Category Archives: Community News

Local Mother Takes Crusade to End Fentanyl Crisis to Washington DC
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota woman who lost her daughter to an accidental fentanyl overdose is taking her message to Washington, DC. Julie's daughter Shawna died in 2020 at the age of 37. She was on a...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 21, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

EPIC Board Hires Coordinator
(KNSI) - A program designed to get more young people into the trades in Central Minnesota has a new leader. Emily Davis has accepted the Exploring Potential Interests and Careers Coordinator position ...
Jake Judd Sep 21, 2023 St. Cloud Development Corporation

CentraCare Holding Open House for Structural Heart & Valve Clinic
(KNSI) - CentraCare is holding an open house for a department celebrating a decade of saving lives. The public is invited to the 10-year anniversary of St. Cloud Hospital's Heart & Vascular Center...
Jake Judd Sep 21, 2023 CentraCare

Public Hearing Set for Reconfiguration of East St. Germain Street
(KNSI) - St. Cloud will take public comment on a plan to change the driving lanes on a main drag in East St. Cloud. St. Cloud Public Works Director Tracy Hodel explained to KNSI News what part of East...
Jake Judd Sep 21, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Clearwater Travel Plaza Preps for 15th Walk For Hope
(KNSI) - The Clearwater Travel Plaza is holding its fifteenth annual Walk for Hope event in its customary slot on the first Saturday of October. From 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on the seventh, participants wi...
Ashley Menzemer Sep 20, 2023 Unsplash

New Mural Springing Up in Downtown St. Cloud
(KNSI) - More color is coming to a downtown St. Cloud alley. Muralist Jen Steinkopf's butterfly in the walkway behind the Radio City Music Mall, where KNSI's studios are, has become a popular photogra...
Ashley Menzemer Sep 20, 2023 KNSI News

Take a Kid Hunting Weekend is September 23rd and 24th
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' Take a Kid Hunting Weekend is this weekend. September 23rd and 24th, children 15 and under can hunt small game without a license if they are wit...
Jake Judd Sep 20, 2023 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Benton County Hires Construction Manager for New Government Center
(KNSI) - The Benton County Board of Commissioners has hired a construction manager for a new government center. The board has signed a contract with Contegrity Group out of Little Falls on Tuesday for...
Jake Judd Sep 19, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Stearns History Museum Sundown Cemetery Tour Goes to Sauk Centre
(KNSI) - Take a Halloween-themed stroll in Sauk Centre with the Stearns History Museum in October. The Sundown Cemetery Tour will take up to 50 guests through Greenwood Cemetery. Museum Program Direct...
Jake Judd Sep 19, 2023 The Palmer House Hotel/Facebook

St. Cloud State University Chosen as New Machine Tool Workforce Development Center
(KNSI) - St. Cloud State University has been named by the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, in partnership with the Department of Defense's Manufacturing Capability Expansion...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 19, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News