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Man Dies in Officer-Involved Shooting in Paynesville

Police Shooting · Paynesville

Man Dies in Officer-Involved Shooting in Paynesville

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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating after a domestic abuse call turned into an officer-involved shooting in Paynesville Monday night.See the Story

Former Minnesota Trooper Identified as Suspect in Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting

Paynesville, Minnesota · Paynesville

Former Minnesota Trooper Identified as Suspect in Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting

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PAYNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – An 80-year-old man who died during a police response in Paynesville Monday night took his own life. Larry Alstead, a former longtime Minnesota state trooper, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He also had multiple gunshot injuries. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says a sergeant with the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office fired his weapon during the encounter. He’s now on critical incident leave. Deputies w…See the Story

Sartell hires public works director

Sartell · Sartell

Sartell hires public works director

SARTELL — A new face is heading Sartell's public works department, according to a release from the city. Bartt Gevens previously served as recreation services manager with the city of Becker in Sherburne County. In his new role in Sartell, Gevens will focus on engagement, responsive, high-quality service while listening to residents' needs and concerns, according to the release. "Bartt's goal is to continue enhancing the quality of life in Sarte…Read Article

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Man Dies in Officer-Involved Shooting in Paynesville

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Man Dies in Officer-Involved Shooting in Paynesville

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Food truck expanding into Sauk Rapids restaurant

SAUK RAPIDS — Four years after starting Dana's Kitchen Food Truck and Catering, Dana Carpenter is making a big move with a brick-and-mortar location inside the former Hernandez Burrito in Sauk Rapids. Carpenter told St. Cloud LIVE she purchased the Sauk Rapids building at the end of March, two days after Hernandez Burrito officially closed. Dana's Kitchen's brick-and-mortar location will serve up soup, salad, sandwiches, flatbread pizzas along …Waite Park · Waite Park Read Article

16 teams face off in human foosball tourney

WAITE PARK — Little plastic players came to life in Waite Park for a human foosball tournament. United Way partnered with Scheels on Friday, June 6, for the second annual human foosball tournament, with many of the same teams returning from last year. The event, held in conjunction with Grill Fest in the Scheels parking lot in Waite Park, was meant to fight hunger for children who are out of school for the summer. In total, 302 pounds of food wa…Waite Park · Waite Park Read Article

When Locusts Ate the Entire Midwest

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. Dylan Thuras: Hey Amanda, how are you doing? Nice to see you. Amanda McGowan: Hey Dylan, nice to see you too. I have a little bit of a random question to start with, but I wanted to know if you have any experience with cicadas. Dylan: Yeah, sure. I grew up in Minnesota, so they hatch there. They hatch in New York where I live now. I actually really like cicadas. I think…Spotify · Cold Spring Read Article

Amateur baseball roundup: Roscoe pitches its way past New Munich, 3-1

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ROSCOE — Bryce VanderBeek tossed a six-hitter in leading the Roscoe Rangers past the New Munich Silverstreaks 3-1 on Sunday in a Stearns County League amateur baseball game. VanderBeek struck out seven and walked four, allowing one earned run. At the plate, he went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run and an RBI. Lead-off hitter Max Athmann also went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and a stolen base for the Rangers. Will Funk was 2-for-4 with a run a…Baseball · Roscoe Read Article

ISD 742 Welcome Center moving to Waite Park office

Open the article to view the coverage from stcloudlive.comWaite Park · Waite Park Read Article

Property rights vs. business growth at heart of St. Joseph permit tension

Correction: Liz Fiedler-Mergen is the owner of Sunny Mary Meadow. Her surname was wrong in an earlier version of this story. It has been updated below. ST. JOSEPH — David Counter, 60, has lived in his home along 360th Street in St. Joseph his whole life. He and his wife, Sue, 60, bought the property from his parents in 2015. Sue loves to sit outside, listening to the birds chirp and catching glimpses of wildlife. She enjoys tending to the flower…Stearns County · Stearns County Read Article

St. John's Prep teacher receives excellence award

COLLEGEVILLE — St. John’s Prep teacher Sarah Pasela recently received the 2025 Twomey Family Teaching Excellence Award. The Twomey Family Teaching Excellence Award recognizes the extraordinary commitment faculty make to their students, school, community and profession, according to a school news release. The award was created and endowed by Darla and Chris Twomey. The science teacher was nominated by her colleagues, students and St. John’s Prep …Collegeville, Minnesota · Collegeville Read Article

Fischbach: One Big Beautiful Bill Act helps families and small businesses

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May was a very busy month in Washington as the House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In mid-April, the House and Senate agreed to a budget resolution, which set House committees off to the races to draft legislative recommendations based on the agreed budget targets. One of the largest of these components was the responsibility of the ways and means committee, which I am a member of. We were tasked with delivering on our promises to the A…Kimball · Kimball Read Article

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