Fire calls for the past 24 hours

A massive explosion last month at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, that killed 15 people and injured 200 more also heightened awareness of hazardous farm chemicals and how they are stored.

Minnesota lawmakers appeared to be nearing an eleventh-hour, on-time ending to their 2013 session late Sunday, as the House debated increasing income and tobacco taxes to bankroll the state's next budget.

St. Cloud Apollo High School has announced its top graduates for 2013. They are:

The 2013-14 St. Cloud school district budget shows a general fund increase of about $2 million from the previous year as part of a projected increase in state funding, said Kevin Januszewski, district executive director of business services.

St. Cloud Technical High School has announced its top graduates for 2013. They are:

St. John's Prepatory school has announced its top students for 2013. They are:

A massive explosion last month at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, that killed 15 people and injured 200 more also heightened awareness of hazardous farm chemicals and how they are stored.

Sunday's auditions for the Minnesota Dance Ensemble didn't come with a lot of glitz, glamor or fanfare.

The St. Cloud Police Department is looking for information after someone discharged a firearm Saturday evening near Short Stop Restaurant.

Deaths reported to the Times on Sunday:

The Minnesota Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a school budget bill that boosts spending on early childhood education.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for parts of Minnesota including Stearns and Benton counties.

A flash flood watch is in effect until Monday evening for much of Central Minnesota, including Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns and Todd counties.

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Chaplain Center, along with the St. Cloud VA Health Care System, is offering a workshop for clergy in rural areas.

Fire calls for the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. Sunday:

View photos from Saturday night's prom

For more than 105 years, the paper mill anchored on the east bank of the Mississippi River helped sustain a community.

Minnesota House lawmakers were preparing Saturday night to take up a bill that would increase funding for school districts by almost $485 million in the next two years.

Duluth police are looking for a 12-year-old boy.