Huskies in the news

It’s the season when students gather their textbooks — and their magic wands and cauldrons — to return to school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Curt Tryggestad would not have minded remaining the superintendent of Eden Prairie Schools. He lives in Eden Prairie and plans to keep living in the city.

The Monticello Public School District has officially hired Dr. Michael Favor, formerly the executive director of schools and student services for Robbinsdale Area Schools, as its interim superintendent.

Mick Benson’s ’66 ’87 watercolor of a tattered, inoperable Danish windmill and mill keeper’s shack won a goal metal in the Red River Watercolor Society’s juried national exhibition.

Hundreds of different clubs, sports teams and businesses showcased themselves at St. Cloud State University’s Mainstreet Wednesday.

A criminal justice alumnus and student took their oath of office in Anoka County.

As the new superintendent of the Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School District, Nels Onstad said there isn’t much to change here.

Karina Kern ’13 sings about her emotions and experiences following the death of her mother on her new self-titled EP “Karina Kern.”

School of Public Affairs Dean King Banaian shares his thoughts for a story on whether St. Cloud is ready for a rail extension.

Ed Fellows ’95 has returned to the Midwest and is ready to take on his new role as Valley View Elementary School principal.

Alumni, faculty member to travel to St. Cloud sister city Saint-Cloud, France.

State Sen. David Osmek is joining Minnesota’s race for governor with a promise of some Trump-style political brawling that he says Republicans are thirsting for after more than a decade of defeats in statewide races. The Mound Republican was elected to the Legislature in 2012 as a conservative insurgent and is known at the Capitol as ...

For the second year in a row, the number of citations issued on St. Cloud State University’s move-in weekend is down. Once again, St. Cloud Police, St. Cloud State University and city officials worked together in an effort to reduce the number of drinking related incidents on the southside.

The first total solar eclipse in almost a century to span the U.S. from coast to coast came and went Monday afternoon. And cloudy skies meant there wasn’t a whole lot to see in St. Cloud. While many area residents traveled to get a better view from another state, students and faculty at St. Cloud State University ...

For the third-straight year, St. Cloud police report a drop in the number of people cited for various offenses during move-in weekend at St. Cloud State University.

Two St. Cloud State University students partnered with a Becker school teacher to create a unique learning opportunity for local students this summer.

Gov. Mark Dayton announced Friday the appointments of Matthew M. Quinn and Shan C. Wang as District Court Judges in Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District. Quinn will replace the Honorable Vicki E. Landwehr, and will be chambered at Milaca in Mille Lacs County.

Students returned to campus Thursday for St. Cloud State University’s first official move-in day of the new school year. New students and new transfer students were scheduled to move in to residence halls Thursday. Returning students will move in Friday through Sunday.

The start of the school year is just around the corner and that means thousands of first-time college students are moving into their dorms at St. Cloud State University. We caught up with Zach Muller, a freshman from Illinois, after one last hug from his parents before starting life as a college student.

St. Cloud police officially opened the city’s first ever Community Outpost (or COP House) Friday afternoon. The COP House will be a central hub for law enforcement and public safety officials to work with the community and reduce crime in the heart of a troubled neighborhood.

Central Minnesotans may have to turn to their computers and televisions to see the eclipse Monday if clouds fail to break up in time for the main event about 1 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar traveled through a life-sized artery Saturday afternoon, before taking a look at the Milky Way Galaxy from miles above Earth.

The streets and sidewalks around six St. Cloud area colleges are about to get busy in the next few weeks as the St. Cloud area welcomes 26,000 college students back to the region.

There was a lot red, white and blue in Barden Park at St. Cloud State University on Saturday. The Student Veterans Organization hosted a BBQ for several hours, hoping to raise awareness about their group and raise funds to help veterans stay in school.

Eden Prairie Fire Department Assistant Chief Becki White ’97 has joined an elite group in the firefighting profession. She’s earned the designation of Executive Fire Officer from the U.S. Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy.