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CBS News
20 hours ago
- CBS News
St. Cloud police seek public's help finding missing 13-year-old girl
Police in St. Cloud, Minnesota, are asking for help in locating a missing 13-year-old girl who was last seen on Friday. Lierra Lanea Andrews was last seen on foot around 7:30 p.m. on the 100 block of Fourth Avenue South in downtown St. Cloud, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Andrews is 5 feet tall, weighs 100 pounds and has long curly black hair and brown eyes, according to the BCA. She was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt and jean shorts. Officials say Andrews often visits the Lake George area of St. Cloud. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the St. Cloud Police Department or 911.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Yahoo
St. Cloud man charged in court with texting, inappropriate remarks to minor
A 65-year-old St. Cloud man is behind bars after he reportedly made inappropriate remarks to a 15-year-old girl both in person and by text. The Stearns County Attorney's Office on Monday, July 14, filed felony charges against the man for allegedly soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct and engaging in electronic communication describing sexual conduct. More: Minnesota gets more opioid settlement dollars; what does that mean for Stearns County? According to the criminal complaint, the Central Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force started its investigation on July 11. Another adult man, who isn't identified in the complaint, told police about the suspect allegedly reaching out to the child in an inappropriate way. An investigator then met with the child, who also lives in St. Cloud. The child reportedly said the man made comments about her being cute, repeatedly sending good morning texts and "told her she had gained weight since last summer because he was looking at her butt while she was swimming," according to the statement of probable cause. He also allegedly told the girl he had troubles satisfying himself sexually and planned to buy a prostitute. The statement of probable cause also states the girl told investigators the man said "... that he'd rather be with minors than anyone older." Court records also show text messages between the suspect and the girl. The suspect read some of these texts during a Mirandized statement, according to the complaint, including a text saying the two will eventually engage in sexual activities. More: Prius driver dies after vehicles collide, strike power pole near Bowlus Court records state the man told investigators those texts were meant for somebody else. He also denied talking to the girl about certain things, but he admitted to talking about soliciting a prostitute, saying "she is old enough to understand." He also admitted to knowing the girl was 15 years old and telling her she had nice legs, according to the criminal complaint. The 65-year-old man was arrested on July 11. As of July 14 morning, he is at the Stearns County Jail. Both charges, if convicted, could carry up to five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine. Corey Schmidt covers politics and courts for the St. Cloud Times. He can be reached at cschmidt@ This article originally appeared on St. Cloud Times: Minnesota man arrested for inappropriately texting to St. Cloud girl
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
St. Cloud lawn care rules change: What to know about new fees, grass height requirement
There are new rules in St. Cloud when it comes to lawn care. With these rules, comes higher fees for noncompliance. The St. Cloud City Council on July 7 approved adjusting a city ordinance to lower the grass length limit from 10 inches to eight inches. The change is to comply with a state statute, which states the limit is eight inches. St. Cloud Health Director Matt O'Brien told city council members the city patrols grass length and issues citations after looking into resident complaints. More: St. Joseph detour, roundabout construction begins July 8 "How the procedure has historically gone is we would receive a complaint or identify long grass," O'Brien said. "We (then) take a tape measurer and measure the long grass to ensure that we are (above the) inches in our ordinance." If a property's grass is above the length requirement, O'Brien said property owners are given a notice with a period of time to correct it. If the owner doesn't make corrections, they would abate, meaning the city would coordinate lawn care to comply with local policies. 