Local News in St. Cloud, MN

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Minnesota lawmakers finalizes teacher layoff bill

Apr 2, 2012 at 5:05 pm

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers have finalized a bill that would let schools lay off teachers based on their performance in the classroom. Read More...

St. John's Prep selects Reichert as new principal

Apr 2, 2012 at 5:05 pm

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (KNSI) - St. John's Preparatory School have selected current St. John's history teacher Matthew Reichert as the school's new principal, the school announced. Read More...

St. Cloud woman killed in train track crossing accident

Apr 2, 2012 at 5:05 pm

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KNSI) - Authorities identified a St. Cloud woman killed after being struck while trying to cross train tracks late Sunday, according to St. Cloud police. Read More...

BMO Harris facing lawsuit over Ponzi scheme

Apr 2, 2012 at 3:03 pm

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Court arguments are scheduled later this month in a lawsuit that accuses a Milwaukee bank of failing to protect investors in a $3.7 billion Ponzi scheme. Read More...

Minnesota Legislature passes bill repaying school aid

Apr 2, 2012 at 3:03 pm

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a bill to tap into state budget reserves in order to start repaying about $2.4 billion owed to Minnesota school districts. Read More...

Rising fuel prices haven't slowed Midwest economy

Apr 2, 2012 at 3:03 pm

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A survey suggests that rising fuel prices haven't slowed the economy in a nine-state region in the Midwest and Plains. Read More...

Minnesota Senate saga to cost public win, lose or draw

Apr 2, 2012 at 3:03 pm

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Legal costs are mounting at taxpayer expense even before former high-ranking Senate staffer Michael Brodkorb sues over his dismissal. Read More...

Driver in Kansas crash held restricted Minnesota license

Apr 2, 2012 at 3:03 pm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A converted semitrailer that crashed on a Kansas highway and killed five people was driven by a 17-year-old boy with a provisional license. Read More...

Fire burns St. Cloud bookstore warehouse

Apr 1, 2012 at 8:08 am

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KNSI) - Fire crews spent several hours Saturday night battling a blaze that burned through a south St. Cloud warehouse housing St. Cloud State University bookstore supplies, according to a St. Cloud Fire spokesman. Read More...

St. Paul desk clerk charged with recording newlyweds

Mar 30, 2012 at 3:03 pm

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A St. Paul hotel desk clerk is facing charges after he was accused of making an audio recording of a couple on their wedding night. Read More...

Another record year for municipal liquor stores

Mar 30, 2012 at 3:03 pm

BLUE EARTH, Minn. (AP) - A state audit shows Minnesota's municipal-run liquor stores had another record year in sales. Read More...

Dayton vetoes federal insolvency planning bill

Mar 30, 2012 at 3:03 pm

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a bill that would have required state agencies to plan for the possibility that the federal government would not be able to meet its financial obligations. Read More...

Rice trucking company owner accused of swindle

Mar 30, 2012 at 3:03 pm

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The owner of a central Minnesota trucking company is accused of swindling dozens of his employees of their legal wages. Read More...

Record Mega Millions numbers: 2-4-23-38-46, MB 23

Mar 30, 2012 at 3:03 am

CHICAGO (AP) — Across the country, Americans plunked down an estimated $1.5 billion on the longest of long shots: an infinitesimally small chance to win what could end up being the single biggest lottery payout the world has ever seen. Read More...