Newport Healthcare bought the St. Cloud Children's Home from the Catholic Diocese of St. Cloud late last year and was in the process of renovating it when their plans were put on hold because of the fire last week.
The St. Cloud Children's Home has been fined $1,000 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services after an investigation found that it took eight days to get medical care for a child with a broken finger.
A lightning bolt struck the Bell Tower at the St. Cloud Children's home late last (Wednesday) Night. Catholic Charities Executive Director Steve Bresnahan says it happened just before 11:30 p.m.
This week in our "Behind the Scenes" series on WJON, we tour inside the we tour the St. Cloud Children's home hidden along the Beaver Island Trail. The Catholic Charities St. Cloud Children's Home has been in St. Cloud for about 90 years.
Catholic Charities has broken ground on a new Intensive Treatment Cottage at the St. Cloud Children's Home. The new building will replace the existing facility, which was built in 1924.