Category Archives: Community News

St. Cloud Figure Skating Club Glides into 50th Anniversary with Cinematic Spectacle
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Figure Skating Club is celebrating its golden anniversary with the sounds of the silver screen. "Gliding to Golden: A Cinematic Celebration" will take to the ice at the MAC at 1...
Ashley Menzemer Jan 26, 2024 KNSI News

University of Minnesota Leads Research Efforts to Prepare for Potential Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease Beyond Deer Population
(KNSI) - The University of Minnesota is ground zero for research on forming contingencies if Chronic Wasting Disease jumps from deer to other species. The deadly neurological disease affects cervids s...
Jake Judd Jan 25, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Marking 25 Years of Pirouettes and Panache, the Metropolitan Ballet Takes the Stage at the Paramount in March
(KNSI) - The Metropolitan Ballet is celebrating 25 years with a special performance at the Paramount Center for the Arts. Metropolitan Ballet works to unite dance, music and theater. Its founder and A...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 25, 2024 Paramount Center for the Arts

Brainerd Jaycee Ice Fishing Extravaganza Using Hybrid Model
(KNSI) - Warm temperatures will impact this year's Brainerd Jaycee Ice Fishing Extravaganza. A hybrid format is being adopted, similar to what was used during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group is stick...
Ashley Menzemer Jan 25, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Bernick Family Foundation and Central Minnesota Community Foundation Partner to Distribute $200,000 in Grants
(KNSI) - The Bernick Family Foundation has partnered with the Central Minnesota Community Foundation to give out $200,000 in grant funding. All money will go toward youth, education, fitness, and well...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 25, 2024 Central Minnesota Community Foundation

Little Known About Crossroads Center Sale
(KNSI) - The sale of the Crossroads Center mall in St. Cloud remains shrouded in secrecy. On January 19th, Stearns County District Court Judge Laura Moehrle published a judgment okaying the purchase o...
Ashley Menzemer Jan 24, 2024 KNSI News

Waite Park Introduces Safe Exchange Zone
(KNSI) - There's a new safe space to meet for exchanges in Waite Park. The city set aside two parking stalls at its public works building, 670 17th Avenue South, near The Ledge Amphitheater. The area ...
Jake Judd Jan 24, 2024 City of Waite Park

Bold & Bright Lights Up Downtown St. Cloud This Weekend
(KNSI) - The inaugural BOLD+BRIGHT festival takes over downtown St. Cloud beginning Thursday. Visit Greater St. Cloud Executive Director Rachel Thompson tells KNSI News the event will see the return o...
Ashley Menzemer Jan 24, 2024

St. Cloud Storks Stayed Busy in 2023 as CentraCare St. Cloud Hospital Unveils the Year's Top Baby Names
(KNSI) - CentraCare St. Cloud Hospital has released the list of the most popular baby names from 2023. It was a busy year for the staff there, with more than 3,800 babies born. There was at least one ...
Jake Judd Jan 24, 2024 Unsplash

Jeff Bailey Receives Citizen Life Saving Award for Rescuing Resident from Apartment Fire
(KNSI) - A Waite Park man has been honored for his heroic actions to save someone from an apartment unit engulfed in flames. On the afternoon of November 11th, a fire alarm sounded at an apartment bui...
Jake Judd Jan 23, 2024 City of Waite Park