Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com A huge crowd of adults, teens and children had lots of fun at the annual Sartell Public ...

A St. Joseph man was apprehended for burglary and assault with an axe after a 12-hour standoff Oct. 7 and 8 with county and ...

A barn fire in rural Holdingford engulfed the outbuilding causing it to collapse Oct. 6, according to Stearns County officials. At approximately 2:01 p.m. Tuesday, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office ...

Sept. 24, 2026 Watkins Jerald (Jerry) Lee Howard died peacefully Sept. 24 at Hilltop Health Care Center in Watkins, Minn. His ...

A 66-year-old male motorcyclist from Minneapolis died Oct. 4 after failing to stop at an intersection east of St. Cloud in Minden Township. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a ...

Gary Killmer of St. Joseph holds The Newsleaders while discussing newspapers’ historical importance Sept. 25 at the Sartell ...

Six candidates filed for three openings on the St. Cloud Area School District 742 board, with voters choosing three to serve ...

The Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum held its grand opening near Camp Ripley Sept. 11-13, drawing an estimated 5,000 visitors.

The “Stair Climb Challenge” took place on the 25th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks against the United States.

After “bouncing around” in every state, Mike DeLuca moved to Sartell in 1995 and discovered he’d landed “on a stable rock on ...

Stearns County officials are advising people not to attend an entertainment venue in St. Wendel Township called “The Hay Shed ...

A segment of Pinecone Road S. in Sartell will be closed to thru-traffic until at least Thursday, Oct. 8, weather permitting.