Richmond is a town of 1,420 people but the town wasn't always known as Richmond. This is the story of Richmond in Central Minnesota located southwest of St. Cloud along Highway 23.

The Legislative session in Minnesota completed Monday night and some money is headed to the outdoors. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says the Minnesota DNR received more than $800 Million to spend over the next two years.

On May 8th St. Cloud State at approximately 10:45 p.m., a campus alert was generated and sent via email and text to registered students, faculty, and staff of the Star Alert system for emergency messaging.

The Waite Park Police Department are reporting a theft from vehicle on the 600 block of Pinewood Court while it was parked in the driveway. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crimestoppers joined me on WJON.

The Minnesota State Patrol has already started extra highway enforcement in preparation for a busy Memorial Day weekend on Minnesota roads. Sargent Jesse Grabow from the Minnesota State Patrol and MN-Dot Regional Coordinator William Van Koevering joined me on WJON and took calls from listeners.

Summer is officially starting and there are many great activities to do in Minnesota.  Jake Juliot from Explore Minnesota joined me on WJON to highlight some ways to explore Minnesota this summer.  Check out his list below. 1. Experien...

Border security and immigration are two different things. Congressman Tom Emmer isn't happy with the Biden Administration for allowing Title 42 to expire. He says not only is the U.S./Mexico southern border lacking security but the northern border from Canada is a concern.

The St. Cloud Police Department are reporting a stolen vehicle on the 1200 block of Washington Memorial Drive. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crimestoppers joined me on WJON. Mages says the vehicle is a 2006 blue Ford Focus with Minnesota license FVM 217.

St. Cloud School District 742 have staff and students who have received awards recently. I talked with St. Cloud School Superintendent Laurie Putnam on WJON to talk about upcoming graduation plans and she highlighted some achievements from both staff and students.

Metro Bus CEO Ryan Daniel indicates he and his staff are always monitoring ridership numbers and what is working and what isn't. He says they discontinued ConneX on-demand service and moved to resume Fixed Route 32 earlier this month.