Four people freed as ‘hostage situation’ continues inside Minnesota bank Updated May 06, 2021; Posted May 06, 2021 Officers stand near an entrance to the Wells Fargo branch Thursday May 6, 2021, in south St. Cloud, Minn. following a reported hostage situation. Police in Minnesota were on the scene Thursday of a reported bank robbery with hostages. (Dave Schwarz/St. Cloud Times via AP)AP Facebook Share This story has been updated. ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A standoff between Minnesota police and an alleged hostage-taker continued into the evening Thursday despite the release of four bank employees. Three women and a man were released from a Wells Fargo Bank branch in St. Cloud, according to authorities. The first woman ran from the bank toward members of a SWAT team with her hands up. After being searched, she was escorted to safety. Two women and a man later emerged from the bank and were led to safety.