Christmas

Santa took a few hours out of his busy schedule this holiday season to stop by the Rockville Fire Department today.

St. Cloud hosted its first Weihnachtsmarkt or Christmas market today, a gathering to celebrate Christmas and German history in the area.

St. Cloud's first annual Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas market) will continue to take place tomorrow from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The St. Cloud Hospital has cancelled their "Festival of Lights" event for tonight (Thursday), because of the extreme cold.

Sauk Rapids hosted its 6th annual Parade of Lights festival today, a parade featuring floats decked out in any Christmas lights imaginable.

The Stearns History Museum will be hosting its Kringlefest event tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Some of you may have been grumbling about the lack of snow for Christmas. However, the good news is if you have travel plans in the upper midwest this weekend, you should have no problem getting to your destination.

Metro Bus will be running a reduced schedule for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Both Metro Bus fixed route and Dial-A-Ride will be closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving, on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

The St. Paul Ice Show, the Christmas Closet Cleanout and the Stanley Cup book "Raising Stanley" were all part of the WJON Morning Newswatch this morning. Check out the details.