Category Archives: Community News
Sartell St. Stephen School Board Selects Next Superintendent
(KNSI) - The Sartell-St. Stephen School Board voted unanimously on Monday night to select Dr. Michael Rivard as the district's next superintendent. Dr. Rivard is the current Assistant Superintendent f...
Mar 12, 2024 Sartell St. Stephen School District
St. Cloud City Council Allocates Funds for Avivo Homeless Shelter Near Costco
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council passed a measure allocating Community Development Block Grant funds to help with the design of a potential Avivo low barrier homeless shelter. The vote was 6-1, wit...
Mar 12, 2024 City of St. Cloud
St. Cloud City Council Contemplates Granting Funds to Homeless Shelter Project After Initial Rejection
(KNSI) - After a potential homeless shelter in St. Cloud had its request for grant funding rejected, the city council is preparing to dish out some loot. Avivo Village applied for $196,000 from the ci...
Mar 08, 2024 City of St. Cloud
St. Cloud Businessman Fulfilling Dreams, Passes Torch of MN Tarp & Liner to Sons
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud businessman has reached a milestone by leaving his children a chance to build their own legacy. Tim Coil, owner of Coil's Flags and Flagpoles, purchased MN Tarp & Liner for hi...
Mar 07, 2024 KNSI News
Local Educator Named One of 27 Finalists for State Teacher of the Year
(KNSI) - One local teacher has been named a finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Jean Voigt, who teaches second grade at Kennedy Community School in St. Joseph, was named one of the initial 159...
Mar 07, 2024 Unsplash
Crack Open the Fun: Central Minnesota Gears Up for Largest Easter Egg Hunt
(KNSI) - The largest Easter Egg hunt in central Minnesota will hatch in Waite Park later this month. The 104.7 KCLD Easter Egg Extravaganza will dump around 10,000 eggs at the Waite Park Babe Ruth Bas...
Mar 07, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Minnesota State Climatology Office Calls on Weather Enthusiasts to Join CoCoRaHS Rainfall Monitoring Network
(KNSI) - Weather geeks and non-geeks alike are being asked to help out the Minnesota State Climatology Office and become a rainfall monitor. The network is called the Community Collaborative Rain, Hai...
Mar 07, 2024 Unsplash
Clearview Elementary Second Grader Wins National BMX Competition
(KNSI) - A second grader at Clearview Elementary School took first place at the recent Race of Champions BMX national competition. William Sebalho Callahan won the Governor's Cup at the Rum River BMX ...
Mar 06, 2024 District 742
Bold, Brash, and Bright: Paramount Center's April Lineup Features Footloose, Best From Around the World
(KNSI) - Bright colors are the rule for April at the Paramount Center for the Arts. GREAT Theatre will transform the St. Cloud stage into the heartbroken, gray town of Bomont. The arrival of Ren McCor...
Mar 06, 2024 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Sparboe Farms in Litchfield Bought By Missouri Producer
(KNSI) - Sources at Sparboe Farms of Litchfield confirm to KNSI News that the company is now part of Opal Foods. Sparboe began in 1954 as a chick distributor. It quickly morphed into one of the larges...
Mar 06, 2024 Associated Press