St. Cloud Live

St. Cloud Live is operated by Forum Communications, a family-owned media organization located in Fargo, North Dakota. This company manages a variety of newspapers, websites, and television stations across Minnesota and the Dakotas. Notably, it includes newspapers in Alexandria, Brainerd, and Wilmar, all situated within a 70-mile distance from St. Cloud.

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Career Solutions trains future welders, facility maintenance workers

1 day ago | stcloudlive.com | Trent Abrego

ST. CLOUD — Career Solutions has used state grants to provide workforce development and training opportunities to 25 job seekers interested in welding and facility maintenance, according to a release from the organization. The money was from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development's Drive for 5 and Pathways to Prosperity grants.
Survey: St. Cloud economy grows despite uncertainty, tariff concerns

1 day ago | stcloudlive.com | Trent Abrego

ST. CLOUD — Despite a wall of worry, the local economy is still rising, according to the latest Quarterly Business Report. King Banaian, the co-author of the report and a professor at St. Cloud State University, explained the report findings during a QBR event on Thursday morning, June 26, at Granite Innovations in St. Cloud. Banaian said that about 40% of businesses reported an increase in business activity and the number of employees on payroll.
12 graduate from Initiative Foundation's St. Cloud academy

2 days ago | stcloudlive.com | Trent Abrego

ST. CLOUD — Twelve entrepreneurs recently graduated from the Initiative Foundation's St. Cloud Enterprise Academy Class. The course is a business-building program that features training with free business coaching and access to flexible loans, according to a news release from the Initiative Foundation. Erica Cole owns Brenda's Place, a business offering residential and community-based health and wellness services at 5 21st Ave. N. in St. Cloud.
St. Cloud cardiologist pens book about prescription medicine

3 days ago | stcloudlive.com | Trent Abrego

ST. CLOUD — After more than 30 years as a cardiologist, Richard Aplin stepped away from the medical field in 2022 with a pressing question: Are all prescription drugs helping patients, or just adding risks and costs?
Sauk Rapids man ruled competent hit-and-run murder trial

3 days ago | stcloudlive.com | Trent Abrego

ST. CLOUD — A Sauk Rapids 18-year-old has been found competent to stand trial on murder charges in the 2023 hit-and-run death of a 70-year-old St. Cloud man. Israel Muyaya Madimba, 18, of Sauk Rapids, is charged with first-and second-degree murder in the April 21, 2023, death of Norbert John Olmscheid, 70, of St. Cloud. Madimba was 16 years old at the time. According to authorities, Madimba called 911 and admitted that he had run over Olmscheid.
St. Cloud formalizes service fees for events such as Trump rally

3 days ago | stcloudlive.com | Trent Abrego

ST. CLOUD โ An ordinance to define fees charged to cover city costs for providing service was passed by the St. Cloud City Council at its Monday, June 23, meeting. Mayor Jake Anderson told St. Cloud LIVE that the measure was "sort of" in response to an unpaid $209,000 bill for the Donald Trump and JD Vance campaign rally on July 27, 2024, at SCSU's Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.
Ex-St. Cloud planning commission member fined in gun case

3 days ago | stcloudlive.com | Trent Abrego

ST. CLOUD β A former St. Cloud Planning Commission member was sentenced on Tuesday, June 24, for illegally transferring a firearm. Lenora Octavia Hunt, 38, was sentenced to 90 days in Stearns County Jail with all of the sentence stayed and fined $189, according to court records.
Sauk Rapids City Council approves cannabis business

4 days ago | stcloudlive.com | Trent Abrego

SAUK RAPIDS โ The first cannabis operation in Sauk Rapids has been approved. The Sauk Rapids City Council on Monday, June 23, voted unanimously to license the city's first cannabis operation โ with conditions: The business must meet all federal and state air quality and emission standards. The operation cannot produce smells that are "generally offensive" to the neighbors in the area of the building that are directly impacted by the smells.
Dayle Ross played most of her senior season at SCSU with torn ACL

4 days ago | stcloudlive.com | Mick Hatten

Dayle Ross had begun doing postseason workouts in the spring with teammates on the St. Cloud State women's hockey team when she heard something troubling. "I was a little bit worried because I heard clicking in my knee," Ross said. "I thought it was something like my patella tendon is torn or there was some cartilage floating around. You never know. "I reached out to my trainer and asked if I could get an MRI. It showed that it was a torn ACL and didn't figure it would be that extreme.
Q&A: Affinity Plus branch manager offers financial advice

4 days ago | stcloudlive.com | Trent Abrego

ST. CLOUD — Kari Krummel, a branch manager at Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, has worked in the financial industry for more than two decades. Krummel oversees the St. Cloud (2835 W. St. Germain St.) and Cambridge branches for Affinity Plus. Her experience includes serving as a member advisor, a loan officer, supervisor and manager.