Category Archives: Community News
Officer Who Shot Minneapolis Woman Previously Injured in June Incident
(KNSI) - The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot a Minneapolis woman earlier this week has been identified as Jonathan Ross, according to information released by Department of...
Jan 08, 2026 AP Photo/Tom Baker
St. Cloud City Council to Discuss Possible Sales Tax Funding for YMCA Outdoor Waterpark
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council will discuss the option of using sales tax money to help pay for an outdoor waterpark at the St. Cloud Area Family YMCA. The item is included in the agenda for Mond...
Jan 08, 2026 St. Cloud Area Family YMCA
Tickets On Sale For Catholic Charities Mardi Gras Fundraiser In St. Cloud
(KNSI) - Tickets are now on sale for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud's annual Mardi Gras fundraiser later this month in St. Cloud. The event brings together community members for an eve...
Jan 07, 2026 Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud
St. Joseph Ends Community Center Project, Returns $4M State Grant After Fundraising Falls Short
(KNSI) - After years of planning and anticipation, the City of St. Joseph has officially pulled the plug on its dream of having a community center due to an insurmountable fundraising shortfall. Monda...
Jan 06, 2026 Unsplash
Bold + Bright Winter Festival to Help St. Cloud Embrace Winter Fun
(KNSI) - The Bold + Bright Winter Festival returns to downtown St. Cloud the last weekend of January, intent on proving that cold and snow is something to embrace, not run from. Bold + Bright gets sta...
Jan 06, 2026
Stearns County Closes on Justice Center Property
(KNSI) - Stearns County closed on the property near County Roads 134 and 75 that will become the new Justice Center on Monday. On its Facebook page, the county posted a picture of Auditor-Treasurer Ra...
Jan 05, 2026 Stearns County Facebook page
Great River Children's Museum Rings in the New Year Early with First-Ever Noon Year's Eve Party
(KNSI) - For parents who struggle to keep their eyes open until midnight, the Great River Children's Museum has the perfect solution: a New Year's celebration that happens at noon. The museum will hos...
Dec 29, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Stearns History Museum Publishing First-Ever St. Cloud Focused Book, Images of America, in May
(KNSI) - The Stearns History Museum is bringing 150-plus years of St. Cloud history to life this spring with the publication of a new Images of America book set to hit stores May 5th. Librarian Mirand...
Dec 29, 2025 Stearns History Museum
Benton County Public Safety Agencies Battling for Best Chili Crown
(KNSI) - It will be a beef-and-bean-laden battle in Benton County on January 10th. Northern Hollow Winery in Foley is hosting the inaugural Battle of the Badges Chili Cook-Off between the sheriff's of...
Dec 29, 2025
St. Cloud City Councilman Mike Conway Running for Minnesota House District 14A
Originally published at 9:16 a.m. on December 23, 2025. Updated at 12:15 p.m. on December 23, 2025 (KNSI) - St. Cloud City Councilman Mike Conway is making a run for the Minnesota House of Representat...
Dec 23, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News