]

By Zac Chapman / Assistant News Director In the next couple of weeks, multiple roads will close in St. Cloud due to the construction of the Pan Park Place second addition neighborhood improvements. The following streets will be closed to through traffic starting Monday, April 8, through mid-October: A detour will not be posted. Any […]

By Zac Chapman / Assistant News Director Highway 25 (South Lake Boulevard) in south Buffalo will close for the near future after construction resumed Monday. Wright County says the highway is expected to be closed until the middle of June between County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 12 (Montrose Boulevard) and Settlers Parkway. The detour for […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The St. Cloud Police Department says the teenage girl who reported being abducted and sexually assaulted on March 20 “fabricated the information about the abduction.” After investigating further through physical evidence and statements, investigators determined the 14-year-old girl was not “forthcoming with the factual details […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Minnesota State announced the two finalists in the running for St. Cloud State University’s interim president when current president Dr. Robbyn Wacker steps down in June. They are Larry Dietz and Henry Morris. Dietz recently served as president of Illinois State University from 2014 to 2021. […]

By Zac Chapman / Assistant News Director ST. MICHAEL, Minn – The United States Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants will perform in St. Michael during their spring tour. The concert will be on Tuesday, April 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the St. Michael-Albertville High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets are required. […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office officially launched their new jail rehabilitation program on Wednesday. The program called IGNITE, which stands for Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education, focuses around inmates’ needs and provides them with the tools and support needed to foster personal growth, […]

By Zac Chapman / Assistant News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. – CentraCare will host a free cancer screening event this Tuesday evening. The event will be from 4-6 p.m. at the Coborn Healing Center at the CentraCare Plaza, River East Entrance. Screening and Prevention will be for Breast, Colon, HPV, Lung, Melanoma and Prostate Cancer. […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director FARGO, N.D. — The Stearns County woman apprehended by immigration authorities in Mexico last year pleaded guilty this week to drug trafficking charges. Thirty-three-year-old Deanna Maria Gerads from Freeport, Minn. appeared in Federal court in Fargo, N.D. on Tuesday where she pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The St. Cloud Police Department is investigating the report of a sexual assault that happened at a park in St. Cloud. Around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, a 14-year-old girl told police that two men in a black SUV approached her while she was walking alone on […]

By Zac Chapman / Assistant News Director Mothers who live in Minnesota can join a free virtual fishing challenge for a chance to win some prizes during Mother’s Day weekend. The Take a Mom Fishing Weekend will be Saturday, May 11, and Sunday, May 12, Mother’s Day. According to the Minnesota DNR, any Minnesota mom […]