...convicted of driving while intoxicated in Stearns County in 2011 and had a few other speeding and traffic violations. The St. Cloud Times reported that Decker was one of two officers who had stopped Thomes for possible drunken driving in the past. Copyright...
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - A World War II gunner who survived when his B-17 bomber was shot down over Germany in 1943 has been officially awarded a Purple Heart medal in St. Cloud. Ninety-two-year-old Lawrence Huschle was held as a prisoner of war for nearly two years after the plane crash. Initially, the government couldn't verify that Huschle's plane was shot down or that he was treated for injuries suffered in battle.
...charged in the killing of a Cold Spring police officer has surrendered on charges he stalked his ex-girlfriend. The St. Cloud Times (http://on.sctimes.com/13vAOTR) reports 34-year-old Ryan Michael Larson turned himself in to sheriff's...
SARTELL, Minn. (AP) - Verso Paper Corp. has announced plans to sell its fire-damaged paper mill in Sartell. Verso said Tuesday it is selling the mill to AIM Development (USA) LLC. Terms were not disclosed. The St. Cloud Times (http://on.sctimes.com/127vbfw) reports the deal was announced in a two-paragraph email. According to the email, the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter. Verso said in the statement it is not commenting on the deal.
...teenagers has a surveillance system that recorded video of the cousins as they broke into his home Thanksgiving Day. The St. Cloud Times reports (http://on.sctimes.com/Z5KILg ) that search warrants reveal 64-year-old Byron David Smith...
...office turned down the county attorney's request to prosecute Smith. An attorney general's spokesman tells the St. Cloud Times (http://on.sctimes.com/Utfqre ) that county prosecutors "seem well-positioned to handle such a trial...
...Ashland, Wis., motel room. Angelina O'Mara is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in Wisconsin. The St. Cloud Times (http://on.sctimes.com/Zw335z) reports Angelina O'Mara initially blamed the Hells Angels for killing...
...the face. Gleason fell backward and hit his head. The Minnesota State University, Mankato student later died. The St. Cloud Times (http://bit.ly/UD7ohq) reports Smithers has denied having anything to do with the attack on Gleason...
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - It took 60 years, but a Minnesota man finally has his free candy bars. Seventy-four-year-old Dave Bell of St. Cloud received a package of candy last week after sending an email reminding Pearson's Candy Co. in St. Paul of the complaint he made as a teenager. In 1952, Bell was 14 when he bit into a nut roll and discovered a twig. He tells the St. Cloud Times (http://on.sctimes.com/YpAANQ ) he sent a letter to Pearson's "to obviously get some candy." He got a letter of apology from the son of one of the company's founders. But no candy.
...Associated Press he is taking his cues from Minneapolis, which has seen its share of challenges at similar events. The St. Cloud Times reports the concert is Friday night at RumRunners Bar, and features some rap artists. Police patrols in St. Cloud...
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