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 […]

By Zac Chapman / Assistant News Director Investigators arrested a 21-year-old man from Stearns County after finding Fentanyl pills and ammo. The Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force and the St. Cloud Police Department executed a signed knock and announce search warrant on 15th Street North in St. Cloud on April 10 where they found […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — St. Cloud State University has found its interim president. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities announced on Wednesday that Larry Dietz will serve as interim president of St. Cloud State University. Dietz, who served as president for Illinois State University from 2014 until his retirement in […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. — A long-time resident of the City of Sauk Rapids is their 2024 Citizen of the Year. Nominted by Councilperson Jason Ellering, the Citizen of the Year Committee announced David Rixe as their Citizen of the Year on Tuesday. Rixe has lived in Sauk Rapids for […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director MONTROSE, Minn. — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is investigating after a Wright County deputy shot a man while trying to arrest him. Around 1 p.m. Monday, deputies from the Wright County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Dollar General in Montrose to arrest a man for outstanding […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director MAYWOOD TWP., Minn. — The Benton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash in Maywood Twp. over the weekend that killed two women. It happened just before 2:30 p.m. Saturday when a UTV and pickup truck crashed on Ronneby Road Northeast. At the scene, deputies found the UTV engulfed […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The St. Cloud Police Department is investigating a possible domestic over the weekend that led to the suspect barricading himself with guns. Around 5 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to an apartment on 12th Street South near the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Upon their arrival, […]

By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The St. Cloud Police Department says an argument turned into a shooting early Sunday morning at the gas station by New York Gyro. Around 2:30 a.m., officers arrived at Go For It Gas on a report of multiple gunshots. There they found a 17-year-old boy […]

By Zac Chapman / Assistant News Director Police have received multiple reports of car break-ins at churches located in Monticello and Buffalo. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office reports that the break-ins have affected 13 people. Video footage shows an unidentified suspect breaking into the driver-side window of one victim’s car at the Quarry Church in […]