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View Comments Madison Moilanen came to St. Cloud from Duluth last year — in the middle of the pandemic — for a clean start. She didnt know anyone here.  Moilanen had tried to get sober while in Duluth. But it didnt last because she kept going back to the same environment and expecting different results, she told the St. Cloud Times last week.  In St. Cloud she found success and sobriety after years using heroin and methamphetamine. But for many with substance use disorder, the pandemic a...

ST. CLOUD — An outdoor store is taking visible steps toward opening a location in St. Cloud. A building permit to do build-out and improvement work in the former Ulta Beauty location at 3959 Second St. S in St. Cloud was issued in February, with the project name "Sierra Trading Post." Sierra, originally named Sierra Trading Post (and referred to as such in the building permit) is an outdoor gear retailer operated by TJX. TJX also operates T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods. According to a m...

COVID-19 battered many in addiction recovery. Heres why these St. Cloud folks keep hope in resilience Nora G. Hertel, St. Cloud Times © Dave Schwarz/dschwarz@stcloudtimes.com Maddie Moilanen talks with her sponsor and Recovery Community Network assistant director Cynthia Magallanes Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in St. Cloud. Madison Moilanen came to St. Cloud from Duluth last year — in the middle of the pandemic — for a clean start. She didnt know anyone here.  Moilanen had tr...

Scooters Coffee drive-thru coming to Division Street in St. Cloud View Comments ST. CLOUD — If a "coming soon" sign proves true, Division Street could be home to a Scooters Coffee shop. Scooters opened its first Minnesota location in Fairmont almost six months ago, according to a press release from the company. According to a list of Minnesota locations on the companys website, there are three open locations in the state. A building permit for a new Scooters drive-thru at 3203 Division St. ...

In Minnesota, the $16.6 billion leisure and hospitality industry took a $7.1 billion hit in 2020. The largest declines were in lodging where revenues fell 37%

But St. Joseph was in the process of selling the school building when the bonding was awarded. Now local lawmakers are seeking a change in the law.  "I cant fault them for that," said Sen. Jeff Howe, R-Rockville, of St. Josephs building sale. "Youve got to make the decisions the best you can at the time youre making them." Bonding is never a sure thing, Howe said. And the 2020 bonding bill wasnt passed until October during the Legislatures fifth special session of the year.  Howe authored a b...

About 1:48 p.m., police were sent to a report of a possible robbery in progress. Written By: Anna Haecherl and Erik Newland / St. Cloud Times | 7:07 pm, May 6, 2021 × A hostage leaves a Wells Fargo bank in St. Cloud, Minn., on Thursday, May 6, 2021. Paul Middlestaedt for MPR News ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Police are responding to an active hostage situation at a Wells Fargo bank in St. Cloud. Just after 5 p.m., St. Cloud Police Lt. Lori Ellering said the situation remains an active incid...

FBI Raids Minnesota Wells Fargo to End Hostage Situation, Ray Reco McNeary Arrested On 5/7/21 at 3:38 AM EDT A hostage situation at a Wells Fargo bank in Minnesota is over with one man in custody and no reports of any injuries or deaths. A stand-off lasting more than eight hours at a Wells Fargo branch in St. Cloud ended on Thursday evening after a fifth and final hostage ran free from inside the bank. Shortly afterwards at around 10:30 p.m., the suspect—identified by the Sun Cloud Times as ...

Suspect arrested following 8-hour hostage standoff at Minnesota bank By (0) May 7 (UPI) -- Minnesota law enforcement agents arrested a suspect without incident late Thursday following an eight-hour hostage situation involving five bank employees at a Wells Fargo branch in the city of St. Cloud. Authorities said the five hostages were uninjured and at home Thursday night and the suspect, Ray Reco McNeary, was arrested with formal charges pending. Advertisement During a press conference, St. Cl...

About 1:48 p.m., police were sent to a report of a possible robbery in progress. Written By: Anna Haecherl and Erik Newland / St. Cloud Times | 11:18 pm, May 6, 2021 × A hostage leaves a Wells Fargo bank in St. Cloud, Minn., on Thursday, May 6, 2021. Paul Middlestaedt for MPR News ST. CLOUD, Minn. — After almost eight hours negotiating with a suspect holding hostages inside a Wells Fargo bank in St. Cloud, a man was led away in handcuffs late Thursday night, May 6. The St. Cloud T...