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Biden Announces 51st Round of Judicial Nominees

Published   Jun 12, 2024 01:11PM
The White House

The President is announcing his intent to nominate three individuals to federal district courts-all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution.

These choices also continue to fulfill the President's promise to ensure that the nation's courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country-both in terms of personal and professional backgrounds.

This will be President Biden's fifty-first round of nominees for f ... Read more

Life-Sized Dinosaurs Will Invade St. Cloud This Weekend!

The largest and most realistic traveling dinosaur experience in North America, Jurassic Quest, is stopping in St. Cloud, Minnesota this weekend!

This show has made several stops in the Twin Cities but this is the first time the show will ... Read more

SDSU Robotics Club makes mark at Vex U World Competition

SDSU Robotics Club members, from left, Noah Welsh, Cyrus Nelson, Todd Mueller, Ben Heinze, Ian Brueggeman and Charles Peterson, display the two robots they built for the Vex U World Robotics Competition in Dallas April 28-30. The team concluded a str ... Read more

St. Cloud Veterans Bridge to Close for Repairs

ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- Work on a St. Cloud river crossing will begin on Monday prompting the bridge to close to traffic.

St. Cloud Public Services Director Tracy Hodel tells WJON News that they have $750,000 in state funding to fix iss ... Read more

Model Halima Aden designed face masks for frontline workers who wear hijabs

Published   May 31, 2024 03:45AM
Somali-American model Halima Aden has teamed up with tech company Anywear and Allure magazine to design a line of face masks for frontline workers who wear hijabs, which include matching protective face coverings and turbans. Aden first made headlines back in 2016, when she became the first Miss Minnesota USA contestant to wear a hijab, and she created the capsule collection of hijab-friendly masks as a way to help healthcare workers of all faiths feel comfortable and safe during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

As part of the ... Read more

Voss finishes 29-year with top teaching honor

SDSU nursing student Stephanie (Voss) Newman with her instructor and mother Jo Voss at a clinical rotation at Fort Meade VA Hospital in spring 2005.



Jo Voss

For a nurse who loved teaching, being named the colle ... Read more

Sartell Wading Pool Now Open For The Season

The wading pool at Celebration Park in Sartell is now open. The pool opened a little bit later than the Watab Park splash pad due to maintenance but is now good to go!

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While St. Cloud m ... Read more

We’re #1! St. Cloud, Minnesota Named America’s Drunkest

According to a study from scientific journal website 24/7 Tempo, St. Cloud is the 'drunkest city in America,' narrowly edging out Eau Claire, Wisconsin and Missoula, Montana for the 'honor.'

Using factors like the percent of adults who d ... Read more