Local News in St. Cloud, MN

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$Pawlenty joins board of frac sand company$

Pawlenty joins board of frac sand company

Jun 13, 2012 at 7:07 am

ST. PAUL, MN (AP) - Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has joined the board of directors of Smart Sand, a Pennsylvania company building a large silica sand plant in Wisconsin. Read More...

Mother accused of leaving children in hot car

Jun 13, 2012 at 7:07 am

BEMIDJI, MN (AP) - A 21-year-old woman is facing criminal charges in Beltrami County after her four children were left in a sweltering car in a Target parking lot. Read More...

Son of former Twins owner enters plea to exposure

Jun 13, 2012 at 7:07 am

ST. PAUL, MN (AP) - A former adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law and the son of former Twins owner Calvin Griffith will be sentenced next month for indecent exposure. Read More...

Uncapped sewage line blamed for Freeborn explosion

Jun 13, 2012 at 7:07 am

FREEBORN, MN (AP) - Fire officials say an uncapped sewage line was the cause of an explosion that injured a man last week near the southern Minnesota town of Freeborn. Read More...

St. Cloud VA Mental Health Staff Expanding

Jun 13, 2012 at 6:06 am

ST. CLOUD, MN (KNSI) - The St. Cloud VA announced it is adding more staff to support mental health operations for veterans in the area. The VA estimates another nine positions will be added in St. Cloud, and recruitment to fill those positions is underway. Read More...

Boy, 13, pulled from Lake Superior dies

Jun 13, 2012 at 6:06 am

DULUTH, MN (AP) - A teenager who was pulled from Lake Superior off the Duluth shore has died. Read More...

3 convicted in Minnesota Ponzi scheme

Jun 13, 2012 at 6:06 am

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal jury in Minneapolis has convicted three men in a $194 million Ponzi scheme that victimized more than 700 people. Read More...

Multiple Weekend Deaths Bring Warnings from DNR

Jun 12, 2012 at 8:08 am

ST. PAUL, MN (KNSI) - After a deadly weekend on Minnesota waterways, the state Department of Natural Resources is calling for caution. Read More...

5 arrested following standoff in Rochester

Jun 12, 2012 at 8:08 am

ROCHESTER, MN (AP) - Authorities say five men are in custody after a standoff in Rochester. Read More...

Duluth officer named Minnesota top cop of year

Jun 12, 2012 at 8:08 am

ALEXANDRIA, MN (AP) - Duluth police Sgt. Brad Wick has picked up his third award for showing bravery during a shootout last year. Read More...

No Conclusion Yet, but Verso Explosion Investigation Complete

Jun 12, 2012 at 7:07 am

SARTELL, MN (KNSI) - The Minnesota Fire Marshal's Office has wrapped up its on-site investigation into the cause of the Verso paper mill explosion and fire in Sartell. Read More...

Missing Vietnam vet finally laid to rest

Jun 12, 2012 at 7:07 am

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A U.S. Navy pilot whose fighter plane went down over Laos in 1965 has finally been laid to rest in Minnesota. Read More...

New Foley Police Chief made Official

Jun 12, 2012 at 7:07 am

FOLEY, MN (KNSI) – It has now been made official, Foley has a new police chief. The Foley City Council held a special meeting Monday and formally hired Brant Standrige, whose first day on the job will be Saturday. Read More...

Judge: Man can't hand out Bibles at gay pride fest

Jun 12, 2012 at 7:07 am

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A judge has ruled a Wisconsin man who wants to hand out Bibles at the 40th Annual Twin Cities Pride festival will have to confine himself to a booth just outside of the event. Read More...