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The Sartell Police Department helped spread holiday cheer tonight (Thursday), as they took less fortunate children from the area on a shopping spree as part of their "Shop with a Cop" program.

The new St. Cloud Walmart is scheduled to open this week. Store Manager Sarah Klein says they have a grand opening planned for 7:30 a.m. Friday, with the doors officially opening for business at 8:00 a.m.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it expects to hire more than 50,000 temporary employees this holiday season and will be offering more hours to its existing workers.

3 years after a brain injury, representatives from the Children's Miracle network, along with 10 year old Ian Hoy's family and friends, gathered at Wal-mart on Friday morning to send him off as Minnesota's "Miracle Child."

More stores could be coming to the Epic Center property near Walmart in Sartell. Tonight, the city council will consider a site plan for two buildings on the north end of Epic Center near the Walmart store.

Work has begun to tear down the old Sam's Club building in St. Cloud. The building is coming down to make way for a new $12 million Walmart store.

Wal-Mart is announcing a new strategy that it hopes will pull in procrastinators early by giving them a big incentive: a guarantee that they'll get the lowest price no matter when they buy during the holiday season.

Walmart's plan to bring a store back into the St. Cloud city limits got the green light from the city council. At Monday's meeting they approved a request by Walmart to vacate a roadway and utility easement between the old Sam's Club parking lot and Division Street.

St. Cloud's half cent sales tax collections are down by an estimated $150-thousand after WalMart and Sam's Club moved to Sartell last fall. Sartell is estimated to gain an average of $125-thousand.

Walmart is planning to open a new store in it's old Sam's Club building in St. Cloud. Walmart officials have not returned phone calls to us, but they have filed a building permit application with the city.