Suspect arrested and hostages released after 8-hour standoff at a Minnesota bank, police say
Authorities on scene of a hostage situation in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Provided Photo/MCCO via CNN)
by: Amir Vera, Keith Allen and Alta Spells, CNN
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May 7, 2021 / 06:00 AM EST
(CNN) A suspect who held five people captive during an eight-hour standoff at a Wells Fargo bank in St. Cloud, Minnesota, has been arrested, authorities said.
It was a “peaceful resolution, the best possible outcome we could have had,” said St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson.
Four of the hostages were released and a fifth hostage “made a run for the door” right before the tactical units from the St. Cloud Police Department and the FBI “made a simultaneous entry and took the suspect into custody without incident,” Anderson said. All of the hostages were bank employees according to police.
Amazon to open new facility in St. Cloud this year, creating hundreds of jobs
St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis shared the news in his State of the City address this week.
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Amazon plans to open a new facility in St. Cloud later this year, according to St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis. We ve got a big employer coming to St. Cloud that s going to be hundreds of jobs and that s Amazon, Kleis said in his 2021 State of the City address on Tuesday.
Amazon has completed the permits for the new center on Heatherwood Road near Interstate 94, Kleis noted. We’re excited to continue our investment in the state of Minnesota with the addition of a new delivery station and Amazon Hub Locker+ in St. Cloud, Amazon spokesperson Nikki Wheeler told Bring Me The News. This new delivery station will provide fast and efficient delivery for customers, with the added benefit of an additional free, secure, and convenient pickup and returns location. We expect the site to open in 2021.
Tax hikes, higher ed, roads highlighted at St. Cloud forum on state budget
DFLers in the Minnesota House and executive branch are united in plans to create a fifth tier income tax and raise taxes on households earning more than $1 million, said St. Cloud DFL Rep. Dan Wolgamott Tuesday. We are being bold. We are raising taxes on those who can afford to chip in a little more, Wolgamott said from St. Paul during an online budget listening session.
Republicans who control the state Senate are not on board with any proposal to raise taxes.
Both chambers and the governor will have to agree on the final budget by the end of June, when the fiscal year ends. The Legislative session ends in mid-May.
COVID-19 relief programs vital for St. Cloud restaurants, bars, owners and officials say Federal aid includes $28.6B for the industry. April 7, 2021 6:27pm Text size Copy shortlink:
ST. CLOUD – When people ask Donella Westphal how her downtown St. Cloud restaurant survived the past year, she tells them a little duct tape, some paper clips and a lot of love.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jules Bistro has received two rounds of Paycheck Protection Program loans and two rounds of relief funding through Stearns County. We exist today in spite of a worldwide pandemic because of these vital programs, Westphal said Wednesday at a news conference with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Stearns County Commissioner Tarryl Clark and St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis.