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Ice fishing can still happen in the state of Minnesota this week according Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News but he says it's pretty much done around here. He says those that want to continue to ice fish could drive as close as the Brainerd lakes area or further north.

The St. Cloud metro area had 2 drive-in movie theaters. The Cloud Drive-In was located in Waite Park in the approximate area where Parkwood 18 is now. The address was 1531 Division Street in Waite Park. The drive-in opened June 10, 1949 and accommodated 389 cars with 1 screen.

Target Center is hosting the NCAA women's basketball final four this week. Alyssa Hayes from Explore Minnesota joined me on WJON. Hopkins High School graduate Paige Bueckers is one of the top players for Connecticut who play Stanford Friday night at 8:30 p.m.

Prom and graduation will look a lot like it used to look like before the pandemic for Tech and Apollo high schools in spring. St. Cloud School Superintendent Willie Jett joined me on WJON today.

If you've ever experienced a terrible tragedy, you won't want to miss this incredible event that is coming to our area this weekend.

St. Cloud Police is reporting a stolen vehicle on the 300 block of 32nd avenue north. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crimestoppers joined me on WJON. She says the vehicle is a 2010 white Ford F150 with Minnesota license plate BRB 446.

Ice conditions are still stable on most Central Minnesota lakes despite the stretch of 50s and 60 degree weather earlier this week. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON today. He says the local ice conditions have stabilized with 30 and 40 degree temperatures for much of this week and 30s and 40s forecasted for the weekend.

St. Cloud based Freedom Flight is set to do something they've never done before this year. John Pearson is a 20-plus year board member of Freedom Flight. He joined me on WJON today. Pearson says they'll be bringing and flying all 4 of their hot air POW*MIA black balloons in Albuquerque, New Mexico in October.

St. Cloud based Freedom Flight is set to do something they've never done before this year. John Pearson is a 20-plus year board member of Freedom Flight. He joined me on WJON today. Pearson says they'll be bringing and flying all 4 of their hot air POW*MIA black balloons in Albuquerque, New Mexico in October.

The U.S. Senate voted unanimously to make daylight saving time permanent on March 15. This would eliminate switching our clocks twice a year. The bill still needs approval from the House and it would need to be signed by the President. The U.S. House hasn't moved as quickly as expected on voting for the bill.