Category Archives: Community News

Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation Recognizes Local Trailblazers with 12th Annual I-Awards
(KNSI) - The Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation honored five local organizations working to make the community a better place. The GSDC handed out its 12th Annual I-Awards last week. The 'I' st...
Jake Judd Nov 20, 2023

St. Cloud Businesses Stranded as Local IT Company's Sudden Closure Disrupts Local Services
(KNSI) - The sudden closure of a St. Cloud information and technology company is leaving local customers in the lurch. Cloudnet went dark late last week, shutting down customers' email accounts and we...
Jake Judd Nov 20, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Waite Park Set To Ask St. Cloud For Fire Help, Weighs New Location For St. Robert Bellarmine Academy
(KNSI) - Waite Park City Council will consider a new 10-year partnership with the St. Cloud Fire Department and could approve a new private school at Monday's meeting. Staff says Waite Park Fire has a...
Ashley Menzemer Nov 20, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Stearns History Museum Set to go Back to the Future to Celebrate 40th Anniversary
(KNSI) - The Stearns History Museum will go "Back to the Future" and turn on the neon lights to a time when big hair bands and the Cold War were red hot. Executive Director Amy Degerstrom says the mus...
Jake Judd Nov 20, 2023 Unsplash

Benton County Authorities Seek Leads on Perpetrator of Illegal Roadside Tire Disposal
(KNSI) - The Benton County Sheriff's Office is looking for the person who is illegally dumping tires on the side of the road. Twice in the last month, someone has dumped dozens of tires near the Sauk ...
Jake Judd Nov 17, 2023 Benton County Sheriff's Office

Thanksgiving Feasts on a Budget: Americans Set to Enjoy Lower-Cost Dinners Despite Rising Food Prices
(KNSI) - Americans will have to fork over less money to pay for this year's Thanksgiving dinner. The American Farm Bureau Federation says, on average, a classic feast for ten will cost just over $61, ...
Jake Judd Nov 17, 2023 Unsplash

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...
Ashley Menzemer 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 ...
Jennifer Lewerenz 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...
Jake Judd 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...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 17, 2023 St. John's University