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The Waite Park Police Department are reporting a theft from vehicle on the 600 block of Pinewood Court while it was parked in the driveway. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crimestoppers joined me on WJON.

Border security and immigration are two different things. Congressman Tom Emmer isn't happy with the Biden Administration for allowing Title 42 to expire. He says not only is the U.S./Mexico southern border lacking security but the northern border from Canada is a concern.

The St. Cloud Police Department are reporting a stolen vehicle on the 1200 block of Washington Memorial Drive. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crimestoppers joined me on WJON. Mages says the vehicle is a 2006 blue Ford Focus with Minnesota license FVM 217.

St. Cloud School District 742 have staff and students who have received awards recently. I talked with St. Cloud School Superintendent Laurie Putnam on WJON to talk about upcoming graduation plans and she highlighted some achievements from both staff and students.

The weather kept the City of St. Cloud from using the more permanent hot mix of pot hole fill until recently. St. Cloud Mayor joined me on WJON. He says the weather has warmed up enough where the city can better take care of the pot hole problem with what he calls a more permanent mix which is less likely to pop out.

Metro Bus CEO Ryan Daniel indicates he and his staff are always monitoring ridership numbers and what is working and what isn't. He says they discontinued ConneX on-demand service and moved to resume Fixed Route 32 earlier this month.

Spring brings road construction and development on many properties and increased home construction too. Matt Glaesman is the Community Development Director for the City of St. Cloud. He gave me an update on many properties in the city.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the St. Cloud V.A. is offering veterans many services to help them address concerns. St. Cloud V.A. Chaplain Michael Gruber and Public Affairs Specialist Jackie Stevenson joined me on WJON.

Waite Park Police are reporting 3 solar lights that were either taken or messed with on the 0 block of 8th Avenue North. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crimestoppers explained that 2 of them were stolen and one was moved to a different location.

Holly Schreiner is the new Director of Athletics for St. Cloud State University. She was appointed as Interim Director of Athletics at SCSU in June of 2022 when Heather Weems left the school to become the Commissioner of the NCHC. Schreiner says she is really excited about the future of the Department and that SCSU has been home for her for so many years.