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Albany, Minnesota is a town with a population of 2,780 located approximately 25 miles west of St. Cloud on Interstate 94. The settlement of Albany wasn't always called that. Originally a settlement just 2 miles east of Albany was called Two Rivers.

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.

The St. Cloud Police Department are reporting a burglary on the 1800 block of 15th Avenue Southeast. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crimestoppers joined me on WJON. She indicates the suspect entered an apartment and took cash and a Play Station 4.

Ice out in Central Minnesota is making progress with the majority of lakes seeing the ice pull away from shorelines. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He indicates we're approximately a week to 10 days away from ice out in Central Minnesota.

The Minnesota Wild lost 3-2 in Game 4 of their first round playoff series at home against Dallas Sunday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON. He says he doesn't think those were good calls against Marcus Foligno that led to a pair of Dallas power play goals.

Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! This week, we’re going to talk to Rachel about this week’s New Hanover County School Board’s town hall, and what was brought up. Then, we pivot to Grace and talk about her coverage over in Bolivia! The town, not the country. And lastly, Ben finally spills the beans on reporting he and Kevin Maurer of The Assembly have been working on.

Joy Finkelson of the St. Cloud V.A. appeared on WJON's Voices for Veterans program to discuss sexual assault awareness month. She indicated 1 in 3 women and 1 in 50 men serving in the military experiences some sort of sexual trauma.

Waite Park Police are reporting a theft of license plate. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crimestoppers joined me on WJON. She indicates it's unclear exactly where it happened because the owners were running errands but knew it happened in Waite Park.

The Minnesota lost Game 2 of their best of 7 first round playoff series 7-3 at Dallas Wednesday night. The Wild chose to go with veteran goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury instead of Filip Gustavsson despite Gustavsson's 51 saves in Game 1 of the series Monday.

The Vikings hold the 23rd overall pick in the first round of the 2023 draft which will take place April 27-29. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON. He suggested the Vikings could consider a quarterback as early as the first round.