'What else is happening?': Parents question Sauk Rapids-Rice schools amid staff cuts "What this is doing is adding an additional tool in there where we can issue an administrative citation in addition to our ability to abate the violation, and then they get a $75 administrative fee on top of the abatement charge that we pay — it's generally a contractor we will hire, they'll bill us, we'll pay the bill along with the $75 administrative fee." With the change, the city can issue an administrative citation for the violation regardless of abatement. This would include another $100 fine in addition to the abatement fee and associated costs. Sign up for our alerts to receive the latest updates on important news. St. Cloud City Attorney Renee Courtney told the St. Cloud Times the property owner would be notified of the violation, and if it isn't corrected in the time specified in the notice, then the property owner would be fined a $100 administrative citation. If the violation continues after that, Courtney said the city may move forward with abatement. The property owner would then pay another $75 administrative fee for abatement alongside the costs to abate, such as the contractor's bill. "A property owner may have to pay all three if the violation continues and the property owner does not come into compliance," Courtney wrote in an email. Note to readers: If you appreciate the work we do here at The St. Cloud Times, please consider subscribing yourself or giving the gift of a subscription to someone you know. Corey Schmidt covers politics and courts for the St. Cloud Times. He can be reached at cschmidt@ This article originally appeared on St. Cloud Times: New St. Cloud lawn rules: What to know about fees, fines, grass length
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
St. Cloud lawn care rules change: What to know about new fees, grass height requirement
There are new rules in St. Cloud when it comes to lawn care. With these rules, comes higher fees for noncompliance. The St. Cloud City Council on July 7 approved adjusting a city ordinance to lower the grass length limit from 10 inches to eight inches. The change is to comply with a state statute, which states the limit is eight inches. St. Cloud Health Director Matt O'Brien told city council members the city patrols grass length and issues citations after looking into resident complaints. More: St. Joseph detour, roundabout construction begins July 8 "How the procedure has historically gone is we would receive a complaint or identify long grass," O'Brien said. "We (then) take a tape measurer and measure the long grass to ensure that we are (above the) inches in our ordinance." If a property's grass is above the length requirement, O'Brien said property owners are given a notice with a period of time to correct it. If the owner doesn't make corrections, they would abate, meaning the city would coordinate lawn care to comply with local policies. 'What else is happening?': Parents question Sauk Rapids-Rice schools amid staff cuts "What this is doing is adding an additional tool in there where we can issue an administrative citation in addition to our ability to abate the violation, and then they get a $75 administrative fee on top of the abatement charge that we pay — it's generally a contractor we will hire, they'll bill us, we'll pay the bill along with the $75 administrative fee." With the change, the city can issue an administrative citation for the violation regardless of abatement. This would include another $100 fine in addition to the abatement fee and associated costs. Sign up for our alerts to receive the latest updates on important news. St. Cloud City Attorney Renee Courtney told the St. Cloud Times the property owner would be notified of the violation, and if it isn't corrected in the time specified in the notice, then the property owner would be fined a $100 administrative citation. If the violation continues after that, Courtney said the city may move forward with abatement. The property owner would then pay another $75 administrative fee for abatement alongside the costs to abate, such as the contractor's bill. "A property owner may have to pay all three if the violation continues and the property owner does not come into compliance," Courtney wrote in an email. Note to readers: If you appreciate the work we do here at The St. Cloud Times, please consider subscribing yourself or giving the gift of a subscription to someone you know. Corey Schmidt covers politics and courts for the St. Cloud Times. He can be reached at cschmidt@ This article originally appeared on St. Cloud Times: New St. Cloud lawn rules: What to know about fees, fines, grass length
CBS News
03-07-2025
- CBS News
2 killed when driver who tossed gun flees traffic stop, T-bones another car in St. Cloud
Two men are dead after a speeding driver who threw a gun out of his vehicle before fleeing a traffic stop T-boned another car, police said. Around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, a St. Cloud officer saw a truck with no headlights on speeding on Ninth Avenue South. The officer pulled the driver over, but when he approached the truck, the driver threw something out of the window and sped away, according to police. The officer didn't chase the driver, police said, but did try subsequently to find the car. When he couldn't, he returned to the location of the traffic stop and found the thrown item, which was a gun. While he was at the scene, a crash occurred on the 1300 block of 10th Avenue North. Police said the driver who fled the traffic stop hit the broadside of another car while speeding, killing both of that car's occupants — two men, ages 59 and 45. The suspect driver, a 26-year-old Sauk Rapids man, is hospitalized in critical condition. The crash is being investigated.
