St. Cloud has lifted its restrictions on recreational fires.

St. Cloud Fire Department Fire calls for the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. Wednesday: Total calls: 20 Medical calls: 11 2:59 a.m. Wednesday, 607 Eighth Ave.

CentraCare Health plans to take ownership of Melrose's health care centers in addition to buying a park that will allow for expansion.

St. Cloud set a record high temperature for May 14 when it topped out at 95 degrees Tuesday afternoon.

Two actors from GREAT Theatre will lead participants in a Great Murder Mystery at 6:30 p.m. at the Clearwater Library. The event is free, but register at www.griver.org.

Gov. Mark Dayton's pen stroke was a watershed for the movement that counts Karen Thompson among its trailblazers.

The Concerns of Police Survivors' (COPS) Conference is held every year during National Police Week in Washington, D.C., as a place for the family, friends and colleagues of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty to gather.

An afternoon brush fire torched several dozen acres Tuesday east of St. Cloud.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota awarded two high school mentors late last month.

- Minnesota School of Business-St. Cloud is have a free resource event for military students, veterans and family members from noon-2 p.m. May 22.

The St. Cloud Police Department will receive a grant of $86,300 to implement two initiatives aimed at helping at-risk young people.

Five people were arrested Monday after a search of an Elk River residence revealed suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

Deaths reported Tuesday to the St. Cloud Times:

An angler bowfishing on the Mississippi River north of Sartell last week shot a 25-pound grass carp, marking the northernmost point the invasive species has been found.

The Catholic Charities St. Cloud Children's Home will host a plant sale this weekend.

Expect changes in traffic when traveling south on Minnesota Highway 15, near Stearns County Road 120.

National Salvation Army Week is being celebrated this week.

Fire destroyed a single-story house Tuesday morning on St. Cloud's north side.

Pinecone Central Park will get $100,000 in surface upgrades and other finishes.

Wednesday will be Law Enforcement Memorial Day in Minnesota.