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Mar 18, 2024

Sherburne County, City of Clearwater receiving funding from MnDOT to improve freight travel

By Zac Chapman / Assistant News Director The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) awarded millions of dollars to 15 projects that will improve the statewide freight network. Of those 15 projects, one is in the City of Clearwater and another in Sherburne County. The statewide freight network helps move goods or products from one place […]

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Mar 18, 2024

Stearns County receives MDA grant to combat harmful weeds

By Zac Chapman / Assistant News Director Stearns County is receiving $5,000 from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to help manage noxious weeds. The MDA defines noxious weeds are plants that could cause harm to human or animal health, the environment, public roads, crops, livestock or other property. Currently, there are 57 plants defined […]

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Mar 18, 2024

Central Minn. students will present at History Day March 23 at SCSU

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — More than 175 students from schools across central Minn. will present their History Day exhibits, documentaries, websites and performances at St. Cloud State University this weekend. Sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society, National History Day in Minn. is a co-curricular historical research program that builds college readiness […]

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Mar 18, 2024

CSAH 35 construction begins March 25

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE, Minn. — County State Aid Highway 35 in St. Michael-Albertville will close to through traffic next Monday, March 25, when construction begins. This closure is from 30th Street Northeast to the CSAH 35 split of St. Michael Parkway and Central Avenue West. Contractors say CSAH 35 will […]

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Mar 18, 2024

I-94 crash kills elderly man near Hasty over the weekend

By Grace Jacobson / News Director SILVER CREEK TWP., Minn. — Friends and family are mourning the loss of the man killed in an early morning crash in Wright County over the weekend. It happened around 5:30 a.m. Saturday near the Hasty exit of Interstate 94. The Minnesota State Patrol says a semi and pickup […]

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Mar 15, 2024

Stearns County Sheriff’s Office announce new program to help inmates create a law-abiding future

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Steve Soyka announced Friday that they’ll be starting a new jail program from the National Sheriffs’ Association. The program called I.G.N.I.T.E. (Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education) is a nation-wide jail initiative that prepares inmates for release […]

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Mar 15, 2024

U of M Extension offering maple syrup workshop in Wright County

By Grace Jacobson / News Director WAVERLY, Minn. — If you missed the maple syrup workshop in St. Joseph earlier this month, there’s another one next month in Wright County. The University of Minnesota Extension will offer a workshop in Waverly on Saturday, April 13. Whether you want to get started or fine-tune your syruping […]

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Mar 15, 2024

Spring burning restrictions begin Monday in Minn.

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. PAUL, Minn. — Due to the increased wildfire risk across most of the state from this year’s warm and dry conditions, the Minnesota DNR will restrict the open burning of vegetative debris for over three dozen counties starting Monday. Around the Granite City, this restriction applies to Benton, […]

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Mar 15, 2024

Spring load restrictions lift Monday for Wright, Sherburne County

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Transportation will end spring load restrictions next week in the Metro frost zone. This includes Wright and Sherburne County. Spring load restriction in this zone will end at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 18. MnDOT says end dates for spring load […]

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Mar 14, 2024

NWS offers two more certified spotter trainings in Stearns County

By Grace Jacobson / News Director WAITE PARK, Minn. — Along with the training at St. Cloud State University later this month, the National Weather Service is offering two more opportunities in Stearns County for people to become certified spotters. The National Weather Service will hold two Skywarn Trainings on Wednesday, April 3, at the […]

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