Local News in St. Cloud, MN

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Cleanup set for St. Louis River sawmill debris

Jan 13, 2012 at 2:02 pm

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - The sawmills that buzzed away along the St. Louis River in Duluth are long gone, but the debris they left behind is still there. Read More...

Dayton proposes tax credit to business for hiring

Jan 13, 2012 at 2:02 pm

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative Democrats want to give Minnesota businesses a $3,000 tax credit for each unemployed person, veteran or recent college graduate that they hire as a way to push down the state's unemployment rate. Read More...

Funeral set for slain Lake City police officer

Jan 12, 2012 at 2:02 pm

ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - A funeral is scheduled for slain Lake City police Officer Shawn Schneider. Read More...

Cops: St. Cloud man in custody after choking girlfriend

Jan 12, 2012 at 2:02 pm

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KNSI) – A St. Cloud man was in custody after allegedly throwing a woman to the ground and choking her, according to St. Cloud police. Read More...

Crash severely injures Savage police officer

Jan 12, 2012 at 2:02 pm

SAVAGE, Minn. (AP) - A police officer is in critical condition after his squad crashed into a tree off an icy road in Savage. Read More...

2 die in one-vehicle crash in southern Minnesota

Jan 12, 2012 at 2:02 pm

BLUE EARTH, Minn. (AP) - Two people are dead after a one-vehicle crash on an icy Interstate 90 in southern Minnesota. Read More...

Students design winter survival app

Jan 12, 2012 at 2:02 pm

VIRGINIA, Minn. (AP) - A computer engineering student from Virginia has helped design a smartphone application for winter travelers. Read More...

Twins born in different years at Minnesota hospital

Jan 11, 2012 at 2:02 pm

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A set of twins has been born in different years at a Minneapolis hospital. Read More...

As Ford plant waned, many workers slow to prepare

Jan 11, 2012 at 2:02 pm

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Ford announced it would close its St. Paul assembly plant in 2006, but when the fateful day arrived last month, many of the 800 workers there still didn't have a plan for their next job. Read More...

Minnesota's last Medal of Honor recipient dies

Jan 11, 2012 at 2:02 pm

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - Mike Colalillo, the last Congressional Medal of Honor recipient in Minnesota, has died. He was 86. Read More...

Sununu: Pawlenty would make 'comfortable' Romney running mate

Jan 10, 2012 at 12:12 pm

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (KNSI) - Former New Hampshire governor and key Mitt Romney supporter John Sununu said he would support selecting former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to a Romney presidential ticket should Romney receive the party nomination. Read More...