One St. Cloud charter school closes, another takes over its building and absorbs many staff, students
STRIDE Academy will move grades 5-8 to the nearby site of former Athlos, which closed this year.
June 27, 2025
Former St. Cloud commission member admits illegally selling gun
Nonprofit founder Lenora O. Hunt resigned from the city’s planning commission after being charged.
June 26, 2025
Monument honoring Jacob Wetterling is dedicated, a quarter century later
“I figured 99 percent of people in the area never knew what that was,” Jerry Wetterling said of the climbable, sittable rock in St. Joseph.
June 26, 2025
Minnesota Poll: Most oppose Trump’s immigration policies — but broad support outside metro
Republican respondents strongly back the president’s policies, but more than a third also support legal status for undocumented immigrants without criminal records.
June 24, 2025
A devout Christian with failed ambitions and an arsenal of firearms who chose ‘war’
Vance Boelter had visions of business success at home and abroad. But in the words of one acquaintance, he was “living a double life.”
June 21, 2025
What the first day of summer looked like across Minnesota
Minnesota Star Tribune reporters took in the sunshine and a bit of nature on the longest day of the year.
June 20, 2025
New St. Cloud Children’s Museum could bring thousands downtown
Great River Children’s Museum, with a grand opening this weekend, is the result of more than six years of planning and $17 million in public, private and in-kind contributions.
June 19, 2025
Scouting the top 5 (free!) concert series in central Minnesota
As Summertime by George! kicks off its 14th season Wednesday, we look at the bounty of free concert series found in the St. Cloud area.
June 17, 2025
In wake of shootings, State Patrol asking the public not to attend ‘No Kings Day’ rallies in Minnesota
Authorities requesting that people stay away “out of an abundance of caution,” following the fatal shooting of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and wounding of state Sen. John Hoffman.
June 14, 2025
Review: Rain and cold can’t dampen Alison Krauss at Ledge Amphitheater
The bluegrass band and her superb pickers had the right mix of sad songs and good humor.
AuthoredJon Bream
AuthoredJon BreamJune 9, 2025
Meth makes comeback in Minnesota in more dangerous and record ways
As the fentanyl crisis diverted the public’s attention, methamphetamine inundated the state.
June 7, 2025
Two dozen sent to hospital after acid spill at Pilgrim’s Pride in Cold Spring
The spill of peracetic acid was contained inside the Minnesota meat-processing plant.
June 6, 2025
