Category Archives: Community News
Calling All Caped Crusaders! Mom Son Superhero Party Takes Flight Next Month
(KNSI) - It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's your child! The fifth annual Mom Son Superhero Party is next month, and Leighton Media Promotions and Events Director Tara Traut says it's such a rockin' g...
Jan 10, 2024 Leighton Media
New Life for Vacant First United Methodist Church? St, Cloud Planning Commission Explores Drug Treatment Center on 5th Avenue South
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Planning Commission is recommending a new drug treatment facility to move into a space that has been vacant for nearly a decade. It is proposed to have 48 beds and features both...
Jan 10, 2024 KNSI News
$68.9 Million Grant Fuels Minnesota's Transition to Clean School Buses
(KNSI) - Two bus companies in Minnesota will get a share of roughly $68.9 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition. First Student received $3...
Jan 09, 2024 Unsplash
Central Minnesota Farm Show Returns to St. Cloud in February
(KNSI) - The dates have been announced for the Central Minnesota Farm Show. It's at the River's Edge Convention Center on February 27th and 28th. Organized by the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce, t...
Jan 09, 2024 Unsplash
School Expansion, New Drug Treatment Center On St. Cloud Planning Commission Agenda
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Planning Commission will hear requests for two Planned Unit Development agreements to expand a private school and renovate a former church into a drug treatment center at Tuesda...
Jan 09, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Stearns Nordic Ski Sampler Offers Winter Wonderland Exploration
(KNSI) - Now that there's snow to play in, the Nordic Ski Club of Central Minnesota and the Stearns County Parks Department are bringing back the Stearns Nordic Ski Sampler. The parks are: Quarry Park...
Jan 09, 2024 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
St. Cloud's Senior Stars Shine Bright as AmeriCorps RSVP Wins Coveted Reflection of the Year Award
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud AmeriCorps Retired Senior Volunteer Program was honored with this year's Reflection of the Year Award at Monday's city council meeting. RSVP Executive Director Jennifer Wucherer...
Jan 09, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News
History Museum Scores New EV Charging Station With Council Nod and Green Grant
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council Monday night approved adding another electric vehicle charging station. The station will be installed at the Stearns History Museum. The city is looking at a Carbon...
Jan 09, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI 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