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Alleged sex contest by St. John's students sparks investigation, protest
Student paper reports competition involving women at sister school.
Local
St. Cloud superintendent to resign at end of school year
The board will meet next week to discuss the upcoming superintendent search process.
St. Cloud
GREAT Theatre founder to step down next year
The nonprofit's board plans to form a search committee for a successor.
Gophers
NCHC issues statement on controversial end to Gophers-St. Cloud State hockey game
The conference determined that "a minor penalty or penalties" should have been called during the sequence immediately leading up to Minnesota's game-winning overtime goal.
Gophers
U beats St. Cloud in OT; Huskies coach says non-call 'ruined' great game
Minnesota captain Sammy Walker the overtime winning goal seconds after a controversial no-call that would have put the Huskies on the power play.
Business
St. Cloud homes shortage stretches into the fall
Sales are down, but central part of the state sees smallest decline
Gophers
Family feuds: Gophers-St. Cloud series full of brotherly bashing
The Perbix brothers aren't speaking to each other — and probably won't for weeks. The Brodzinski have been exchanging trash-talking texts in advance of the weekend series.
Gophers
Series preview: Gophers men's hockey vs. St. Cloud State
The Gophers play a home-and-home series against St. Cloud State, starting Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
Business
St. Cloud City Hall to be razed, become Bremer Bank
Development plans call for a drive-through retail space, too.
Local
Sheriff: Fatal shooting of woman in Brainerd area cabin possibly a case of mistaken identity
Among the "scenarios that we are working on" is that the gunman intended to shoot the daughter of the couple that recently sold the resort, the sheriff said.
High Schools
Rocori basketball coaching legend Bob Brink dies at 84
Brink was the second-winningest coach in Minnesota boys' basketball history and took the Spartans to 13 state tournaments.
Colleges
Reusse: 'Touchdown Jesus' is from Minnesota? You betcha
Notre Dame's famous, 132-foot Jesus is actually from Minnesota and many other locations. But the hardworking "detail guy" who made it happen was from Cold Spring.
Local
Clearwater man dies after he's rear-ended, pinned under truck
Authorities say the man was inspecting his vehicle after likely hitting a deer when his truck was rear-ended.
Local
Big Lake police chief on leave following complaint
The city administrator says Chief Matt Hayen has been on leave since Sept. 13.
Local
Man fatally pinned under backhoe in Little Falls was retired Twin Cities pastor
Ralph Huar retired in 2014 as pastor at a Catholic church in Long Lake.
Local
St. Cloud school transformed into City Hall, which will open in December
The redevelopment of Technical High included razing some buildings.
Local
Boy, 9, dies in crash of ATV operated by 10-year-old in central Minnesota
The crash occurred late in the afternoon on Sunday, authorities said.
St. Cloud
Probation for former Stearns County teacher charged with sexually assaulting student
Daniel Fragodt was a math teacher in the Albany School District and assistant girls' basketball coach, along with assistant coach for boys' and girls' track and cross-country teams,
Local
St. Cloud-area arts groups implement vaccine policy for patrons
Three organizations in St. Cloud area to require proof of vaccine or negative test.
Colleges
St. Cloud State wrestler charged with felony assault
Ezayah Gomez Oropeza of Burnsville is facing a felony charge after allegedly repeatedly hitting another student and causing multiple fractures to the student's nasal bone and sinus walls.
Business
St. Cloud-area restaurant group to bring Slim Chickens to Minnesota
Letnes Restaurant Group aims to open 13 franchises in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa beginning in the spring.
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