Category: Area News
Children must show ID to use ‘revitalized’ Metro Bus U-Go Free Summer Youth Program
By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The ‘revitalized’ Metro Bus U-Go Free Summer Youth Program will ensure your kids stay safe while riding free this summer. Metro Bus announced on Wednesday that children 17-years-old and younger will now need to show an ID when using the U-Go Free Program. Children may […]
Turn your artwork into a library card through GRRL’s June contest
By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Your artwork could be the next Great River Regional Library card! Central Minn. artists of any age are invited to participate in next month’s Library Card Design Contest for a chance to have their design printed as a library card in all 32 locations. Judges […]
Highway 12 crash in Wright County hospitalizes three people
By Grace Jacobson / News Director COKATO TWP., Minn. — Three people are hospitalized after a crash in Wright County. It happened around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. Highway 12 in Cokato Twp. The Minnesota State Patrol says a westbound car was trying to make a left turn on Quimby Avenue Southwest when a pickup […]
SCPD investigating early morning robbery that left one seriously hurt; suspects arrested
By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The St. Cloud Police Department is investigating a suspected robbery that hurt one and put four others in jail. Around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a St. Cloud man approached officers near Go For It Gas on 9th Avenue South to report that a suspected group […]
Construction worker hospitalized after falling 8 to 10 feet at Stearns County job site
By Grace Jacobson / News Director MILLWOOD TWP., Minn. — A construction worker is in the hospital after falling 8 to 10 feet at a job site in Stearns County. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says around 1:45 p.m. on Monday, 66-year-old Kenneth Frieler of Grey Eagle was framing a new house in Millwood Twp. […]
Highway 10 rollover crash in Benton County hospitalizes three
By Grace Jacobson / News Director RICE, Minn. — Three people are hurt–two of which severely–after a rollover crash in Benton County. It happened just after 4 p.m. on Friday. The Minnesota State Patrol says a car with five people inside was driving eastbound on Highway 10 when it drove off the road near East […]
Minnesota unveils new state flag and seal on Statehood Day
By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota celebrated its Statehood Day on Saturday with the unveiling of its new state flag and seal. At sunrise on May 11, the new state flag rose for the first time over the Minnesota State Capitol, shortly after the Minnesota National Guard retired the outgoing […]
SCPD needs help finding suspected items used in Friday morning assault; St. Cloud man arrested
By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The St. Cloud Police Department is investigating an assault that happened early Friday morning near Munsinger Gardens. Police say around 3 a.m., the neighbor of two women who lived on Kilian Boulevard Southeast threatened them with a handgun while wearing body armor. The two women […]
Minnesota Supreme Court rules Legal Marijuana Now does not meet major political party requirements
By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. PAUL, Minn. — The General Election ballot may look a little different this fall after a ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court. On Friday, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the Legal Marijuana Now Party did not meet the requirements to be a major political party. Following this […]
Remember to clean, drain and dispose this fishing opener – Saturday, May 10
By Grace Jacobson / News Director ST. PAUL, Minn. — With Minn.’s fishing opener this Saturday, May 10, it’s important to remember three simple steps: clean, drain and dispose. The Minnesota DNR says it’s important for anglers to take a few minutes for invasive species prevention every time a boat comes out of the water. […]