Good morning, St. Cloud.

The Backwards Bread Company in St. Cloud will celebrate its 7th anniversary on Saturday, Oct.

3 (7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) with gift bags for the first 150 visitors, food trucks, live music from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., local vendor booths, and a raffle drawing.

E-bike riders are using sidewalks at high speeds in St. Cloud and Sartell, forcing pedestrians to step aside while marked bike lanes remain empty — local authorities urge riders to use the designated lanes for safety.

The Holiday gas station off I-94 in South St. Cloud is rebranding to Circle K this Friday & the store remains open during the signage update to align with the parent company’s takeover.

Customers can still fill up as the work proceeds.

Dave's Hot Chicken will soon open in the Barnes & Noble complex and is hiring team members and shift leaders for its new St. Cloud location.

The Los Angeles chain started as a food truck in 2017 and has grown with help from celebrity fans.

St. Cloud Comic and Toy Show will be at Crossroads Center on Saturday, Oct.

3, and Sunday, Oct. 4—featuring about 64 pop culture vendors selling Pokémon, comics and action figures—with free parking, admission and a Saturday costume parade offering gift card prizes.

GREAT Theatre is reviving Les Misérables after 13 seasons with 10 performances from Oct.

16 to Nov. 1 at the Paramount Center for the Arts. Director Kendra Norton Dando said the production will feature a large cast — 49 actors — and a dynamic set for scenes in 19th-century France.

Great River Children's Museum in St. Cloud opens its East Asian Rhythms exhibit today — a 1,500 sqft gallery in The Hatchery showcasing drums, sound bowls, bells and gongs from China, South Korea and Japan while offering an interactive K-pop stage and free earplugs.

District 742 schools lock building entrances and train staff with regular fire, lockdown, and severe weather drills while digital screening and school resource officers help ensure visitor safety.

Assistant Superintendent Jason Harris said summer planning underpins the safety measures that also address growing mental health challenges among students.

Dr. David Smith from Zarminali Pediatrics in Sartell explained that fevers show illness but do not increase contagiousness, as viruses spread a day or two before symptoms appear.

He advised parents to monitor their child and treat fevers with Tylenol or Ibuprofen when temperatures exceed 100.4 degrees.

Women’s Health Night will be held Thursday at Sartell Community Center from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. It offers free health education, local shopping, wellness booths, pink pumpkin painting, art by Coborn Healing Center Art Therapy patients and a chance to win Norsemen Hockey tickets with a cancer risk reduction talk.