AM 1240 WJON » 2010′s Top Stories http://wjon.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:29:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Top 10 – #7 Extreme Weather: Floods then Drought http://wjon.com/top-10-7-extreme-weather-floods-then-drought/ http://wjon.com/top-10-7-extreme-weather-floods-then-drought/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:01:23 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=58989 Unless you've been holed up in cave this year, you know we had some extreme weather throughout 2011. Rain, flooding, drought - that's the topic of number 7 in our Top Ten Stories of 2011 countdown.

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]]> http://wjon.com/top-10-7-extreme-weather-floods-then-drought/feed/ 0 Top 10: #1 – Jacob Wetterling Investigation http://wjon.com/top-10-1-jacob-wetterling-investigation/ http://wjon.com/top-10-1-jacob-wetterling-investigation/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 06:01:31 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=3522 ST. JOSEPH -- After years of investigating and tracking down hundreds, if not thousands of leads, the Jacob Wetterling abduction again took center stage this summer. It's our top ranked story of 2010

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]]> http://wjon.com/top-10-1-jacob-wetterling-investigation/feed/ 0 Top 10 – #2 Great Minnesota Air Show Entertains Central Minnesotans http://wjon.com/top-10-2-great-minnesota-air-show-entertains-central-minnesotans/ http://wjon.com/top-10-2-great-minnesota-air-show-entertains-central-minnesotans/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:01:35 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=3106 St. Cloud hosted one of the biggest civilian air shows in the country in June. As we continue our countdown of the Top 10 local news stories for 2010, coming-in at #2 is the Great Minnesota Airshow.

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]]> http://wjon.com/top-10-2-great-minnesota-air-show-entertains-central-minnesotans/feed/ 0 Top 10: #3 Record Breaking Tornado Season http://wjon.com/top-10-3-record-breaking-tornado-season/ http://wjon.com/top-10-3-record-breaking-tornado-season/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:01:37 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=2963 2010 was a record-breaking year for tornadoes. And that is our #3 story in our countdown of the Top 10 local news stories of the year.

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]]> http://wjon.com/top-10-3-record-breaking-tornado-season/feed/ 0 Top 10: #4 – Tom Petters Sentenced http://wjon.com/top-10-4-tom-petters-sentenced/ http://wjon.com/top-10-4-tom-petters-sentenced/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:01:01 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=3145 Today on our list of the top 10 stories of 2010 is number 4...the sentencing of St. Cloud native Tom Petters to prison.

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]]> http://wjon.com/top-10-4-tom-petters-sentenced/feed/ 0 Top 10 – #5 SCSU Academic/Athletic Cuts http://wjon.com/top-10-5-scsu-academicathletic-cuts/ http://wjon.com/top-10-5-scsu-academicathletic-cuts/#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:01:52 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=2807 We're continuing our countdown of the Top 10 local news stories of the year. Today (Monday) we have the #5 story, the budget problems at St. Cloud State University, which lead to the talk of program cuts both on the sports fields and in the classrooms.

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]]> http://wjon.com/top-10-5-scsu-academicathletic-cuts/feed/ 0 Top 10 : #6 – Walmart/Sam's Club Opens In Sartell http://wjon.com/top-10-6-walmartsams-club-opens-in-sartell/ http://wjon.com/top-10-6-walmartsams-club-opens-in-sartell/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 06:01:21 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=2976 SARTELL -- We continue our Top 10 Stories of 2010 with a look at number 6.

The opening of Super Walmart and Sam's Club in Sartell's Epic Center has brought additional tax base, new jobs and another option for grocery needs

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]]> http://wjon.com/top-10-6-walmartsams-club-opens-in-sartell/feed/ 0 Top 10: #7 – Civic Center Expansion http://wjon.com/top-10-7-civic-center-expansion/ http://wjon.com/top-10-7-civic-center-expansion/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:01:31 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=2746 St. Cloud -- We continue our countdown today of the top 10 stories of 2010. In at number 7 is the expansion of the St. Cloud Civic Center.

It was about 12 years ago that city leaders started pitching a plan for a convention center near Interstate 94

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]]> http://wjon.com/top-10-7-civic-center-expansion/feed/ 0 Top 10: #8 – Big October Wind Storm http://wjon.com/top-10-8-big-october-wind-storm/ http://wjon.com/top-10-8-big-october-wind-storm/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 06:01:10 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=2215 A massive wind storm that left downed trees and power lines in it's wake is our #8 story of the year in our countdown of the Top 10 Local News Stories of 2010. The wind storm moved through the St. Cloud area on October 26th and 27th.

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]]> http://wjon.com/top-10-8-big-october-wind-storm/feed/ 0 Top 10 #9 – Clearwater Firefighter Injured http://wjon.com/top-10-9-clearwater-firefighter-injured/ http://wjon.com/top-10-9-clearwater-firefighter-injured/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:01:42 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=2492 Today (Tuesday) we're continuing our countdown of the Top 10 Local News Stories of 2010 on WJON. At #9 today, we update you on the condition of fire fighter Cory Broich, a story that began back in January.

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]]> http://wjon.com/top-10-9-clearwater-firefighter-injured/feed/ 0 Top 10: #10 – St. Cloud Skate Plaza http://wjon.com/top-10-10-st-cloud-skate-plaza/ http://wjon.com/top-10-10-st-cloud-skate-plaza/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:01:49 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=2320 After years of planning and fundraising, efforts to build a new Skate Plaza in St. Cloud finally came to fruition in 2010. It's the number 10 story in our Top 10 of 2010.

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