Category Archives: Community News
$3.675 Million U.S. Department of Energy Grant Fuels St. Cloud Wastewater Treatment Facility Innovation
(KNSI) - St. Cloud is a step closer to landing a pilot project to make the city the first ever to use green hydrogen at its wastewater treatment plant. The city approved a deal with the U.S. Departmen...
Jan 09, 2024 Unsplash
Minnesota Ranks Third for Best Places to Raise a Family
(KNSI) - Even with our sometimes terrible weather and daycare costing a fortune, Minnesota is still one of the best places in the country to raise a family. Personal finance website WalletHub looked a...
Jan 08, 2024 Courtesy of WalletHub
Ditch the January Quit: Tips to Keep Your Fitness Resolutions on Track
(KNSI) - We're a week into the new year, and if you've already broken your fitness resolution or still need to start, there's help. Surveys show 48% of adults say they want to work out more this year,...
Jan 08, 2024 Pixabay
Sink Your Teeth into the Sauk Rapids Rice DECA Burger Battle Finalists
(KNSI) - The semifinalists have been selected for the inaugural Sauk Rapids-Rice High School DECA Burger Battle. Now it's your turn to taste them. The students teamed up with Molitor's Quarry Grill &a...
Jan 08, 2024 Sauk Rapids Rice DECA
'The Beetle' is Bailing: Sartell Public Works Director John Kothenbeutel Set to Retire in April
(KNSI) - Sartell's public works director will be giving himself a special 30-year work anniversary present in April: Retirement. When John Kothenbeutel started as a laborer in the 90's, the population...
Jan 08, 2024 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Busy Agenda Awaits St. Cloud City Council at First Meeting of 2024
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council's first meeting of the year is going to be a big one. The city is looking to approve a deal with the United States Department of Energy for $3,675,000 for a Green H...
Jan 08, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Snowless Twist to Annual Moonlight Ski at Quarry Park
(KNSI) - The lack of snow is forcing changes to the annual moonlight ski at Quarry Park. The Friday, January 5th event is still happening, but instead of dashing through the snow on a freshly waxed pa...
Jan 05, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Undecking the Halls Made Easy with Upcoming Christmas Tree Drop-offs and Pickups in Multiple Cities
(KNSI) - If undecking the halls is on the honey-do list for this weekend, several cities will be going around either collecting trees or holding drop offs over the next several days. In Sartell, the L...
Jan 05, 2024 Pixabay
Save the Dates for 111th Annual Benton County Fair in Sauk Rapids
(KNSI) - Even though we are in the dead of winter in central Minnesota, it's never too soon to start planning for summer. The 111th annual Benton County Fair will take place on Tuesday, July 30th, thr...
Jan 04, 2024 Benton County Fair
Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Fallen Soldier's Memorial Service
(KNSI) - Flags will be flying at half-staff on Friday to honor a fallen soldier from Minnesota. Governor Tim Walz has ordered all United States and Minnesota flags lowered at all state buildings from ...
Jan 04, 2024 Mankato Mortuary