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Bob Johnson to step down as director of St. Cloud's Paramount Center for the Arts
Johnson came to the Paramount Center in 2015 after four decades in the health care field.
Xcel plans to install battery in Becker to store electricity
Batteries of all kinds — but particularly those with long duration storage — are critical to building a carbon-free electrical grid.
Minnesota State chooses presidents for two technical colleges
The Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved new leaders for Hennepin Technical College and St. Cloud Technical & Community College.
Police ID St. Cloud man fatally shot last week
The 53-year-old died at the scene.
Bob Leaders, who helped the 'average man' learn to fly, dies at 89
The Clear Lake resident opened Leaders Flying Service in 1969 and was inducted to the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame in 2018.
Police identify Sartell man, 4-month-old found dead after fire
The man died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound and the child's death is being investigated as a homicide, police say.
One dead, four hurt in Stearns County crash
Alcohol did not appear to have been a factor in the crash, which happened Saturday on Hwy. 23 near Richmond, Minn.
U, CentraCare plan St. Cloud med school with rural health focus
If approved by the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, the campus would be the state's first new medical school in 50 years.
St. Cloud woman charged with manslaughter in toddler's fentanyl overdose death
She initially told hospital staff that the child had eaten a Benadryl tablet, the criminal complaint said.
Minnesota briefs: U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad proposes renaming Blue Earth post office after Jim Hagedorn
Plus: St. Cloud open houses planned for proposed Mississippi bridge; Duluth's WDSE-WRPT rebranded as PBS North.
State contract delays thrust mobile mental health crisis services into uncertainty
Crisis responders say the contract delays have already disrupted the life-saving service.
Review frees Minnesota man imprisoned nearly 25 years
Thomas Rhodes was convicted of murdering his wife, but conviction review investigators say inaccurate testimony and withheld evidence wrongfully put him behind bars.
Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes will retire in March
During his tenure, the city built a $13.1 million public safety facility.
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Ellison enters second term, seeking more funding, focus on civil tools to address crime
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Nation
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World
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Minnesota briefs: New tool provides water health information for thousands of Minnesota lakes
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Winsted man died by suicide after shooting two deputies, BCA says
The man was under investigation for child pornography, and allegedly had multiple guns next to his body.
Man, 61, pleads guilty to beating his girlfriend to death in their central Minnesota home
He told law enforcement after his arrest that he beat her "after she accused him of talking to other women," the charges read.
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Man, infant dead in Sartell apartment fire
The BCA is assisting in the death investigation.