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Minneapolis, MN (MinnesotaNow) - Federal prosecutors in Minnesota say a Mexican man who is in the U.S. illegally is facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison following his conviction in a child pornography case. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota announced today that a federal jury has found 65-year-old Alejandro Rojas Garcia guilty of attempted production of child pornography.

ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- Prepare for some slowdowns on a busy east-west corridor through part of St. Cloud. The city of St. Cloud will be reducing County Road 4/Veterans Drive to a single lane in each direction starting on Monday. The lane closures will be from Highway 15 to 44th Avenue North due to private gas utility work. Traffic will be maintained in each direction; however, traffic delays are likely. The lane closures are scheduled to be in effect through Friday.

October is prime time for planting garlic in central Minnesota, and if you’ve ever wanted to grow your own, now is the time to get moving. According to central Minnesota Master Gardener Joseph Storlien, garlic is surprisingly easy to grow, doesn’t require a huge garden, and there’s something pretty satisfying about pulling your own fresh garlic out of the ground next year. Before you grab your gardening gloves, here are five things you need to know about growing garlic in central Minnesota. 1.

If you have been someone who has benefited from the services that Livea provides, this is an important situation. Livea has helped so many people lose the weight that they want to lose, along with keeping it off. They have support with your journey including body/muscle assessments, nutrition education and GLP-1 support. Today, October 9th is the last day that they will be open in a physical office here in St. Cloud.

After nearly two decades in business, a St. Cloud tattoo shop has closed its doors for good. Olde Town Tattoo announced on social media Monday night. The shop was named Minnesota's best tattoo shop by a Twin Cities television station in 2014. Here's what we know about the closure. According to a post on social media on Monday night, Olde Town Tattoo, which was located at 16 21st Ave SE in St. Cloud, is officially closed.

ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- The League of Women Voters, St. Cloud Area, is hosting a candidate forum for the St. Cloud City Council. It will be held on Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. In the Ward 1 race, the candidates are Charlie Hobbs and incumbent Dave Masters. In the Ward 3 race, the candidates are Luke Christian and the incumbent Hudda Ibrahim. In the Ward 4 race, the candidates are Joe Baratta and Craig Heurung.

St. John's senior quarterback Trey Feeney is off to a great start for St. John's after leading the 3rd ranked Johnnies to a 42-16 win over then, 7th ranked Bethel last Saturday. St. John's head football coach Gary Fasching joined me on WJON. photo - Andrew Ritter for TSM photo - Andrew Ritter for TSM Fasching says "we played really well" in the win over Bethel and surprised a lot of people including himself. He believed they performed well on offense, defense and special teams.

SAUK RAPIDS (WJON News) -- The Benton County Historical Society and Museum will be temporarily closing while it completes some new exhibit spaces. The second level of the building in Sauk Rapids has been completely renovated. Executive Director Lacey Fontaine says they have four new exhibits coming. One is going to be a dedicated military space to honor the veterans of Benton County. We're also going to have a children's room to display children's clothing and toys throughout Benton County history.

Cathedral girls volleyball beat Albany 3-1 on Thursday night. Set scores were 25-19, 18-25, 25-22 and 25-18 for the Crusaders. Ava Meyer filled up the stat sheet for Cathedral with 26 kills, 13 digs and four ace serves, Berkley Mathiasen had 43 set assists with 13 digs and Sophie Hurrle added 15 digs in the win. Sauk Rapids-Rice beat the Tech Tigers 3-1 with set scores of 25-22, 19-25, 25-14 and 25-15.

If you are a fan of the Renaissance Festival and are bummed that you have to wait a whole year before the next one, there are some other things you can enjoy. There is a feast going on this month, and also some great news for the continuation of the festival on the grounds where it currently stands. First, if you love continuing the tradition of the Ren Fest - it's the Phantom's Feast!  This runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from October 16th, next weekend, through November 1st.