Category Archives: Community News
St. Cloud 101 Meets Tuesday at Fire Station 2
(KNSI) - St. Cloud 101 continues Tuesday in the city's Ward Three. Mayor Dave Kleis and public safety leaders will discuss all safety areas in the city's neighborhoods. The meeting is from 6:00 p.m. t...
Aug 08, 2023 KNSI News
Waite Park Holds Off Making Decisions Regarding Marijuana Use in Public Spaces
(KNSI) - Waite Park is holding off making any decision on banning the use of marijuana and other cannabis products in public while it's being discussed at the county level. Waite Park City Administrat...
Aug 08, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Cloud 2024 City Budget to Increase 6%, but Tax Rates to Remain the Same
(KNSI) - Mayor Dave Kleis presented his preliminary 2024 budget at Monday's St. Cloud City Council meeting. Spending will bump to nearly $87.8 million, rising over 6% from this year. Kleis exclusively...
Aug 08, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Morrison County Farmer Dies in Explosion
(KNSI) - A Cushing Township man dies after a fiery explosion at his Morrison County farm on Saturday. The sheriff's office says 65-year-old Joseph Then was on his tractor when it clipped an undergroun...
Aug 07, 2023 Unsplash
St. Cloud East Side Development Meeting set for Thursday
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Councilwoman Karen Larson is hosting an East Side community development meeting Thursday evening. It is set for 5:00-7:00 at the Iron Street Distillery on East St. Germain Street. I...
Aug 07, 2023
BoniFest Fireworks Show Canceled in Cold Spring
(KNSI) - Officials have snuffed out the fuse on a popular fireworks show set for Saturday night during BoniFest in Cold Spring. Fire chief Dan Weber made the call on Monday due to severe and extreme d...
Aug 07, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI 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