Wondering where to catch a good Fourth of July celebration around the metro? Look no further than Delano, which is set to have an old-fashioned Independence Day that includes one of the oldest parades in the Twin Cities area, as well as the fireworks show families love. Festivities start Friday and continue through Monday, July […]
St. Michael Dairy Queen Razed to Make Way for New DQ
Fourteen Foods, owner of the St. Michael Dairy Queen, is finally moving forward with the next stages of the Minnesota fast food icon’s location in the community. Tear down of the old Dairy Queen, which was badly damaged by fire in January, has started. Utility work on the site was done the final week of […]
InFit Makes Move Official, will ‘Swap’ with Millennium
Millennium Dance Company made waves earlier this summer when it announced it was moving into InFit’s location off Country Road 19 (LaBeaux Avenue) in Albertville, north of the Albertville Premium Outlets. It left many fitness fans wondering, ‘Where is InFit headed?’ The answer reminds some of the home improvement show “Trading Spaces,” as InFit will […]
STMA and Ride for Life Community Mourn Loss of Friend, Father
Support the Klinkhammer family with a donation to a GoFundMe drive in their honor.
St. Michael-Albertville has lost another father, friend and family member to cancer. Scott Klinkhammer, the recipient of the 2014 Ride for Life honor and a longtime supporter of all things St. Michael-Albertville, especially baseball, died last weekend after a long battle with the dreaded disease. He was just 48 years old. Obituary information (courtesy of […]
St. Michael-Albertville, Monticello Hold Commencement Ceremonies Tonight
It’s a huge day in the lives of many high school seniors. Graduation day is here for the Class of 2019 in two North Wright County schools. St. Michael-Albertville High School will host its ceremonies at the STMA High gymnasium tonight at 7 p.m. sharp. More than 400 students will earn their diplomas as the […]
WATCH: Breakfast Club Marks Five Years in Albertville
From the Editor: Anyone who lives here knows faith is at the center of the St. Michael-Albertville community. From the Catholic Church that was the heart of the original German settlement, to the two churches currently under construction in Towne Center, STMA doesn’t hide that fact. It celebrates it. KARE 11 featured another fabulous feature […]
St. Michael Dairy Queen to Remain Closed, Plans Moving Forward
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 […]