Became a member of the WJON crew during the summer of 2013. Reporting on education, local business, Cold Spring and St. Joseph. Reach out to me with your story ideas and feedback: Dan@wjon.com or 320-257-7205. Always love hearing from listeners and the community. Outside of news I enjoy running outdoors, reading a good book, watching the Twins and Vikings break my heart, traveling and spending time with friends and family. Recent St. Cloud State graduate.
Dan DeBaun
Olympic Sports: Ledecky, Phelps Inspire St. Cloud YMCA Swimmers [VIDEO]
ST. CLOUD - Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently, chances are that you watched or heard about the United States dominance in Olympic swimming.
In St. Cloud, it has a lot of young swimmers motivated, like 16-year-old Ben Hoffmann and 11-year-old Simon Davis.
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Sheriff’s Office: Darwin Man Had 64 Grams of Meth in Car
A Darwin man was arrested early Thursday for allegedly having $6,000 worth of meth in his vehicle.
First St. Cloud SOUP Event on Sunday
We have an update to a story we first told you about earlier this summer: the first St. Cloud SOUP event is coming up on Sunday. St. Cloud SOUP is a new organization with the goal of giving out "microgrants" to St. Cloud community projects.
St. Cloud Police Prepare Extra Patrols For Start of SCSU Fall Semester
Thousands of college students are venturing to St. Cloud this week, with classes starting back up at St. Cloud State University on Monday. St. Cloud Police say they're preparing extra enforcement patrols to make sure students are safe and responsible.
Administration Announces Plan For Tech Building if Referendum Passes
We now know what would happen to the historic St. Cloud Tech High School location if a referendum passes this fall to build a new high school.
St. Cloud Chick-fil-A Sets Grand Opening Date
The wait is almost over for Chick-fil-A in St. Cloud. The store recently announced on their Facebook Page that their grand opening will be in late September.
Ellen Stewart: From Professional Basketball Player to North Principal
Plenty of people have been taking shots at Kevin Durant for "taking the easy way out" since his decision to join the Golden State Warriors earlier this summer. You can add new North Junior High Principal Ellen Stewart to that list.
Olympic Sports: St. Cloud Sisters Dominating Local Tennis [VIDEO]
Four St. Cloud sisters are creating quite a "racket" in the local tennis scene. The Tarrolly sisters spend countless hours practicing together during the summer. They all started playing at a very young age, as soon as they were able to pick up a racket.
New Phone Scam Targets Waite Park Businesses
There's a phone scam circulating in Central Minnesota that's targeting area businesses.
Voting Open For St. Cloud Sculture Walk
You can vote for your favorite piece of art in the St. Cloud Sculpture Walk. Sculpture Walk is a year-long exhibit with 12 temporary statues on loan to St. Cloud for a year and two permanent statues in downtown St. Cloud.
Olympic Sports: Judo is Growing in St. Cloud [VIDEO]
Judo was first included as an Olympic sport in 1964, during the summer Olympics in Japan. Matt Lagou teaches Judo and Jiu Jitsu at the Downtown Gym in St. Cloud and says the sport has been picking up steam locally with the Rio Olympics.
District 742 Primary: 9 Running For 4 School Board Seats
Nine candidates are vying for four open seats on the St. Cloud area school board. The primary election is on Tuesday and the top eight vote getters will move on to the general election in November.