Category Archives: Community News

Big Lake Honors Group For Saving Teenager Who Collapsed During Soccer Match
(KNSI) - Big Lake honored seven people who helped save the life of a teenager after he collapsed during a soccer game. Officers William Saliterman and Tyler Hecht were presented with the Big Lake Poli...
Jake Judd Jul 14, 2023 Big Lake Police Department

Storm System Drops Large Hail Across Central Minnesota Thursday Evening
(KNSI) - Wild weather Thursday evening left behind shredded gardens and shattered glass as a storm system barreled through central Minnesota. Weatherology meteorologist Ray Miller says his office rece...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 14, 2023 KNSI News

Lender Seeks to Foreclose on Crossroads Center Mall
(KNSI) - Goldman Sachs has filed a civil complaint in Stearns County District Court asking Crossroads Center Mall be put into receivership. In the complaint, the bank's trustee says St. Cloud Mall, L....
Ashley Menzemer Jul 14, 2023 KNSI News

Judge approves Minneapolis police reform deal forged after George Floyd's killing
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) - Minneapolis must enact police reforms in the wake of George Floyd's killing, after a judge on Thursday approved a settlement agreement between the city and the state Human Ri...
Associated Press Jul 14, 2023 AP Photo/Julio Cortez

Registration Open for the United Way of Central Minnesota's Amazing-est Race
(KNSI) - Registration is now open for this year's Amazing-est Race with the United Way of Central Minnesota. Coming up on Saturday, August 19th, teams of two to four members will start at Lake George ...
Ashley Menzemer Jul 14, 2023 United Way of Central Minnesota Facebook

St. Cloud Debuts Pop-Up Splash Pad Saturday
Originally published May 31, 2023, 11:11 a.m. Updated July 14, 2023 6:54 a.m. (KNSI) - St. Cloud Park and Recreation is hosting its first-ever Pop-Up Splash Pad event on Saturday. Department Programme...
Ashley Menzemer Jul 14, 2023 City of St. Cloud Facebook page

Expanded, Upgraded Disc Golf Course Open In Sartell
(KNSI) - A disc golf course in Sartell has finished a $12,000 expansion. The city enlisted designers Tim Mackey and Todd Grundhoefer to help upgrade the Northside Park course from 13 to 18 holes. Mack...
Jake Judd Jul 13, 2023 Unsplash

Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Central Minnesota Until Midnight
(KNSI) - A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for central Minnesota until midnight. The National Weather Service in Chanhassen says scattered storms will develop across the region this evening....
Jake Judd Jul 13, 2023 KNSI News

East Orthodox Archbishop To Visit St. Cloud
(KNSI) - St. Cloud will host a national religious leader this weekend. The city will receive an archpastoral visit from His Eminence, the Most Reverend Daniel [Brum], Archbishop of Chicago and the Mid...
Jake Judd Jul 13, 2023 Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Church

Air Quality Alert Issued for Friday, Saturday Across Minnesota
(KNSI) - Canadian wildfires are again prompting an alert about the air quality in virtually all of Minnesota, including the St. Cloud area. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is raising its color ...
Jake Judd Jul 13, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News