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It's the first day on the job for the new Executive Director of STRIDE Academy.

Almost 8,000 students from 329 teams competed at the 2022 Minnesota State High School Clay Target League tournament in Alexandria.

After a temporary closure, a popular St. Joseph restaurant will reopen this weekend.

A new law in effect Friday in Minnesota allows people 21 and older to buy edibles and beverages that contain a limited amount of THC, the ingredient in marijuana that creates a high.

A report issued by the U.S. Consumer Protection Safety Commission shows firework-related injuries are up over 25% since 2006, with nine deaths in 2021.

Gas prices have come down 15 to 20 cents over the past couple of weeks. St. Cloud State Dean, School of Public Affairs and Economics Professor King Banaian joined me on WJON. He says the demand for gas remains high so he doesn't see prices coming down very much.

Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless has announced they’ll match a portion of all donations in July to help end food insecurity in the St. Cloud area.

The cost of goods and services have been on the rise due to inflation for the past 6 months. King Banaian is the Dean, School of Public Affairs and Economics professor at St. Cloud State. He says with an unemployment rate below 4% and prices rising because people can afford to spend more, he has a hard time believing we're going to have a recession anytime soon.

A drug investigation has led to the arrest of two people in Elk River.

Six teenagers were taken to the hospital after the vehicle they were in crashed in Anoka County.

It's a new month, so what can we expect in July as far as temperatures and rainfall?

Last month we learned the two buildings that are owned by Cowboy Jack's are going to be torn down.