Category Archives: Community News
Agribusiness giant Cargill not doing enough to fight deforestation, protect human rights, group says
(AP) -An activist group and researchers tried to increase pressure on agribusiness giant Cargill on Wednesday to do more to fight deforestation and human rights abuse, releasing a report that accuses ...
Jun 14, 2023 Associated Press
Air Quality Alert Issued for Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has extended and expanded the scope of its air quality alert. Haze from Canadian wildfire smoke is bringing potentially harmful particulates to the stat...
Jun 14, 2023
Expect Delays During Final Paving of Riverside Avenue in Sartell
(KNSI) - Road work on a heavily used route in Sartell will cause a few bumps for drivers this week. Paving on Riverside Avenue/County Road 1 starts Thursday, June 15th and will go until Friday, June 1...
Jun 14, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Wildfire Sparks Closing of Part of BWCA
(KNSI) - Fire has officials closing part of a popular northern Minnesota wilderness area. The U.S. Forest Service is working to extinguish a 30-acre wildfire inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The...
Jun 14, 2023 This Aug. 15, 2021, photo provided by U.S. Forest Service-Superior National Forest shows a rapidly growing wildfire in northeastern Minnesota that has prompted some evacuations, the U.S. Forest Service said Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. The fire was spotted around 3 p.m. Sunday near Greenwood Lake, about 15 miles southwest of Isabella, in the Superior National Forest. (Nick Petrack/Forest Service-Superior National Forest via AP)
Know Your Neighbor Event at Hester Park Thursday
(KNSI) - KNSI Radio's second Know Your Neighbor event of 2023 is Thursday at Hester Park. Hot dogs will be served starting at 5:30 p.m. and there are lots of treats for the kids. The St. Cloud Fire De...
Jun 14, 2023 Jake Judd KNSI
Wolgamott Named Legislator of the Year for Law Enforcement Support
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area State Representative Dan Wolgamott was named Legislator of the Year by the law enforcement community this weekend. He says the recognition is gratifying but there is still more...
Jun 13, 2023
Two 2023 Graduates at Virtual Academy From St. Cloud
(KNSI) - Two St. Cloud students were part of the Falcon View Connections Academy 2023 graduating class. Nasra Ismail and Veda Kampa walked across a stage during an in-person ceremony in Lake Elmo on S...
Jun 13, 2023
Spunktacular Days Set to Saddle Up in Avon
(KNSI) - Avon is calling all cowboys! It's time to get back into the saddle for the city's Spunktacular Days happening on Friday and Saturday. Giddy up as the festival pulls into the Wobegon Park corr...
Jun 13, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Sartell Grants CUP Application Extension For Solar Garden Project
(KNSI) - The Sartell City Council Monday night approved a 60-day extension to a conditional use permit application for Fitzthum solar development with Enterprise Energy. In early May, the company put ...
Jun 13, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Dancing With Our Stars Live Raises Over $360,000
(KNSI) - The seventh annual Women's Fund's Dancing With Our Stars Live event racked up over $360,000 in donations to support girls, women in transitional phases in their lives and elder women in our c...
Jun 13, 2023