Shoppers won't find a Salvation Army red kettle outside Mills Fleet Farm stores this year. The company has decided not to allow the charity's bell ringers to collect donations outside its stores.
A couple of area nonprofits are getting major facelifts today, thanks to the collaboration of volunteers from ING Direct. It's their 5th annual "Orange Days of Giving" event. Folks who normally spend the 9 to 5 workday in banking are swinging hammers, landscaping, painting walls and more at the St. Cloud Salvation Army and the YMCA.
The Salvation Army has exciting news. They're breaking ground on their new chapel today at noon in east St. Cloud. The chapel will easily seat over 100 people for worship services and outreach activities.
Police in a Twin Cities suburb say a Salvation Army bell ringer has been caught stealing from a red kettle. Police say the store's surveillance video confirms the theft of $40.