Category Archives: Community News
VA Games Sign-Up Underway
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud VA Medical Center is preparing for its ninth annual VA Games. Recreation Therapist Leah Egan says the competition has had as many as 200 participants in past years. The success ...
Jul 06, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Cloud 101 Returns With A Focus on Public Safety
(KNSI) - Mayor Dave Kleis will hold a series of St. Cloud 101 classes to hear from residents. One meeting is scheduled for each of the city's four wards between now and the end of August. Kleis descri...
Jul 05, 2023 City of St. Cloud
Sheriff: Bear Sightings on The Rise in Benton County
(KNSI) - The Benton County Sheriff's Office warns residents about increased black bear sightings. The sheriff's office says they are becoming more common in the area. Residents in Benton County have r...
Jul 05, 2023 Benton County Sheriff's Office/Twitter
Sartell Looking for Public Comment on 15th Street North Addition
(KNSI) - The City of Sartell is asking residents to review an environmental assessment on the proposed expansion of 15th Street North. Staff began looking at paving an extra two miles from Pinecone Ro...
Jul 05, 2023 Photo courtesy of City of Sartell Facebook page.
St. Cloud Special Olympic Swimmers Show Off Sensational Strokes
(KNSI) - A school of St. Cloud area swimmers had a big showing in the pool during the 2023 Minnesota Special Olympics. Around 25 Granite City Rocks Special Olympic swimmers headed to Edina to compete ...
Jul 05, 2023 Unsplash
Sauk Rapids Man Dies in Sunday Morning Crash
(KNSI) - A 60-year-old Sauk Rapids man was pronounced dead at the scene of a Sunday morning crash in Sherburne County. The two-vehicle accident happened at 9:45 at the intersection of County Roads 11 ...
Jul 05, 2023 Sherburne County Sheriff's Office
US citizenship test changes are coming, raising concerns for those with low English skills
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency. The naturalizatio...
Jul 05, 2023 Pixabay
Cold Spring Businesses Receive Main Street Revitalization Grants
(KNSI) - Two Cold Spring businesses were selected by the Initiative Foundation recently for Main Street Revitalization program grants. Winners Bar and Grill on Main Street is doing some exterior impro...
Jul 05, 2023 The Initiative Foundation
More Mailboxes Mauled in Morrison County
(KNSI) - The Morrison County Sheriff's Office is asking residents to check their doorbells or outdoor surveillance cameras after several mailboxes were vandalized. On Monday, police say, at least 11 m...
Jul 05, 2023 Unsplash
City, Family, Mark First Fourth of July Fireworks Without Beloved Commissioner Tom Richardson
(KNSI) - "It's an emotional day. It's an overwhelming day. It's a great day to see everybody here." That's how Ryan Richardson, son of St. Cloud Fireworks Commissioner Tom Richardson, described the fi...
Jul 05, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News