Category Archives: Community News
Local Organization Awarded Grant From Support Your Troops License Plate Program
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota organization was selected as one of two grant winners this year by the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. Recovery Community Network of St. Cloud was awarded $11,64...
Aug 24, 2023 Photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh Minnesota National Guard
Public Utilities Commission Approval Opens Door to Extending Life of Monticello Nuclear Plant
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a request from Xcel Energy that will play a big part in running the Monticello Nuclear Plant through 2040. The decision to allow increas...
Aug 24, 2023 Associated Press
Minnesota State Fair Announces New 2023 Foods and Vendors
Originally published July 11th, 2023 Updated August 24th, 2023 at 6:26 a.m. (KNSI) - The Minnesota State Fair opens today and, the list of 34 new foods and seven new vendors shows pickles seem to be t...
Aug 24, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
MnDOT Closing Highway 10 Entirely in St. Cloud Next Week
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation will be completely closing a stretch of Highway 10 in east St. Cloud next week. From 8:00 a.m. Monday, August 28th, to noon on Wednesday, August 30t...
Aug 23, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Two Central Minnesota Women Compete for Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday Night
(KNSI) - Two central Minnesota dairy princesses are preparing to compete for the title of 70th Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday night. Megan Ratka (above left) of Cold Spring represents Stearns...
Aug 23, 2023 Princess Kay of the Milky Way Facebook
St. Cloud Budget, Downtown Development Input Sessions Scheduled for September
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis says the downtown task force continues to work to attract private funding for a revitalized city center. There will also be a bid to get $100 million in state assis...
Aug 22, 2023 City of St. Cloud
Stearns County Parks Department, Great River Regional Library Partnering for Greater Access to Quarry Park
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Parks Department is doing a unique partnership with the Great River Regional Library System to allow for greater access to Quarry Park and Nature Preserve. Users with a lib...
Aug 22, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Stocks State Fair Fish Pond Tuesday
(KNSI) - A sure sign the Minnesota State Fair is around the corner, the Department of Natural Resources' fish pond and indoor fish tanks were stocked on Tuesday. Approximately three dozen species of f...
Aug 22, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
St. Cloud 101 Back in Session Tuesday
(KNSI) - Mayor Dave Kleis will hold the last in a series of St. Cloud 101 classes to hear from residents on Tuesday. The first meeting was scheduled for each of the city's four wards. One took place i...
Aug 22, 2023 City of St. Cloud
Council Approves Marijuana Retailer Moratorium and Athletic Complex Improvements
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council held a public hearing on a moratorium for licensing new marijuana retailers until January 1st, 2025. The pause will remain in effect throughout next year unless the...
Aug 21, 2023 Unsplash