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State and local officials are partnering to offer free COVID-19 tests in six Minnesota communities, including St. Joseph.

The Minnesota State High School league will proceed with a 'maximized' winter sports season in 2020-21. The MSHSL Board of Directors decided the winter sports' fate at a Thursday meeting.

Explore Minnesota's Alyssa Hayes joined me on WJON today. Fall colors are out in full in some parts of the state. She says extreme northern Minnesota is past peak with some trees seeing leaves falling and looking bare. Alyssa says the St. Cloud area will be at peak within the next couple of …

The Twins were eliminated from the playoffs Wednesday after losing 3-1 in Game 2 of their Wildcard playoff series with Houston. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He said the 16-game postseason losing streak may have entered their minds and effected them in this seri…

Minnesota saw a spike in new positive COVID-19 cases Wednesday.

It's hard to imagine now but at one time there was a small community that existed along Highway 23 about halfway between St. Cloud and Foley.

Saint John's Prep is performing an adaptation of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on a brand new stage.

A St. Cloud man faces assault charges stemming from two separate incidents in the last week.

Marcus Theatres has temporarily closed 17 of the 72 cinemas it reopened this summer, citing a decline in audience demand and the limited number of new movie releases.

A Moorhead, Minnesota man has been charged in federal court in North Dakota in connection with a May demonstration that turned violent in downtown Fargo.

All of these challenges doesn’t mean we have stopped hunting geese. It does mean we plan our events a little differently.

Construction hats off...to the fantastic road construction crews here in central Minnesota.

Three incumbents, three newcomers, and a repeat runner make up the field of candidates running for four open seats on the St. Cloud School Board.

The coronavirus has tightened its grip on the Midwest, with infections surging in the Midwest, some hospitals in Wisconsin and North Dakota running low on space.

The Trump administration has proposed further slashing the number of refugees the United States accepts to a new record low number in the coming year.

Three people were hurt in a single-vehicle crash in Wright County. The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened at about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday on eastbound Interstate 94 in St. Michael.

The Midwest Medical Examiner has identified the man who was shot and killed by police on Tuesday night in St. Cloud.

Who doesn't need a little break from all the seriousness?

SAUK RAPIDS – Pleasantview Elementary School students will return to the classroom on Monday following two weeks of distance learning, according to Sauk Rapids-Rice School District Superintendent Brad Bergstrom.
On Sept. 16, the district reported a person "connected with" Plea…

The organization will host The Amazing-est Race, a scavenger hunt-style contest based on popular television show The Amazing Race.

The Twins have now lost seven straight playoff series and 18 total games in a row, which is a record for any of the four major sports.

A federal judge has dismissed a challenge by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis to Minnesota's coronavirus restrictions.

The top prosecutor in Wright County is retiring at the end of the year.

The former Shopko West building is slated for demolition.