Category Archives: Community News
Volunteers Needed to Help Make the Minnesota Senior Games a Success in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - St. Cloud needs more volunteers to ensure next week's Minnesota Senior Games go off without a hitch. The event draws around 700 athletes from all over the Midwest, who will participate in 15 ...
Aug 07, 2024 Minnesota Senior Games/Facebook
Thousands Lose Power in Central Minnesota After Downed Power Line
(KNSI) - A downed power line caused thousands of people to lose electricity in central Minnesota on Tuesday. The outage affected 4,865 customers in St. Cloud, Sartell, Clearwater and Clear Lake. The l...
Aug 06, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Goats Take Over Quarry Park Grazing Army Battles Invasive Buckthorn for the Third Year
(KNSI) - The goats are back in town. For the second year, a small army of plant eaters has been deployed to Quarry Park and Nature Preserve to attack buckthorn. The goats graze on the invasive species...
Aug 06, 2024 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Nearly $5,000 Raised For Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota In Crew For Kids Event
(KNSI) - Crew Carwash brought in $4,800 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota as part of its Crew for Kids fundraiser. The event took place at 48 Crew locations across Indiana and Minnesot...
Aug 06, 2024 Crew Carwash/Facebook
St. Cloud Sets One Day Rainfall Record Monday
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service says St. Cloud set a new official rainfall record on Monday. The one day rain total from the official climate site at the St. Cloud Regional Airport showed we rec...
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Red Cross Sounds the Alarm as Blood Supply Runs Critically Low
(KNSI) - The American Red Cross is sounding the alarm due to an unprecedented blood shortage. Red Cross officials say blood supply has fallen by more than 25% since July 1st. Northern and Central Minn...
Aug 06, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Joseph City Hall Open for Early Voting for Primary Election
(KNSI) - St. Joseph's city hall will be open today for early voting in the primary election. Residents can swing by and cast a ballot from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Th...
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Red Cross Issues Urgent Call for Blood Donations Amid Unprecedented Shortage
(KNSI) - The American Red Cross is sounding the alarm for an unprecedented blood shortage. The Red Cross blood supply has fallen by more than 25% since July 1st. Northern and Central Minnesota Red Cro...
Aug 05, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Central Minnesota Celebrates National Night Out with Block Parties, Community Events, and Public Safety Engagement
(KNSI) - Neighborhoods across central Minnesota will hold block parties on Tuesday for the 40th annual National Night Out. St. Cloud Police Chief Jeff Oxton told KNSI News the city has been participat...
Aug 05, 2024 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
EF-1 Tornado Confirmed in Melrose
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service confirms an EF-1 tornado touched down in Melrose Saturday night. The official summary report says, "The tornado was estimated to touch down on the northwest side ...
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