2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1395+ words) ST. CLOUD, Minn. " Early on after resettling in the U.S. in 2009, Abdi Daisane talked to family members abroad about a welcome difference in his new country. Unlike in the Kenyan refugee camp where he and his family fled to from Somalia,…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (200+ words) A Stearns County traffic incident sent a 52-year-old woman to the hospital Thursday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol states the crash took place shortly after 11 a.m. Feb. 26 near 14725 Highway 15 in Maine Prairie Township, which is roughly two miles north of Kimball....

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (288+ words) When the St. Cloud Zoning Commission voted 70 in favor of allowing limited backyard chickens, it sent a clear and unanimous recommendation to the City Council: with reasonable safeguards, this is workable policy. What happened next is what concerns me. At…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (668+ words) ST. CLOUD, Minn. " At least 150 people gathered in the city council chambers of the St. Cloud City Hall Wednesday evening, as local residents discussed the city's community policing agreement. The agreement, which has been around since 2005, is a living document…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (199+ words) The Minnesota Attorney General's Office is investigating at least 200 health care and social service providers for potential fraud across 14 Medicaid services. Nick Wanka, the director of the office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which is responsible for investigating cases of Medicaid…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (529+ words) This January, co-owners Kris Braegelmann and Brandon Fisher set up shop at Final Sale Liquidation Center, St. Germain Street's newest store offering quality items at a discounted price. But the story of how the store opened for business starts with…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (476+ words) A game shop in Paynesville has become a place where people from across central Minnesota gather to play and build connections through games. Katy Westlund, whose children run the game shop, said the idea grew out of family, connection and…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (295+ words) A traffic incident took the life of an 84-year-old man from Rockville Monday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol reports a two-vehicle crash took place around 3 p.m. Feb. 23 at the intersection of Highway 15 and County Road 146 in Maine Prairie Township, which is…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (354+ words) Another St. John's University student was charged with sexual assault in Stearns County District Court. This is the second such case involving a student from the institution this year. John Kocher, 18, was charged with third and fourth degree criminal sexual…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (556+ words) Monday night's St. Cloud City Council meeting was roughly 10 minutes long; however, that doesn't mean important decisions weren't made. In the Feb. 23 consent agenda vote, councilmembers unanimously approved scheduling a public hearing about changing the zoning for 12 McLeland Road to…...