Category Archives: Community News
TriCAP Scores $167,000 Grant for Workforce Development
(KNSI) - The Tri-County Action Program has gotten a share of $4 million for local workforce development programs. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says TriCAP will get a...
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Four Paws, One Mission: Sartell Police Department Expands K9 Unit
(KNSI) - The Sartell Police Department is getting another four legged crime fighter. K9 Echo has just joined the force and came home to live with his handler, Officer Curt Grosz. Echo is getting used ...
Jan 04, 2024 Sartell Police Department Facebook
Slap Back Against Suicide: Hockey Game to Benefit Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
(KNSI) - A fundraiser hockey game to promote good mental health and child suicide prevention is coming up next month. In 2018, a young man named Jake took his own life. Jake was a "normal 16-year-old ...
Jan 04, 2024 Unsplash
From Ashes to Inspiration: Sartell Hosts Information Sessions to Shape Mill District Site
(KNSI) - The City of Sartell is putting on a series of interactive information sessions regarding the future of the former Mill site, which is now called "the Mill District." The sessions aim to share...
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Charting St. Cloud's Course: Help Shape the City's Traffic Improvements for the Next Four Years
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Area Planning Organization wants your two cents on future traffic improvement projects around the city. The APO is responsible for developing a Transportation Improvement Progra...
Jan 04, 2024 Unsplash
Stearns History Museum Eliminates Admission Fees for Locals in 2024
(KNSI) - Residents of Stearns County can experience the Stearns History Museum for free this year. Executive Director Amy Degerstrom acknowledged the county board of commissioners for making the oppor...
Jan 03, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News
New Tri-County Humane Society Executive Director is a Familiar Face
(KNSI) - The new executive director of the Tri-County Humane Society is a familiar face to the organization. Marit Ortega started there as a kennel cleaner, moved to full-time as animal care manager, ...
Jan 02, 2024 KNSI News
Three Area Events Canceled or Modified Due to Lack of Snow
(KNSI) - The lack of snow is forcing some changes, and even cancellations, for area events. The St. Cloud Park and Recreation department has canceled this weekend's Skiing, Sledding, and Snowshoeing S...
Jan 02, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Anonymous Citizen Gifts Emergency Sensory Kit to Sauk Rapids Police to Aid in De-Escalating Stressful Encounters
(KNSI) - The Sauk Rapids Police Department says it has received a donation of an emergency sensory kit. The kit comes from a nonprofit known as Bit of Grace. According to its website, it provides publ...
Jan 02, 2024 Sauk Rapids Police Department Facebook
St. Cloud's CAIRO Plants Roots on 33rd Ave, Commits to Equitable Housing with New Development Project
(KNSI) - Highlighted as a major need for the community, St. Cloud is getting a new affordable housing complex. The Center for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization, known as CAIRO, has bought a...
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