Category Archives: Community News

Can St. Cloud Gardens Blossom on the National Stage? Vote in USA Today's Reader's Choice
(KNSI) - Munsinger and Clemens Gardens in St. Cloud have been nominated for USA Today's Ten Best Reader's Choice Awards. Located along the Mississippi River in east St. Cloud, Munsinger features a nat...
Jake Judd Feb 06, 2024 City of St. Cloud

Mayor Kleis Talks Bonding Bill in Weekly Message
(KNSI) - Before he patrolled the corridors of St. Cloud City Hall, Mayor Dave Kleis was an elected official roaming the State Capitol. Kleis says that experience gives him a better understanding of wh...
Ashley Menzemer Feb 05, 2024 City of St. Cloud

Mild Winter Takes St. Cloud's COP House Hockey Program Indoors, Building Bonds On and Off the Ice
(KNSI) - Minnesota's mild winter forced the St. Cloud Community Outpost Hockey Program to change locations. Officer Deborah Ocloo, assigned to the Community Response Team that works out of the Cop Hou...
Jake Judd Feb 05, 2024 St. Cloud Community Outpost/Facebook

Buffalo Area Chamber Cancels Kites on Ice Festival Due to Warm Weather
(KNSI) - The Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce has canceled this coming weekend's Kites on Ice Festival. It is held annually on the second Saturday of February. Chamber President Sue Olmscheid told KNS...
Ashley Menzemer Feb 05, 2024 Unsplash

Target stops selling product dedicated to Civil Rights icons after TikTok video shows errors
NEW YORK (AP) - Target says it will stop selling a product dedicated to Civil Rights icons after a now-viral TikTok spotlighted some significant errors. In a video posted earlier this week, Las Vegas ...
Associated Press Feb 02, 2024 Associated Press

Slap Back Against Suicide: Hockey Game to Benefit Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Set for Saturday
(KNSI) - A fundraiser hockey game to promote good mental health and child suicide prevention is coming up this weekend. In 2018, a young man named Jake took his own life. Jake was a "normal 16-year-ol...
Jake Judd Feb 02, 2024 Unsplash

Northern Stearns County School District Wins Stop Arm Camera Grant
(KNSI) - Holdingford Public Schools has been included in phase 7 of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety stop arm camera grant project. The agency announced nearly $1.5 million in awards to distr...
Ashley Menzemer Feb 02, 2024 Associated Press

St. Cloud VA Hosts Veterans Town Hall To Address Healthcare Concerns
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud VA Medical Center is setting aside time to hear the voices of those who have served our nation. The Veterans Town Hall is reserved as a chance for patients to have their health ...
Jake Judd Feb 02, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Stearns History Museum Seeks Select 80s Memorabilia to Complete New Exhibit
(KNSI) - The Stearns History Museum is looking for a few specific items to help complete its all-new 80s exhibit. The museum is asking residents to blast them "Back to the Future" by donating an authe...
Jake Judd Feb 01, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Central Minnesota Community Foundation Awards Special Needs Grants
(KNSI) - Three local organizations are benefitting from the latest Central Minnesota Community Foundation's Special Needs Fund grant round. The fund helps support proramming serving people with comple...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 01, 2024 Central Minnesota Community Foundation