98.1 - Minnesota's New Country

67 state parks and some of Minnesota's best hiking trails, including hidden gems

Real Costco shoppers weighed in on the deli prepared meals. Some are worth grabbing, and a few are better left on the shelf.

Four Minnesota Twins players are all getting married on the exact same day this November — and no, they didn't plan it together.

Anejos in Sartell spent weeks planning a whole new identity — new name, new staff, the works. Then something happened that made them change course entirely.

Eight stolen bases in one day. That kind of afternoon doesn't come around often, even when the scoreboard doesn't go your way.

Somewhere between Duluth and Grand Marais, a lot of Minnesota summers officially begin the moment a slice of pie hits the table at Betty's in Two Harbors.

Minnesota fall hiking at Superior Hiking Trail or Taylors Falls offers stunning color views, but book lodging early before spots fill up.

The Rox bounced back in a big way Wednesday night — ten hits, six walks, and a performance from a towering starter that's hard to forget.

Louie Anderson once called him funny, clever, and on his way to the big time. Saturday night, St. Cloud gets to see what all the fuss is about.

205 miles per hour on a Minnesota highway. That number alone says a lot about what state troopers are up against out there.

His brother played a decade in the NFL and now Shane Bouman is bringing his own winning record to St. Cloud. There's a family connection to this campus that runs pretty deep.

The cooling system that's been running under the Herb Brooks arena since 1989 is finally getting replaced, and the upgrade is a lot bigger than most people realize.

A St. Cloud Metro Bus driver continues his dominance in bus roadeo competitions after winning his fourth statewide competition.

Minnesota duck hunters might soon have a new option that could change who shows up in the blind — and it all comes down to a number.

Three demolition derbies back to back — Stearns County Fair in Sauk Centre is apparently the only fair in Minnesota pulling that off.

That old Herbergers space in downtown St. Cloud has been sitting empty for eight years. Now there's a Minneapolis group with some ideas — and the mayor's already had a sit-down with them.

The F-22 Raptor is coming to St. Cloud, and the pilot leading that demo team grew up about an hour from here. There's something kind of cool about that.

Stearns County has a new County Administrator.

Signs of drought are growing across Minnesota as hot and dry conditions persist.

A caller told dispatch the ATV was on top of the driver. That detail alone tells you how serious Thursday night near Millerville really was.

The kind of weekend where you feel the air before you even step outside — that's what's coming, and a few counties south of St. Cloud are already under an Extreme Heat Watch.

Every kid in District 742 heading into preschool through fifth grade is getting free school supplies this fall — and it all starts with a packing event this Thursday.

A crash between a boom truck and an SUV sent a Paynesville woman to the hospital on Thursday afternoon.

A mental health call near Sartell High School ended without incident, but not before interrupting activities nearby.