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A Stearns County road construction project between St. Cloud and St. Augusta gets underway Monday.

Sauk Rapids has three new bright young ambassadors for their community. Jenna Bukowski, Anna Walz and Morgan Weinand were crowned Thursday night.

The Timberwolves selected 6'4 shooting guard Josh Okogie from Georgia Tech with the 20th overall pick in the first round of the NBA draft.
Okogie is considered a 6'4 defensive specialist who averaged 18.2 points per game while shooting 38 percent from 3-point range this past season at Georg…

A group of 200 bike enthusiast made a stop in St. Cloud Thursday as part of their week long trip across the state.

Workers have rescued two boys who were caught in strong currents in the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul.

The Red Sox pounded the Twins 9-2 today at Target Field. The Red Sox scored 7 runs in the last 3 innings against the Twins bullpen.
Kyle Gibson threw 6 innings with 2 earned runs allowed to take the loss and drop to 2-5.  Logan Morrison was 1-3 with 1 RBI for the Twins...

The Stearns County Planning Commission has unanimously voted down a conditional use permit to build a trap shooting range near Pleasant Lake.

St. Joseph officially has a new chief of police. Interim Chief Dwight Pfannenstein and City Administrator Judy Weyrens say they finalized the terms and conditions of his contract Thursday afternoon. He is the new police chief effective immediately.

A grand jury has added civil rights and hate crimes violations to charges three Illinois men face in the bombing of a mosque in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington.

A car drove through a Wells Fargo Bank building earlier Thursday afternoon.

When the adults at Summertime by George were enjoying the live music, their kids were getting their fingers dirty with paint.

A prominent member of the St. Cloud bicycling community was seriously hurt while racing in a national bike race.

A St. Cloud man has been convicted on six felony charges, including 1st Degree Attempted Murder. Twenty-nine-year-old Robert Dawson of St. Cloud was convicted by a Stearns County Judge for a shooting incident that seriously hurt another man.

Online shoppers may have to pay more for their purchases after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling saying that states can force online consumers to pay sales tax. However, that is only if the state they live in passes a law requiring the tax to be collected.

The 45th annual Lemonade Concert and Art Fair kicked off Thursday morning at St. Cloud State University. Fair-goers can enjoy art, crafts, live music, plenty of food and of course fresh squeezed lemonade.

A Sauk Rapids woman is accused of defrauding nine victims out of more than $200,000 through her financial planning business.

Here's the latest Central Minnesota news with the WJON Flash Briefing.

Minnesota prosecutors say two alleged drug dealers have been charged with murder in connection with two separate overdose deaths in the Twin Cities.

Alyssa Hayes from Explore Minnesota joined me on WJON today to talk about Explore Minnesota's 9 things to do this summer in Minnesota. The 9 things include spending time on our lakes, going camping, fishing, spending time at state parks, golfing, dining outside, and more.

Heavy flooding in southeastern South Dakota has prompted officials to close part of Interstate 90 in southwestern Minnesota.