St. Cloud
SCSU leaders, Waite Park business owner promote central MN in European trade trip
A trio from the St. Cloud area joined Gov. Tim Walz on his seven-day trade mission.
St. Cloud
St. Cloud area farmer sentenced to repay $1.4M for defrauding USDA loan programs
He used grain he didn't have as collateral to get the loans, according to prosecutors.
St. Cloud-area farm ordered to repay $1.4M to USDA, put on probation
The Becker farmer defrauded government loan programs
Colleges
St. John's football coach tests positive for COVID, assistant takes over
Defensive coordinator Jerry Haugen will serve as acting head coach ahead of Saturday's game against Linfield in the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.
Local
St. Cloud man sentenced to 40 years for stabbing death at Red Carpet
Stephenson is the third defendant found guilty of second-degree murder for the 2019 incident.
Local
Passenger killed in St. Cloud crash involving two trucks
One of the trucks was stopped and hit from behind by the other, the patrol said.
St. Cloud
Cold Spring woman runs for council four months after racist attack
Andrea Robinson has been outspoken on instances of harassment against her multiracial family.
Local
St. Cloud ER 'fast and furious' amid COVID wave in Minnesota
Minnesota's busiest hospital — by occupancy rate — has been at the epicenter of the state's COVID-19 wave for three months, treating an escalating number of infected patients while seeing no slowdown in everyday emergencies.
Local
State settles suits with 2 Minn. restaurants that challenged COVID mandates
Shady's, Boardwalk Bar will pay fines for resisting emergency orders to stem COVID transmission.
Local
Minn. hospitals get federal help to address staff shortages
HCMC and St. Cloud Hospital each will receive 22 emergency medical workers from the Department of Defense. Cerenity Senior Care-Marian in St. Paul will become the third long-term care facility in the state to open its beds to hospitalized patients.
Local
Township board isn't ready to end dispute over gravel road
Hillman Township, near Mora in central Minnesota's Kanabec County, is still weighing legal options in case of family that lost its access road.
Business
New nursing programs aim to attract rural providers to central Minnesota
St. Ben's, St. Cloud State start doctoral programs.
Local
Minnesota family that lost the road to its home will get it back
Judge calls board actions in Hillman Township "unreasonable, absurd."
Local
22-year-old Belgrade man dies in rural Stearns County crash
A passerby found the unresponsive driver Thursday morning.
Local
St. Cloud prison pauses intake after COVID-19 spike
More than 90% of current Minnesota inmates with COVID-19 are at St. Cloud.
Local
Central Minnesota area effectively ends veteran homelessness
Region effectively ended homelessness for vets.
Local
Town ball takes center stage in St. Cloud author's new book
Central Minnesota fields inspire Bill Meissner's latest collection of stories.
Local
Onetime St. Cloud Tech student admits to sexually assaulting 3 teen girls
Plea deal calls for no prison time, five years of probation.
St. Cloud
Motorcyclist dies in collision with car in Brainerd
The crash occurred midafternoon Wednesday, the State Patrol said.
Local
St. Cloud school board selects new superintendent
Assistant Superintendent Laurie Putnam will replace Willie Jett, who was with the district for eight years.
Local
St. Joseph man arrested, charged with throwing homemade bomb at house
Law enforcement found a bag with an empty liquor bottle with fireworks and butane fuel canisters.
Local
Ex-bookkeeper at St. Cloud's Tech High admits to stealing $119K
She pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 310 days in Stearns County jail.
Local
Duluth man who shot SCSU professor gets 32-year sentence
Daughter of slain man tells judge "my home was violated and my family was destroyed."
Outdoors
Anderson: Q&A with Kelly Straka, DNR's ground-breaking new section manager
Straka grew up in Wayzata before undertaking a circuitous route back to Minnesota that included stops all over the world.
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