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Rox Advance To Great Plains Championship Game With Win Over Willmar
The St. Cloud Rox are two wins away from another Northwoods League championship after defeating the Willmar Stingers 6-0 Tuesday night. The win gives the Rox a two-games-to-one series win over the Stingers and advances them to the Great Plains championship game against LaCrosse Wednesday night. St. Cloud starting pitcher...
New York Coffee Chain To Open First MN Store Next Week
Are you looking for different coffee options in the land of 10,000 lakes? You are in luck! A New York coffee chain is opening its first Minnesota store next week. Gregorys Coffee will open up in Albertville in the outlet center, on August 21. Gregorys Coffee will be entering unfamiliar...
UPDATE: Summertime By George Postponed
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) - The St. Cloud Rotary Club has announced they are postponing the season finale of Summertime By George, due to rain in the forecast. They are exploring options to reschedule a date for a concert that will feature the Fabulous Armadillos and Collective Unconscious. The raffle...
Free Event Saturday Will Be Filled with Fun for Minnesota Kids
To borrow a term from NASCAR, we’re entering “Turn 4” of the summer, meaning we’re in the last stages of the warmer weather with kids being out of school and our desire to be outside. It won’t be long until parents have to make sure their...
Happy Snow Days Are Here Again For Sartell Students
SARTELL (WJON News) -- Sartell-St. Stephen students will have something extra to celebrate this school year. At Monday's School Board Meeting, the board voted to bring back "snow days" for the 2024-2025 school year. The board approved the eLearning Plan for the year which will allow for a snow day...
Soaking Rain Possible for Central, Southern Minnesota
UNDATED (WJON News) -- Rain is on the way!. Much of it will fall as light to moderate showers, with scattered storms possible further south later Wednesday. Scattered thunderstorms will develop in western Minnesota Wednesday afternoon and progress eastward across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin through Wednesday night. A few...
Rep. Omar Wins Democratic Primary in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, has won her primary race in Minnesota. Omar successfully defended her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against...
Candidate Filings for Races Not in Tuesday’s Primary Election
UNDATED (WJON News) -- The candidate filing period has closed for local races that did not have a primary election. In St. Joseph, there are two people running for mayor. Jon Hazen and Adam Scepaniak will face each other in November. Current Mayor Rick Schultz is not seeking re-election. There are two people running for two seats on the city council, incumbent Kelly Beniek and Troy Goracke.
St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids Primary Election Results
UNDATED (WJON News) -- There were local primary election races in St. Cloud and in Sauk Rapids on Tuesday. In St. Cloud, six people were running for the open mayoral seat. The top two vote-getters advance on to the general election in November. Two current city council members received the...
The Minnesota State Patrol Reveals New Logo
On the heels of Minnesota lawmakers approving a new Minnesota State flag and State seal that went into effect earlier this year, the Minnesota State Patrol thought that now would be the time for them also to create a new logo to align themselves with state agencies throughout the country and create their own identity.
Two People Sent To Hospital In Crash Near Willmar
DOVRE TOWNSHIP (WJON News) -- Two people were hurt in a crash near Willmar Tuesday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol says at about 1:15 p.m. a car driven by 72-year-old Andrene Bendson-Flint of New London was going south on Highway 71, and a pickup driven by 28-year-old Nicole Lindblom of St. Cloud was going west on 66th Avenue Northeast when the vehicles crashed in the intersection.
Authorities Investigate Motorcycle Crash in Benton County
BENTON COUNTY (WJON News) -- The Benton County Sheriff's Office says at 7:10 p.m. on Saturday they responded to a report of a motorcycle crash on Golden Spike Road NE near Sauk Rapids. Once on scene deputies found 50-year-old Christopher Fisher of Texas with injuries sustained from the crash. Fisher...
Walz Appoints Tvedten to 7th District Court
ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- The seventh judicial district judge vacancies have been filled. Governor Tim Walz appointed Ole Tvedten to fill the vacancy to be chambered in St. Cloud, which was vacated when Sarah Hennesy was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Tvedten is currently head of the Criminal...
9 Baby Names Now Banned in Minnesota
There's a lot of pressure that comes with naming a baby. Do you stick with something traditional or venture into unique territory? Will it be one of those names that half the kids in class share? Is there a chance it could inspire some unwanted nicknames?. Sorry to add to...
Two Hurt in Benton County Crash
RICE (WJON News) -- Two people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Benton County north of Rice. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Highway 10 and Halfway Crossing. Seventy-seven-year-old Vicky Harbaugh of Sartell and her passenger 39-year-old Eunice...
“In This Moment” Set To “Adrenalize” Mystic Lake Showroom
PRIOR LAKE (WJON News) -- A Grammy-nominated heavy metal band is coming to Minnesota this fall. Hard rockers "In This Moment" are bringing their "Godmode Tour" to Mystic Lake Casino on November 22nd. The band was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 2021 Grammy Awards and has numerous Gold-certified...
Sartell Aims To Hire Project Manager For Mill District
SARTELL (WJON News) -- The Sartell Mill District will be getting a project manager. The city council approved the hiring of an owner's representative or project manager (PM) for Phase Two of the redevelopment project. The PM will advocate for the city, manage developer procurement, and ensure the Mill District...
Will You Sign Up For a Chuck E. Cheese Subscription?
Can't we just buy things anymore? Everything's a subscription, now. Even radio jocks' longtime favorite audio editing program - Adobe Audition - can't be simply purchased anymore. We have to sign up for a subscription. Are you a far-too-regular at Chuck Entertainment Cheese's? It's a little less weird if you...
Everyone Does This, But Apparently It’s a Really Bad Idea
There has been many times when we hear about someone dropping their phone into some water. Usually the toilet, which adds an element of gross to the fact that your phone is now submerged in a pool of water. You also have to fish it out of said toilet. For...
We are Messing With Oreos Again – Great Flavor, Though
Original is best, generally as a rule. This pertains to almost everything. Movies, TV shows, and my favorite cookie... Oreos. I like the regular flavor. The Original Flavor... not double stuff either. The regular, original cookie. Although I can make an exception for the regular Oreo thins too. Throughout the...
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