By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Senate passed the Education supplemental budget bill (HF 5237) on Tuesday, which includes funding for a new education facility in St. Cloud. Penned by Sen. Aric Putnam (DFL-St. Cloud), the bill will provide a $250,000 grant to the St. Cloud Area School District […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director SAUK CENTRE, Minn. — A farmer in Stearns County is trying to recover after a barn fire killed thousands of his turkeys. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, deputies arrived to the farm on McCormic Lake Road in Sauk Centre Twp. to […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — With the school year over, St. Cloud State University is making some tough decisions for its future. In an effort to fix the budget deficit, the University announced on Monday it proposes to cut 46 of its 136 degree programs–cuts acting president Larry Lee says […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director RICHMOND, Minn. — Starting Monday, Stearns County will begin its months-long road reconstruction project of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 12 between the City of St. Martin and County Road 111 in Richmond. The Stearns County Highway Department says erosion control devices and pavement removal are planned to happen […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — St. Cloud State University President Robbyn Wacker is stepping down earlier than expected as the University prepares for more cuts in the coming weeks. In an email to SCSU faculty and staff on Wednesday, Minnesota State Chancellor Scott Olson announced that President Wacker will step […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Expect delays and detours for several miles of Highway 23 this summer. Starting May 13, the Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin a $6.5 million project to resurface 12 miles of Highway 23 between Mille Lacs County Road 2 in east Milaca and the Groundhouse […]

By Zac Chapman / Assistant News Director The St. Cloud Area School District and the St. Cloud Crush are announcing Mike Petroske as the new head coach of the high school girls’ hockey team. Petroske is currently working on creating a coaching staff that shares his vision and commitment to the future success of the […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director MEIRE GROVE, Minn. — A man is in custody after an almost five-hour standoff earlier this week in Stearns County. Just after 9 a.m. Monday, Stearns County Deputies and other officers responded to the scene of a possible domestic at a Meire Grove apartment. The suspect, 42-year-old Joseph Vankirk, […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. — A man is dead following a house fire in rural Sauk Rapids on Sunday. Around 1:45 p.m., the Benton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a house fire on 75th Street Northeast in Watab Twp. after the 911 caller reported the house and the man outside […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director OTSEGO, Minn. — A driver from southeastern Minn. led Wright County deputies on a short chase Sunday night when trying to initiate a traffic stop. Around 10:30 p.m., the Wright County Sheriff’s Office responded to a complaint of a pickup “driving erratically.” Deputies found the pickup in Otsego where […]