Births reported Wednesday to the St. Cloud Times: ST. GABRIEL'S HOSPITAL, LITTLE FALLS Young, Christopher and Rachel; Pierz; boy; Travis Christoper Young; Tuesday, Jan.

Longtime Wright County legislator Rep. Bruce Anderson, a Republican from Buffalo Township, announced Tuesday he will be running for Minnesota State Senate in the fall 2012.

A plant spokesman said in a statement Tuesday that the positions are needed as production capacity increases from 31 to 35 cars per hour.

Births reported Thursday to the St. Cloud Times: ST. GABRIEL'S HOSPITAL, LITTLE FALLS Stanley, James and Jeanette Pallies; Little Falls; boy; Theodore Thomas James Stanley; Wednesday, Jan.

ST. PAUL - The Central Minnesota Arts Board is participating in Minnesota Arts Advocacy Day at the Capitol on Feb.

Births reported Friday to the St. Cloud Times: ALBANY AREA HOSPITAL Worms, Brandon and Bethany; Albany; boy; Thursday, Jan.

Births reported Tuesday to the St. Cloud Times: MELROSE AREA HOSPITAL Terres, Nathan and Amy; Freeport; boy; Abraham Michael Terres; Monday, Jan.

State Patrol officers, hazmat teams and tow truck crews watch as a Target semi truck is pulled out of a frozen pond in Monticello, Minn.

MONTICELLO, Minn. - Eight hours after plunging through the ice covering a pond just off I-94 near Monticello, a semi-trailer truck is finally back on solid ground.

The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal reports that a Target truck slid into an icy pond and traveled over 100 yards before it broke through the ice.

An illegal check during a high school hockey game in Winona erupted in a brawl that resulted in 10 ejections.

A semi driver crawled to safety after his rig left the interstate near Monticello and crashed into an icy pond today.

A New Year's Baby is always exciting, and the first baby of 2012 delivered at the hospital in Monticello came right from our backyard.

A Target 18-wheeler ended up off-target near Monticello, Minnesota this morning when the driver apparently lost control and plunged off the roadway into a frozen lake.

A semi-trailer headed eastbound on Interstate 94 drove off the road onto a pond near Monticello this morning, then broke through the thin ice and sank.

February is typically one of the best months for viewing Trumpeter Swans in Minnesota, but this winter's mild weather has made it possible to see families of swans on open water locally.

LWO Properties LLC of St. Paul completed a $1.08 million acquisition-rehab transaction on Nov.

Births reported Tuesday to the St. Cloud Times: ALBANY AREA HOSPITAL Hennen, Carlton and Sheri; Melrose; boy; Sunday, Jan.

Pictured with former Minnesota Twins star Kent Hrbek at the Catch for Colbenson fishing tourney were Erica & Aleck Johnson and Carter & Beth Colbenson.

MONTICELLO - Eastbound Interstate Highway 94 near Monticello is fully open after one lane was closed this morning in the aftermath of a two-car crash, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.