Fire calls for the past 24 hours

St. Cloud school district's administration recommended Wednesday that the district's contribution to a Clark Field improvement project at Tech High School could be a one-to-one match of $1.5 million in levied funds.

St. Cloud school district will not expand its Spanish immersion program to a second site for the 2013-14 school year.

With their right hands raised, 71 people from 24 countries became American citizens Wednesday in St. Cloud. Federal Judge Gregory Kishel administered the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at St. Cloud Public Library.

Work that will change how viewers see St. Cloud State University hockey games and other events started this week.

Competing minimum wage bills are splitting Minnesota Democrats on an issue they consider a priority this legislative session.

Births reported Wednesday to the St. Cloud Times:

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After recessing a regular meeting on Tuesday night, the Foley City Council will reconvene to continue the session at noon Thursday at City Hall.

St. Cloud residents will get the chance to comment on a draft of the Minnesota 20-year state highway improvement plan on May 29.

A St. Cloud man was arrested Wednesday morning after trying to carjack at least one vehicle in east St. Cloud, assaulting a person staying at the Gateway Motel and spraying the arresting officer with a fire extinguisher, according to police.

The Stearns County Sheriff's Office released an age-enhanced photograph Wednesday of Joshua Guimond, who has been missing since leaving a party on the St. John's University campus in November 2002.

Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge will kick off its Spring Celebration of Nature with a four-hour bird-watching expedition starting at 7 a.m. Saturday with a car caravan leaving from Mahnomen Trail off Sherburne County Road 9.

Local governments, nonprofits and watercraft outfitters are eligible to apply for a total of $15,000 in grants to help plan and implement events throughout the state as part of the 50th anniversary of Minnesota's state water trails.

The Stearns County Highway Department on Monday will close Minnesota Street West in St. Joseph at the intersection with newly aligned Stearns County Road 2.