Category Archives: Community News
What's Open and Closed for the Juneteenth Holiday
(KNSI) - Wednesday marks Juneteenth, the holiday recognizing the end of slavery in the U.S. It is a holiday for the federal government, and last year, Governor Tim Walz signed a law making it an offic...
Jun 19, 2024 Unsplash
Experience the Best Local Roasts at St. Cloud's Third Annual Cloud Coffee Fest This Fall
(KNSI) - Coffee lovers can rejoice, as part of St. Cloud will be filled this fall with the aroma of fresh-brewed goodness during the third annual Cloud Coffee Fest. The event features around 20 of the...
Jun 18, 2024 Kinder Coffee Facebook
Tornado Watch Issued for Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for central Minnesota. Benton, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright Counties are included in the watch wiich is ...
Jun 18, 2024 National Weather Service
Authorities Seek Clues in 31-Year-Old Disappearance of St. Augusta Man
(KNSI) - Officials are looking for any scrap of information that will help them solve the disappearance of a St. Augusta man 31 years ago. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says 41-year-old Thomas T...
Jun 18, 2024 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Retired Sartell Police Chief Bob Ringstrom Has Died
(KNSI) - Retired Sartell Police Chief Bob Ringstrom has died after an accident while riding his bicycle over the weekend. Seventy-four-year-old Ringstrom was remembered by his former colleagues as a r...
Jun 18, 2024 Sartell Police Department Facebook
Governor Walz Appoints CentraCare Pediatrician Dr. Sarah Carter to Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
(KNSI) - Governor Tim Walz has appointed a doctor from CentraCare St. Cloud to the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. Dr. Sarah Carter, a pediatrician at the CentraCare Riverview Campus Clinic, will...
Jun 18, 2024 CentraCare
St. Cloud Native Laura Provinzino Nominated for Federal Judge Position in Minnesota
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud native has been nominated to serve as a federal judge. Laura Provinzino was born and raised in St. Cloud and attended St. Cloud Tech High School. She has spent her entire legal ca...
Jun 18, 2024 Unsplash
United Way of Central Minnesota to Invest $3.5 Million in Local Programs
(KNSI) - Young people and families across the region will get some help thanks to $3.5 million from the United Way of Central Minnesota. The nonprofit has set aside $1,040,208 for 50 local programs co...
Jun 17, 2024 United Way of Central Minnesota Facebook
Cheryl Thieschafer Appointed as New Director of St. Cloud VA Health Care System
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud VA Health Care System has a new director for its Medical Center. Cheryl Thieschafer is a 13 year veteran of the U.S. Army, achieving the rank of Major in various leadership role...
Jun 17, 2024 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Minnesota Among Most Patriotic States
(KNSI) - The most patriotic holiday of all, Independence Day, is just a couple of short weeks away. Researchers looked at how patriotic each state is, and Minnesota is in the top 20. To identify the m...
Jun 17, 2024 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News