Ten years is a long time to wait for the perfect doughnut to come through the local bakery door. Gluten-free baking is precise and difficult. The structure of its baked goods holds up …

Benton County does not have zoning requirements or other guidelines regulating data centers. No projects are currently in the county’s development pipeline, but the topic has high interest. …

With 27 departments, over 3,800 faculty members and three campuses, the University of Minnesota Medical School is among the top destinations in the nation for those seeking a career in the medical …

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar kicked off a five-county rural economic tour Monday in east St. Cloud. Klobuchar met with local political leaders and small business owners for more than an hour at …

Roundabout construction near Sauk Rapids-Rice High School will not finish before school starts. Benton County is constructing the $3 million traffic control feature at the intersection of County …

Benton County marriage applications FOLEY — The following couple has applied to be married in Benton County. — Thomas Ray Nicolas , of St. Cloud, and Annette Leah Lujan , of Sauk …

Sauk Rapids’ Living Waters Lutheran Church summer mission trip participants did not waste a ministry minute when helping to fight poverty and hunger during a mid-July trip to Chicago. Three …

As students and faculty gear up for another school year, the Foley School Board took a moment to reflect on the previous academic year. After conducting their year-end evaluation of …

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reported the following conservation officer activity as of Aug. 17.    District 11 : No report was available for Brett …

Alleged ice cream theft could result in jail time for St. Cloud man FOLEY — A St. Cloud man is facing five years in prison and a $10,000 fine after being charged with burglary in Benton …

The next governor of Minnesota will be a woman. That much is known following this year’s primary election Aug. 11. Republican Lisa Demuth and Democrat Amy Klobuchar will face off Nov. 3 to …