ST. CLOUD, Minn. – For over 13 years, the St. Cloud Standdown organization has been serving homeless and at-risk veterans. This spring marked the 20th Standdown event which aims to bring a wide range of supportive veterans services to one location. “100% of the money we raise goes directly to veterans. We have everything from the VA Hospital to [...]

ST. CLOUD, Minn.- St. Cloud State University students are preparing for the upcoming finals week, and they are drinking more coffee than usual to stay awake and focused.  Coffee businesses have noticed an increase in their sales and the amount of people coming in for drinks, especially those that are high in the amount of caffeine.   “During finals week [...]

PAYNESVILLE, Minn.- Stearns County/Paynesville area motorists are being advised of some area road contruction. Starting on the morning of May 6th, the Stearns County Highway Department will re-close  the bridge that crosses over the Canadian Pacific Railroad at the intersection of County Road 180. Construction will last about 1 month. A detour will be set up directing drivers to Town Highway 55 and [...]

ST. PAUL, Minn- On Wednesday, the Minnesota House rejected an effort to give liquor stores permission to be open on Sundays. The measure went down on a 106-21 vote. Supporters of the blue law tried to add the measure to another bill dealing with liquor licenses. Supporters say consumers should be allowed to make liquor purchases at stores on Sundays because [...]

A Minnesota man faces felony charges for impersonating a celebrity – and swindling the St. Cloud Hospital out of thousands of dollars. 53-year-old Phillip Schaefer of Monticello told hospital staff he was Pink Floyd singer-guitarist David Gilmour, and he didn’t have health insurance. After racking up as much as $100,000 in medical bills since his April 20 check-in, Schaeffer was [...]

ST. CLOUD, Minn. They call themselves gearheads, the GraniteCity gearheads to be exact. Its a team of students from the St. Cloud School District including Apollo, Tech, and Cathedral High Schools, all joining forces for a common goal. “Joining this team was a good thing to do. I made a lot of friends and learned a lot of stuff. All [...]

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – As another school year winds down and students prepare for finals that all too familiar feeling returns, stress. But for one SCSU student, finals are about more than just cramming for tests. They are another marker on his journey to recovery.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — In an effort to combat obesity, Minnesota food shelves have been trying to offer healthier options to people in need. But they are finding that nutritious food is more expensive. Another aim of Minnesota food shelves is to also remove unhealthy foods. But often, those items are donated and the food shelves have trouble saying no [...]

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Firefighters from St. Cloud, Waite Park and St. Augusta tried to control a peat fire that burned 10 acres of land over the weekend. Michael Post, Fire Marshal for the St. Cloud Fire Department, explained, “Peat is actually a fuel.  It can smolder for days, and there are some peat fires that have burned for months [...]