Stearns County is creating a five-year Health Improvement Plan, and they're using an area-wide survey of 12,000 households to guide them in developing the priorities they should address.
A new statewide survey suggests Minnesotans are split on whether to legalize marijuana. The results of the annual St. Cloud State University survey were released today (Thursday).
The informal style and sloppiness of texting and social media is finding its way into students' writing, and teachers are learning it's a problem they need to address.
New study looks at three Minnesota industries struggling to find workers. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, or DEED, surveyed 213 businesses that had over 1,500 available positions in the second quarter of 2012.
The city of St. Cloud wants to hear from its residents and they will be handing out surveys later this winter to get some feedback. Mayor Dave Kleis says they got a grant from the League of Minnesota Cities to gauge the feelings of property owners.
Sartell is asking its residents and businesses to take a few minutes to respond to a 10 question survey. The survey was developed by a state body called the Council on Local Results and Innovation. It is designed to help elected officials determine how efficient city services are being provided and what taxpayers think of the services.
A statewide poll by St. Cloud State University poll finds more people opposed to than in favor of next year's constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, but by a very slim margin.
Recently, we in the WJON Newsroom had a conversation that led to a question; how well do we know our neighbors? Do we want to know them? And if so, how, in an age of technology and social networking, do we approach actually getting to KNOW them? WJON’s Abby Faulkner decided to investigate.