It will be a strange summer for St. Michael-Albertville softball, baseball and soccer teams without its usual postgame hangout. Dairy Queen in St. Michael – owned and operated by Fourteen Foods – remains closed after a January fire that badly damaged the chain restaurant’s kitchen and caused smoke damage throughout the building. The store was […]
St. Michael Business Owner, Patriarch Bob Kilian Dies
Robert “Bob” “Daisy” Kilian, a mainstay in St. Michael for decades and the founder of Kilian Electric, died Tuesday, April 30. He was 80. The Kilian family welcomed Bob home earlier this week after a stay in the hospital with balloons and a sign at the familiar house on the corner of LaBeaux Avenue and […]
BREAKING: Otsego Charter School Closed Due to Gas Leak
Administrators and staff are working quickly to assist families as Otsego’s Kaleidoscope Charter School has been closed today, May 1, 2019. The school states a gas leak has forced the evacuation of the building. More details on this story will be made released when information is made public. Parents should pick up any students at […]
Services for Tia Zachman Set for Tuesday, April 23
Funeral services have been set for a 21-year-old Concordia University – St. Paul student and St. Michael-Albertville graduate Chatrea “Tia” Rose Zachman. The funeral will be 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23 at St. Michael Catholic Church, St. Michael. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 22 at the church and at […]
STMA Students Suffering from ‘Whooping Cough’
The school district informed families Thursday morning of a students diagnosed with Pertussis.
A number of St. Michael-Albertville School District student have been diagnosed with pertussis, also known as “whooping cough,” according to a statement from the school district released Thursday, April 18. The district did not specify which buildings the infected students attended. Pertussis presents as a severe cold, but the infection persists, with those suffering from […]
DEVELOPING: St. Michael-Albertville Grad Has Died, According to University
In a somber statement released this morning, Concordia University at St. Paul announced the death of a St. Michael native who was studying communications and an accomplished lacrosse athlete at the school. “The Concordia University, St. Paul community mourns a tragic loss of life. We grieve the passing of junior communications major, Tia Zachman, a […]
UPDATE: Winter Storm Still Poised to Bury Wright County with Snow
After holding hope that rain and sleet would persist with forecasts released this morning, the National Weather Service is reverting back to original forecast models calling for nearly a foot of snow for the Northwest Metro area of the Twin Cities, including the STMA community. Snow should begin falling this afternoon and mangle the evening […]
Strong April Storm Taking Aim at Wright County
A strong storm system is expected to sweep through the Wright County area Wednesday night through Friday morning with heavy precipitation, high winds and the potential for overland flooding in low-lying areas. But the biggest question is – how much of it will come in the form of snow? Forecasters are grappling with that question, […]
ROAD CLOSED: Wright County 38 Closes from O’Dean to Highway 101
Work on County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 38 in Otsego, from Odean Avenue to Minnesota Highway 101, is scheduled to resume (today) Monday, April 8, 2019. County Highway38 will be closed to thru traffic from just east of O’Dean Avenue to Quaday Avenue. The prime contractor on this project is Fehn Companies, Albertville. The posted […]
Abe Benson, 43, Albertville, Identified as Driver in Albertville Crash
The St. Michael-Albertville community is mourning the loss of a husband, father and community member this week as Abraham “Abe” Benson, 43, of Albertville has been identified as the driver killed in a Monday evening accident in Albertville. Benson died after a medical emergency forced him to lose control of his vehicle and race down […]