He had to move away from Minnesota to begin to figure it out
Local nonfiction: “Greater Minnesota” travelogue details a home-grown returnee’s conversion.
AuthoredChristopher Vondracek
AuthoredChristopher VondracekDecember 3, 2025
Minnesota Catholic priest accused of sexual, physical and psychological abuse of woman
Diocese leadership had suspicions of “inappropriate boundaries” nearly two years before charges were filed.
November 28, 2025
Human remains found in wooded area near St. Cloud
Evidence indicates the remains had been there for a “substantial period of time,” officials said.
November 21, 2025
Patrol IDs driver who sped through roundabout while fleeing St. Cloud police, crashed and died
The unlicensed driver hit a parked truck and a light pole, officials said.
November 19, 2025
Next president named at St. Cloud State University
Gregory Tomso, an administrator at the University of West Florida, is slated to start at SCSU in early January.
November 19, 2025
Three employees accused of embezzling $200,000 from central Minnesota city
The Clear Lake employees worked as city clerk, public works director and firefighters.
November 17, 2025
State Patrol: Alcohol now not a factor in off-duty St. Cloud police officer’s fatal crash with bus
The Patrol’s reversal falls in line with what the family and the police chief said soon after the collision.
November 13, 2025
Case closed for driver who vanished in 1967, found in car in Mississippi River in August
The widower who often carried a lot of cash died accidentally after his Buick left the road, medical examiner says.
November 12, 2025
Feds capture Minnesota man accused of setting deadly RV blaze in Texas
Authorities had been looking for the 30-year-old since the fire nearly three weeks ago.
November 8, 2025
Becker man gets jail time after leaving girlfriend to die in ditch
A Sherburne County judge sentenced Johnathan J. Schafer to three years of probation for the felony conviction.
November 7, 2025
This central Minnesota city is taking a true punk-rock approach to revive its downtown
Nonprofits try to restart the city’s beating heart with an all-ages music venue, a proposed community arts space and other ways to draw visitors.
November 7, 2025
Minnesota schools asked voters for more taxes. Most said yes.
Unlike last year, the majority of school districts asking for tax hikes to fund day-to-day expenses received voter support.
November 5, 2025
