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Who wants to wait until Monday? The fun has already begun. See the schedule of fun events for Foley Fun Days.

The combination of gusty winds, very low relative humidity, and dry vegetation will result in potential critical fire weather conditions Friday Afternoon across central Minnesota into northwest Wisconsin.

Minneapolis police are treating the discovery of body parts along a road near the Mississippi River as a homicide.

Two men are accused of forcing their way into a St. Cloud woman's home, assaulting her and robbing her.

Landwehr Construction has been in St. Cloud for 126 years and they are not planning on going anywhere anytime soon. The company has just broken ground on a huge brand new headquarters on Opportunity Drive.

A St. Paul man accused of killing a woman in Minneapolis by driving into protesters while he was drunk will be examined to determine if he is competent for trial.

The latest jobs report from the state shows Minnesota has regained 60 percent of the jobs that were lost during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown last year.

A St. Cloud man was hurt after crashing his motorcycle Wednesday night.

Northern Minnesota isn't the only place to travel in the state this summer. Explore Minnesota's Alyssa Hayes joined me on WJON today. We talked about some southern Minnesota destinations to check out. New Ulm has a number of attractions including Hermann the German.

The Twins salvaged the final game of the 3-game series at Seattle with a 7-2 victory. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Twins continue to workout Byron Buxton prior to games but are not yet sure he's ready to be activated from the injured list.

His bail was set at $150,000.

A couple of St. Cloud parks are getting some upgrades this summer thanks to that land sale to Costco back in 2018.

In an effort to boost their vaccination numbers, Benton County Public Health is bringing a mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinic to Foley.

Newly filed court documents detail gun evidence recovered from the scene of a fatal shooting of a driver during an arrest attempt by members of a federal task force in Minneapolis.

How to know what companies to trust to get you through post pandemic debt.

The Whit Gallery on St. Germain Street in downtown St. Cloud has a couple of events this week.

Check out some fun ideas to do with your family this weekend right in your own backyard.

The Sartell baseball team dropped a pair of games in the Class AAA state tournament in Jordan Wednesday afternoon. The Sabres fell 7-0 to the Mahtomedi Zephyrs in a semifinal matchup then dropped a wild third place game 16-15 shortly after.

A Moorhead man was arrested and charged with a firearms violation in connection with the March death of a 6-year-old boy who was unintentionally shot with a handgun.

Minnesota has reached 3 million residents who’ve had at least one COVID-19 shot.

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota received a donation from a national foundation this week.

The Becker High School softball team is returning home from the state tournament with some hardware.

St. Cloud State men's basketball coach Matt Reimer joined me on WJON today. He says students transferring isn't unusual and with the NCAA allowing student-athletes one free transfer without penalty that has and will lead to more transfers going forward.