Category Archives: Community News
Central Minnesota Companies Get Help To Expand
(KNSI) - Three central Minnesota companies are among the 15 statewide picked to get aid to expand and encourage hiring. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announced over $...
Aug 07, 2023 Unsplash
Semi Crashes Closes Interstate 94 Near Avon For Hours
(KNSI) - No one was seriously hurt after a semi-truck crashed and blocked traffic on Interstate 94 in Stearns County for hours. The Minnesota State Patrol was called around 2:30 on Friday afternoon to...
Aug 07, 2023 Taken by Mary E. of St. Joseph
Sauk Rapids Police Holding First Cookout With The Community in August
(KNSI) - The Sauk Rapids Police Department is kicking off a year of community outreach with its first Cookout With the Cops later this month. Sauk Rapids Police Sargeant Brent Bukowski told KNSI News ...
Aug 07, 2023 Pixabay
Meet Local Law Enforcement in Freeport Monday
(KNSI) - Lions Park in Freeport will host several area law enforcement agencies for a special event Monday. Freeport Fire Department, Melrose Ambulance, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, ...
Aug 07, 2023
Teen arrested in shooting death of 12-year-old in St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Police on Sunday announced the arrest of a 14-year-old in the shooting death of a 12-year-old in St. Paul, Minnesota. St. Paul police said the 14-year-old is being held at a juv...
Aug 07, 2023 Unsplash
St. Cloud 2024 Budget to be Introduced at Monday's Council Meeting
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis will introduce the first draft of the 2024 city budget at Monday's council meeting. It will be available for members and the public to review and make suggestions. ...
Aug 07, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Traffic Alert: Eastbound I94 Closed Near Avon
(KNSI) - TRAFFIC ALERT: Interstate 94 Eastbound is closed at Stearns County Road 159, about three miles east of Avon, due to a crash. A detour has been put in place. Delays are expected until 5:00 p.m...
Aug 04, 2023 Minnesota Department of Transportation
Sauk Rapids Based Rice Companies Expanding to Iowa
(KNSI) - A Sauk Rapids-based commercial construction firm is expanding into northeast Iowa. Rice Companies has purchased the design and general contractor business Rose Companies, headquartered in Ced...
Aug 04, 2023 Rice Companies Facebook
Yoga at the Ledge Coming in September
(KNSI) - Yoga's so nice; they're doing it twice. Following the success of it in June, Ledge Amphitheater announced another month-long series of yoga sessions throughout September. Every Wednesday at 5...
Aug 04, 2023 Unsplash
Waite Park to Consider Ordinance Banning Public Consumption of Marijuana, Moratorium on Sales
(KNSI) - The Waite Park City Council is holding a work session on Monday, August 7th, to discuss a possible ordinance surrounding the use of recreational marijuana in public spaces and a moratorium on...
Aug 04, 2023 Unsplash