Category Archives: Community News
Air Quality Alert Remains in Effect Until 6:00 p.m. Monday
Originally published July 22nd, 2023 at 7:19 p.m. Updated July 24th, 2023 6:35 a.m. (KNSI) - An air quality alert has been issued for central and northern Minnesota due to smoke from Canadian wildfire...
Jul 24, 2023 MPCA
Sen. Putnam to Host Town Hall Thursday
(KNSI) - Senator Aric Putnam will hold a public town hall at the St. Cloud branch of the Great River Regional Library on Thursday, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The 90-minute meeting will focus on state bond...
Jul 24, 2023 Aric Putnam for Senate
Sauk Rapids Council Holding Two Public Hearings Monday
(KNSI) - The Sauk Rapids City Council will have two public hearings at Monday's meeting. The site of the former Old Capital Tavern is under new ownership and hopes to open as the Lost Times Tavern as ...
Jul 24, 2023 City of Sauk Rapids Facebook
Man who ambushed Fargo officers likely had bigger and bloodier attack in mind, attorney general says
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The heavily armed man who ambushed Fargo police officers investigating a fender bender last week likely had a bigger and bloodier attack in mind, with at least two fairs taking plac...
Jul 21, 2023 Associated Press
Stearns County Official Named Ag Inspector of the Year
(KNSI) - The state's top agriculture inspector works in Stearns County. Bob Dunning recently took home the Agriculture Inspector of the Year award. Dunning has testified at the state capitol to make t...
Jul 21, 2023 Stearns County Government
Stearns County K9 Used For The First Time in Minnesota During a Trial
(KNSI) - For the first time in Minnesota, a judge allowed a dog to be by the side of a young victim as she took the witness stand at trial to confront the man who sexually assaulted her. The Stearns C...
Jul 21, 2023 Stearns County Attorney's Office
School Choice Part of Center for the American Experiment Policy Push
(KNSI) - One hundred people packed the ballroom at the Courtyard by Marriott in St. Cloud Thursday evening for a presentation from the Center for the American Experiment. The think tank says polling t...
Jul 21, 2023 Unsplash
St. Cloud Construction Will Cause Lane Closures on Veterans Bridge, Lincoln Avenue Next Week
(KNSI) - A couple of road projects could give drivers headaches as they navigate around St. Cloud next week. Beginning Monday, crews plan to close and rebuild the north intersection on Lincoln Avenue ...
Jul 21, 2023 Stearns County Highway Department
Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96
NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" graced a decades...
Jul 21, 2023 Associated Press
Stearns County Warns Of Scam Phone Calls Hitting Area
(KNSI) - Someone is trying to rip off area residents by impersonating a Stearns County sheriff's deputy over the phone. The sheriff's office says it received numerous calls on Thursday regarding a sca...
Jul 21, 2023