The St. Cloud Police Department is launching the Dog Walker Watch community engagement program to help people increase awareness of their surroundings

St. Cloud police recruit crime prevention experts: Dog walkers

Participants in a new yearlong program will learn how to identify and report suspicious behavior.
Lanie Zimney poses with Bingo, a service dog trained to retrieve medications and respond to seizures, before Zimney's 2020 death.
St. Cloud

Widower sues Ulta, claiming salon denied late wife use of her service dog

May 9
Lanie Zimney worked as a hair stylist at Ulta in St. Cloud in 2019. She died by suicide in 2020.
St. Cloud City Council Member Mike Conway plans to run for St. Cloud mayor.
St. Cloud

St. Cloud City Council member to run for mayor

May 7
Mike Conway joins two others in the race for the seat held by Dave Kleis, who said he won't run again in November.
St. Cloud

Thousands of turkeys killed in barn fire in central Minnesota

May 8
The blaze struck the barn on a farm in Sauk Centre Township.
St. Cloud

Man dies after getting pinned under piece of farm equipment in central Minnesota

May 8
The incident occurred on a farm north of Parkers Prairie, the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office said.
The exterior of Joe and Jack's technicolor house in St. Cloud as featured on HGTV'S "Ugliest House in America" Season 5.
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St. Cloud's Barbie house vies for HGTV's 'Ugliest House in America' crown

May 7
The winner of Season 5 in the HGTV series will be declared in mid-May.
Authorities confirm that a man, woman and dog were killed after a home exploded in the early hours near Princeton Township on Tuesday.
Local

Mobile home explosion near Princeton kills 2, leaves 'mass destruction'

May 7
There was no immediate word on what caused the blast, which was reportedly heard up to 23 miles away.
Local

Kayaker's body found in central Minnesota lake

May 14
Shane White went for a late-night paddle Saturday on Nest Lake and never returned. Divers found his body Tuesday morning.
St. Cloud

Protected wild bird shot, killed while nesting eggs in central Minnesota

May 7
The nesting sandhill crane was shot in Todd County, west of the Brainerd area. The Minnesota DNR is seeking tips about who might be responsible.

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