Category Archives: Community News

St. Cloud Dealership Teams Up with Local Organizations for Winter Coat Giveaway
(KNSI) - Despite a mild start to winter, arctic air will swoop in eventually, and an area car dealership has teamed up with three local organizations to keep kids warm this season. St. Cloud Subaru, t...
Jake Judd Dec 22, 2023 Pixabay

Area Organizations To Prep Community Christmas Meals For Thousands This Year
(KNSI) - Agape Ministries is turning up the heat for its sixth community meal this Christmas. Ovens will be full of ham, pasta, alfredo, turkey, and even tacos, all of which are on the menu. Sides wil...
Ashley Menzemer Dec 22, 2023 KNSI News

Quarry Park After Dark: Stearns County Parks Department Offers Evening Hiking and Biking for Holiday Weekend
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Parks Department is thinking on its feet with the warm weather and turning on the lights at Quarry Park, but not for skiing. Hikers, bikers, and pets (on leash) are welcome...
Jennifer Lewerenz Dec 22, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Stearns County Sheriff's Office Unveils Winning Christmas Card Design
(KNSI) - The third annual Stearns County Sheriff's Office Christmas Card Contest winners have been announced. The cover was designed by Jude Jarrett, and the back was created by Annalise Jarrett. The ...
Jake Judd Dec 22, 2023 Stearns County Sheriff's Office/Facebook

ALZFighters Assemble! KNSI Radiothon Crushes Goal, Donating Over $14,000 to Fight Alzheimer's Disease
(KNSI) - Thanks to you, the inaugural KNSI ALZFighters Radiothon brought in over $14,000 to the Minnesota and North Dakota chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. A combination of listener support and...
Jake Judd Dec 22, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News

KNSI Radio Joins Forces with Alzheimer's Association in The Longest Day: ALZ Fighters Radiothon
(KNSI) - KNSI Radio is raising money to combat a disease robbing people of the memories that define them. The Alzheimer's Association has teamed up with the station to present The Longest Day: KNSI AL...
Jake Judd Dec 20, 2023

St. Cloud Men's Support Group Celebrates Christmas With Two Events
(KNSI) - As a famous Christmas movie once said, "No man is a failure who has friends." This holiday weekend, one group in St. Cloud is finding comfort in that idea as they work to jump-start their liv...
Ashley Menzemer Dec 20, 2023 KNSI News

Native American translations are being added to more US road signs to promote language and awareness
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A few years back, Sage Brook Carbone was attending a powwow at the Mashantucket Western Pequot reservation in Connecticut when she noticed signs in the Pequot language. Carbone...
Associated Press Dec 20, 2023 Wisconsin Department of Transportation via AP

St. Joseph Couple Cooks Up Culinary Launchpad for Aspiring Chefs
(KNSI) - St. Joseph is about to get a culinary launchpad as a local couple hopes to open an incubator space for aspiring chefs. BriAnne and Craig Hern spent weeks taking suggestions from the public vi...
Jake Judd Dec 20, 2023 BriAnne and Craig Hern

Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation Empowers Students with $14,678 in Grants for Innovative Programs in 2023-2024 School Year
(KNSI) - Eight programs in School District 748 are getting an extra boost. The Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation has released the list of winners for its Fall Granting Cycle for the 2023-2024 s...
Jake Judd Dec 19, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News