Townsquare Media's John Schroeder introduces us to his weekly column on gardening in Central Minnesota.

We have some weather-related announcements for Thursday, February 13th, 2020.

The state of Minnesota says they've shut down an illegal gambling operation in St. Cloud, while the owners still contend they're doing nothing wrong. Officers served a search warrant at Triple Crown Sweepstakes today and confiscated several electronic terminals.

Tornado warnings were issued for Stearns, Benton and Sherburne Counties on Tuesday afternoon and evening. A trained spotter reported a tornado on the ground in western Stearns County near Brooten. There were also several reports of funnel clouds throughout the area.

Even the toughest of deputies were a little sqeamish when they came across a large number of snakes not native to Minnesota.

St. Cloud State University is hosting a gift drive all day (Tuesday) tomorrow. Gifts can be dropped off at the Husky Bookstore, Campus Involvement Resource Desk, the Administrative Services building, or Coborn's Plaza Apartments.

A plan to renovate the Atwood Memorial Center has been voted down. The student government at St. Cloud State University announced the results Thursday night on a vote for a $15 million renovation of the university's student union.