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St. Cloud's Bev Saatzer will be inducted into the Minnesota Bowling Hall of Fame on May 20th in Rochester. She was chosen as the Women's Meritorious Service award winner for 2023.

The Stearns County Sheriff's Department are reporting a stolen vehicle from the 100 block of Washington Street in Holdingford. The vehicle is a 2002 green Volkswagen Beetle with Minnesota license plate JEY 999.

The St. Cloud Rox are set to begin the 2023 season Monday May 29 in Minot against the Hot Tots before their home opener June 2nd against the La Crosse Loggers. Rachel Thiesse is the Assistant GM in charge of Promotions, Marketing and Ticketing.

The St. Cloud Police Department are reporting a stolen bike was taken on the 2500 block of Division Street West April 27th. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crimestoppers joined me on WJON. She indicates the bike was a black and blue Mongoose that was taken from a bike rack when a bolt cutter was used to cut the lock.

The Vikings selected 6 players in this past weekend's NFL draft including 5th round quarterback Jaren Hall from BYU. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON. He described Hall has not being real big, he doesn't have a real strong arm but will have the ability to run around and make plays.

Gas prices are on the way down but this may not be a good thing. St. Cloud State Dean, School of Public Affairs and Economic Professor King Banaian joined me on WJON. He indicates the drop in gas prices could be a sign of consumers pulling back which is a sign of a recession.

Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! We're at 40 episodes! This week we’re going to talk to Kelly about some state-level housing legislation she’s keeping her eye on, then we talk to Rachel about her latest CFCC piece, and finally, Ben joins us to talk about our most recent, in-the-works statewide project.

The snow is finally gone from most if not all yards in the St. Cloud area. St. Cloud Assistant Public Works Director Dan Legatt joined me on WJON. He suggests that residents pick up stick and twigs from their yards but to be cautions to not get too aggressive so they don't damage the grass as it come back from dormancy.

It's going to be May in just a few days and May is National bike month. Minnesota is the number 1 biking state in the Midwest and ranks number 5 in the county overall according to the league of American bicyclists. Jake Juliot from Explore Minnesota joined me on WJON.

It took awhile but most of the lakes in Central Minnesota are open. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He indicates from the Twin Cities south lakes are completely free of ice and lakes in Central Minnesota are either completely free of ice or have just some floating ice in spots.