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The National Weather Service has expanded the Winter Weather Advisory for Saturday to now include Stearns and Benton Counties. It will be in effect from noon on Saturday until 3:00 a.m. Sunday.

A St. Cloud man who took part in a St. Joseph armed robbery when he was 17-years-old is accused of a similar crime again.

A Minneapolis woman was hurt when her car rear-ended a pickup truck in Sherburne County Friday.

Minnesota health officials reported Friday the state has now been allocated 871,650 doses of federally controlled COVID-19 vaccine, up more than 240,000 doses from a week earlier

Buckvold submitted her resignation Thursday to the St. Joseph council and city officials.

St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis joined me on WJON today for a radio town hall meeting. He says the city and pushing ahead with plans to relocate city hall from its current location downtown St. Cloud to the old Tech High School location near Lake George. Kleis says they have at least 2 interested parti…

The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $1 billion for Friday's drawing.

The number of COVID-19 deaths and the number of new cases held relatively steady for the third straight day.

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority will spend $800,000 from a contingency fund to fix a water seepage problem at U.S. Bank Stadium.

The city of St. Cloud is taking the next step on a major road construction project.

CentraCare Spokesman Dr. George Morris joined me on WJON this week. He says CentraCare is working with the state and Stearns County Public Health in planning for many vaccination locations for the Covid-19 vaccine when their supplies increase.

A proposal to ban the use of facial recognition technology by Minneapolis police and other city departments is advancing.

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The Vikings are looking for a new Offensive Coordinator for the 6th time in 6 years after Gary Kubiak chose to retire from the position. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Kubiak's offense did what head coach Mike Zimmer wants it to.

More and more families are choosing to do outdoor activities together and that includes ice fishing according to WJON's Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News. Glen joined me on WJON Thursday. He says the pandemic has led more people to open water fishing in the summer and fall, hunting in the fall a…

Firefest in Cold Spring has announced plans for this year.

This week on Ovie and The Franchise, we break out the magnifying glasses to try and figure out what exactly the Timberwolves' plan for the future is.

Minneapolis police are investigating two homicides that happened on the city's North Side about six hours apart.

The Fergus Falls boys hockey team beat Sartell 4-3 in overtime Thursday night at Bernick's Arena. The Sabres fall to 1-3 on the season with the loss.

If you're finding it harder to get your workout in at home, you're not alone.

A woman was hurt in a rollover in Morrison County.

The Minneapolis mayor who found himself in the middle of turbulent times that included violent demonstrations over the death of George Floyd is running for reelection.

The federal and state tax filing season opens Friday, February 12th, one of the latest filing periods in the last decade.

Minnesota Democrats are aiming to expand election protections and access to the ballot box after an election that featured disinformation and doubt about the results.