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Costco will increase its starting wage to $16 an hour, surpassing most of its main competitors at a time when efforts to raise the minimum wage are gaining traction in the U.S.

St. Cloud will have two large road construction projects and possibly a few smaller ones on the schedule in 2021.

A new socially-distanced winter event is taking place this weekend in St. Joseph.

The group in its one-year progress report noted that the Minnesota Police Accountability Act of 2020 adopted several of the panel's suggestions.

Two St. Joseph businesses have been honored by national publications.

A newly established warming shelter in St. Cloud for people experiencing homelessness is busy – and raising money to install showers.

Despite the updated vaccination rollout plan, local health officials say there is still some hesitation to get vaccinated among some racial groups.

The longtime president of the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to move on to the next chapter in her life.

Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON today. Fishing licenses expire Monday at midnight and every angler needs to get a new license on March 1st. Glen says new this year each person must provide their own information when purchasing a license. This means a spouse can still buy a licens…

Licenses go on sale Monday for a spring tradition in Minnesota, wild turkey hunting season.

Minnesota reported nearly 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday.

With five boys basketball games and three girls and boys hockey games on the schedule, Thursday will be a busy night for high school sports in the area. Here's a look at the matchups.

This week with Alyssa Hayes from Explore Minnesota we talked about their winter trail report for cross country skiing and snowmobiles, trying new winter activities in Minnesota and bird watching.  Hayes says you'd find the best snowmobile groomed trails in northern Minnesota with more than…

The Minnesota Wild extended their winning streak to 4 games with a 6-2 win at Colorado Wednesday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist joined me on WJON today. He say rookie Kirill Kaprizov helped set up a pair of goals last night and has been very impressive during this stretch.

The Target store in Monticello is one of just 17 stores in the country that will be getting a new Apple shopping experience section.

For a limited time only, you can get your fix.

You can help him win in The People's Choice awards going on now through Friday.

Gov. Tim Walz says at least 70% of Minnesotans age 65 and older will get at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine before the state moves on to the next phase of vaccinations.

Best Buy is giving its employees a bonus, and extra time off if they get a COVID-19 vaccine.

February is usually the peak of flu season, but not this year.

Temperatures will remain on the mild side through the end of February into early March across the Upper Midwest.

Minnesota public health officials are asking families to get tested for the coronavirus every two weeks from now until the end of the school year, in an effort to limit impact of the disease.

School bus drivers in Minnesota have been more important than ever before during this unusual school year.

Residents in the Princeton area have their power restored.