Archive for February 9th, 2012

by / on February 9, 2012 at 11:50 pm / in Minnesota, Sports

Stadium bid gets support from Home Field Advantage

After months of bids, debate, forums and legislative sessions with no clear front runner. The Minneapolis stadium site is getting a much needed boost from the group Home Field Advantage. The group, consisting of several business leaders, played a vital role in the process in which the Minnesota Twins were able to get their stadium bill passed. Gov. Mark Dayton [...]

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by / on February 9, 2012 at 11:02 pm / in Sports, St Cloud State

Huskies host Badgers in WCHA rematch

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – After a tough two seasons on the ice, St. Cloud State (SCSU) women’s hockey finally looked to be turning things around. Four of five games played were victories. They were holding opponents to just over one goal per game while scoring over three goals per game themselves. However, this was nearly a month ago and it [...]

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by / on February 9, 2012 at 6:29 pm / in News, State/Region, Top Stories, Video

No child left behind act lifted from Minn. schools

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Since 2002 ‘No Child Left Behind’ (NCLB) has been a part of our elementary and secondary school systems.

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by / on February 9, 2012 at 5:14 pm / in Sports, St Cloud State

National Girls and Women in Sports Day

On Saturday, Feb. 11 St. Cloud State University will recognize National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

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by / on February 9, 2012 at 4:48 pm / in News, Politics

No Child Left Behind

On Thursday President Obama freed ten states from the requirements for No Child Left Behind, Which was passed when President Bush was in office. The states are being kept anonymous now according to a White House official though some of the states included are Colorado, Georgia, and even Minnesota; one of the states that were denied is New Mexico. The [...]

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by / on February 9, 2012 at 3:55 pm / in News, State/Region

Department of Natural Resources new permit regulations

One year ago, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton wanted to make it a benchmark to receive your permit within 150 days of applying. Meeting the 150 day target has a 99.6 percent success rate. The Department of Natural Resources only missed three permits, stating that it was due to the government shutdown last summer. Also trying to use the 150 day [...]

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by / on February 9, 2012 at 3:49 pm / in National

Tassino Coffee maker recall

Kraft Foods Global Inc. has recalled Tassino coffee makers and “T-disc”. The reason for more than a million coffee makers  getting recalled, is because there has been dozens of incidents that have been reported that the brewers are spraying tea, hot liquid, and even grounds on people; leaving 37 people with second degree burns. One of the many people injured includes [...]

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by / on February 9, 2012 at 3:46 pm / in Local

Crash in St. Cloud

On Tuesday morning February 8th St. Cloud police arrived to a car crash between Jennifer Hensel and Anab Dahir. According to the police report the crash happened on the intersection of Roosevelt road and Cooper Avenue South in St. Cloud. Both Hensel and Dahir were traveling southbound. Dahir was stopped when Hensel hit his vehicle from behind. Hensel said that she [...]

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by / on February 9, 2012 at 3:15 am / in Local, News

Man arrested after spitting on police officer

48-year-old Eugenio Salinas Sanchez was arrested Wednesday afternoon after police say he spit on an officer while being taken into custody for disorderly conduct. Police were called to the 200 block of Third Avenue Northeast at around 2 p.m. yesterday afternoon by reports that a disorderly drunk man was in the area. Upon arrival police attempted to apprehend Sanchez at which [...]

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