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KIDSPEAK Finds Lincoln 6th Graders Ready! [AUDIO]

bob_hughes_currey By Bob Hughes 4 days ago

Looking forward to spreading their wings, learning more, and taking on additional responsibilities - THAT describes the Lincoln Elementary sixth grade class.

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St. Cloud Man Indicted on Gun Charges

lee_fan By Lee Voss 4 days ago

A St. Cloud man faces 15 years in a federal prison after he was found with a gun on a city bus. Authorities say 33-year-old Bryant Griffin is a convicted felon who is prohibited from having a gun.

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Wind Advisory Until 7:00 p.m.

jim_maurice_200x200 By Jim Maurice 4 days ago

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory. It will be in effect until 7:00 p.m. tonight (Thursday) from St. Cloud south and west. Alexandria, Willmar and Litchfield are also included in the advisory.

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State GOP Convention Comes to St. Cloud [AUDIO]

jim_maurice_200x200 By Jim Maurice 4 days ago

The Republican State Convention is coming back to St. Cloud for the first time in several years. They'll be at the River's Edge Convention Center on Friday and Saturday.

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Rain Possible for the Weekend

jim_maurice_200x200 By Jim Maurice 4 days ago

Some high based showers will struggle to get rain to the ground this morning, but otherwise it is looking dry until Saturday and Sunday as a cold front slowly moves through.

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Mosquitoes Arriving Soon

lee_fan By Lee Voss 4 days ago

It won't be long now before we hear the buzzing of Minnesota's "other" state bird...the mosquito. The annoying insects will be here soon.

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Food Truck Popular Place for Downtown Lunch [AUDIO]

jim_maurice_200x200 By Jim Maurice 5 days ago

With popular TV shows like "The Great American Food Truck Race" on the Food Network, food trucks are a hot new trend. For Joey and Melissa Ryan of St. Cloud the show inspired them to buy a truck of their own.

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Rivetts Sentenced in Fatal Hummer Crash

lee_fan By Lee Voss 5 days ago

The driver of a Hummer that struck and killed a motorist near Opole in August of 2009 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The sentencing of 44-year-old Eugene Rivetts ends a 2-and-a-half year saga as to who was the driver of the Hummer.

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United Way of Central Minnesota Names New CEO

mecool By Abby Faulkner 5 days ago

The United Way of Central Minnesota has selected Patrick Powell of Omaha, Nebraska as their new leader.

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Little Falls Woman Sues City Over Political Yard Signs

By The Associated Press 5 days ago

A Little Falls woman is suing the city after officials ordered her to remove the political signs in her yard. Robin Hensel's lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, says the city violated her constitutional right to free speech last fall by ordering her to remove the signs, which supported the Occupy Wall Street and peace movements.

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