St. Cloud
October 29, 2022
Three candidates for the Sartell-St. Stephen school board are running as a slate to fill three open seats on the six-member board. Though the board is

Candidates seeking 'apolitical classrooms' emerge in Sartell school board race

Three conservative candidates are running as a slate for the nonpartisan school board.
St. Cloud
October 29, 2022

Minnesota briefs: State gets $16.4 million in federal grants for rural broadband

The grants will provide access in seven counties.
High Schools
October 27, 2022
Marantha Christian Academy's Jaydon Dimitrov (10) heads to the student section to celebrate his game winning penalty kick in the final minute of play.

Maranatha pulls off boys' soccer upset with last-minute goal

Jaydon Dimitrov sunk defending champ Southwest Christian when he scored with 55.5 seconds left.
St. Cloud
October 27, 2022
St. Cloud school district candidates are, from left, top, Mike Bueckers, Therese Carlstedt and Zach Dorholt (incumbent); bottom, Nicole Rierson, Natal

Voter's guide for St. Cloud school board

Six candidates are running for three open seats.
High Schools
October 26, 2022
Houston quarterback Andy Sires led a game-winning touchdown drive for the 2008 Nine-Man title.

Right players at the right time made the difference in 2008 Prep Bowl

50 years in the making: Andy Sires of Houston and Joel Bauman of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg became heroes on their schools' only state championship season.
High Schools
October 26, 2022
Mahtomedi's Katelyn Beulke (9) wound into her shot on goal late in the first half. Beulke's shot resulted in a goal and a 3-0 Mahtomedi lead. Class 2A

Edina allows Centennial little chance in Class 3A girls' soccer quarterfinal

The Hornets' Izzy Engle scored four goals, three in the first half, and the defense yielded nothing.
St. Cloud
October 26, 2022
Michael J. Carpenter

Charges: Man shot woman in neck at workplace after she repeatedly rebuffed advances

A 36-year-old St. Cloud man faces one felony count of second-degree murder in the homicide.
St. Cloud
October 26, 2022
Candidates running for contested ward seats on St. Cloud City Council include, from left by column, Ward 2 candidates Sandra Brakstad and Karen Larson

Voter's guide for St. Cloud City Council

Six candidates are running to fill three contested seats on St. Cloud City Council.
St. Cloud
October 24, 2022

Woman fatally shot in St. Cloud, man in custody

The 28-year-old victim died at the scene.
High Schools
October 23, 2022
Edgerton/Ellsworth relied on the passing game to win the Nine-Man title in 2011.

Passes fly and records fall in Edgerton/Ellsworth's title push

50 years in the making: Isaac Heard accumulated 368 passing yards, nearly 200 of them to Devin Hulstein.
St. Cloud
October 23, 2022
Kevin and Julianna Carpenter sued the city of St. Cloud after being assessed nearly $14,000 for road improvements near their home. After the city appr

Minnesota street projects often are funded by hefty assessments. But is that fair or legal?

St. Cloud grapples with an issue that other cities have been addressing.
Local
October 22, 2022
In Morris, regent's comments on diversity at the University of Minnesota sting students, faculty

In Morris, regent's comments on diversity at the University of Minnesota sting students, faculty

St. Cloud
October 22, 2022

In Morris, regent's comments on diversity at the University of Minnesota sting students, faculty

Local
October 22, 2022

Minnesota briefs: USDA invests $1.8 million to improve health care in rural areas

And a new segment of the Duluth Traverse has been completed.
Local
October 21, 2022
Law enforcement asks for help with 2002 disappearance of St. John's student

Law enforcement asks for help with 2002 disappearance of St. John's student

Stearns County Sheriff's Office wants help identifying people in photos on Joshua Guimond's computer.
High Schools
October 20, 2022
St. Michael-Albertville High basketball star Tessa Johnson, Minnesota's top-ranked girls basketball recruit, holds up a sign as she poses for photos a

State's No. 1 girls' basketball senior chooses nation's No. 1 college team

St. Michael-Albertville senior Tessa Johnson was sold on South Carolina when she watched the national champion Gamecocks during the Final Four at Target Center last April.
Politics
October 19, 2022
Minnesota CD7 election

Michelle Fischbach runs for re-election in Minnesota's safest Republican congressional district

DFLer Jill Abahsain and Legal Marijuana Now candidate Travis "Bull" Johnson are also on the ballot.
St. Cloud
October 19, 2022
St. Cloud-area legislative candidates who responded to a Star Tribune questionnaire include, from left, top, Senate District 14 candidates Aric Putnam

Voter's guide for St. Cloud-area state seats

Races for Senate District 14, House District 14A and House District 14B are on the Nov. 8 ballot.
High Schools
October 18, 2022
Clockwise from top left: Eden Prairie’s Devin Jordan, Elk River’s Cade Osterman, Maple Grove’s Jacob Kilzer, Richfield’s Dominic Miller, St. T

The last week of regular-season football is here: three issues from each class

High school teams have played down to matchups that will set section pairings and settle even more.
High Schools
October 18, 2022
The St. Thomas Academy boys’ soccer team prepared for the playoffs with a difficult regular-season schedule.

St. Thomas Academy aims to make rigorous schedule pay off

The boys' soccer team, with a .500 record, is about to play for a section championship.
High Schools
October 18, 2022
Owatonna High School running back Jason Williamson (22) avoided the tackle as he ran towards the end zone in the second half. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • an

State title games of 2017 set up two standouts to make history

50 years in the making: Owen King of Caledonia and Jason Williamson of Owatonna each scored five TDs.
High Schools
October 16, 2022
The ball thrust into the air indicated Mahnomen/Waubun quarterback Jon Starkey’s satisfaction in the Class 1A title game in 2018.

Linebacker knew what he wanted — the ball and title — so he took both

50 years in the making: Jayden Heisler's takeaway secured victory for Mahnomen/Waubun in the 2018 state football playoffs, which are turning 50 years old this fall.
High Schools
October 16, 2022
Rocori quarterback Jack Steil (1) and wide receiver Andrew Anderson (88) celebrated their team’s 22-21 OT victory over SMB in the Class 4A state cha

A superstar with a strategy to win the game? What could go wrong?

Jalen Suggs' plan didn't work, and that left Cold Spring Rocori to celebrate a football title in 2019 — and is featured in our look back on the state playoffs that turn 50 this year.
St. Cloud
October 14, 2022
The family of Jay and Jonell Richards, who own Maplelag Resort in northwestern Minnesota, watched Monday as the resort’s lodge burned down.

Maplelag owners uncertain if beloved ski lodge will rise again after fire

"You know your guests are grieving and, to me, that's almost the hardest part," owner Jay Richards said.
Local
October 13, 2022
Balloons marked where a woman was fatally shot in March in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis.

'Armed and dangerous' St. Cloud woman wanted in Minneapolis killing

The shooting occurred in March in the Lowry Hill neighborhood.

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