Category Archives: Community News
Area Food Shelves Set To Receive 100,000 Meals
(KNSI) - About 450 volunteers will pitch in at the River's Edge Convention Center on Sunday for the annual We Are Thankful food packaging drive. Kids Fighting Hunger Executive Director Cathy Wogen say...
Nov 17, 2023 Catholic Charities
Give to the Max Day 2023 Another Record Setting Year
(KNSI) - Minnesota's one day fundraising holiday, Give to the Max Day, was another record setter. According to organizers, the final tally was $34.2 million for 6,615 nonprofits - the most to receive ...
Nov 17, 2023 Unsplash
Last Weekend For Yard Work Before St. Cloud Closes Compost Site
(KNSI) - Residents have good weather on tap this weekend to finish yard work before the St. Cloud River Bluffs Regional Park Compost Site shuts down for the year. The yard waste site will close for dr...
Nov 17, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. John's University Celebrates Historic Achievement as Graduate Lands Second Rhodes Scholarship in School's History
(KNSI) - A St. John's University graduate has been named a Rhodes Scholar for the second time in the school's history. Jervon Sands '23 graduated summa cum laude with a degree in applied physics. He w...
Nov 17, 2023 St. John's University
Stearns Bank and Central Minnesota Community Foundation Join Forces for the 2023 Community Challenge
(KNSI) - Stearns Bank and the Central Minnesota Community Foundation are teaming up again for the Stearns Bank Community Challenge. The challenge officially starts on November 20th. Stearns Bank is of...
Nov 17, 2023 Central Minnesota Community Foundation
Zonta House Rings In Christmas Season This Weekend
(KNSI) - Fifteen decorators turned this year's Zonta Christmas House into a winter wonderland in just a matter of hours on Thursday. Chair Debra Kellerman says they were able to get a sneak peek a cou...
Nov 17, 2023
November Brings Focus to Men's Health and Well-being
(KNSI) - It's National Men's Health Awareness Month, sometimes referred to as Movember or No Shave November. Men who put down the trimmers and let their five o'clock shadow grow are encouraged to dona...
Nov 16, 2023 Unsplash
St. John's Prep Thanksgiving Food Drive Raises more than $2,100 for Families in Need
(KNSI) - More than 30 families in the area will have a Thanksgiving meal on their table thanks to the students at St. John's Prep. The students in grades 6 through 12 worked together to bring in 50 bo...
Nov 16, 2023 St. John's Prep
Sauk Rapids Police Department Welcomes Furry Recruit Ready for Paw-trol
(KNSI) - The newest member of the Sauk Rapids Police Department is ready for paw-trol. K9 Bolt and handler Officer Jared Timm set out on their first shift together Wednesday night. The two trained tog...
Nov 16, 2023 Sauk Rapids Police Department Facebook
Metro Bus Announces Holiday Schedule
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Metro Bus has released its holiday schedule so people can plan accordingly to get around town. The buses will be parked on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Service will ...
Nov 16, 2023 Metro Bus