Category Archives: Community News

Cold Spring Council Planning Open House for New Fire Hall
(KNSI) - Cold Spring City Council will finish up the final odds and ends of the fire hall project on Wednesday afternoon when it considers five change orders. All of the changes involve work with the ...
Ashley Kolling Aug 13, 2025 KNSI News

HuddlUp Mental Health Program Expands to ROCORI High School with $30,000 Matching Grant Challenge
(KNSI) - The HuddlUp program, launched at ROCORI Elementary School four years ago to improve student mental health outcomes, is expanding. The expansion is to include high school students as "near-pee...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 12, 2025 Unsplash

Handshakes with Heroes Offers Free Glimpse Into the Lives of Area First Responders
(KNSI) - Fist bumps will be flying, as well as the Life Link Helicopter, at the Benton County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. The event is called Handshakes with Heroes and is free for everyone, running from ...
Ashley Kolling Aug 11, 2025 Jake Judd KNSI News

Pantown Brewing Serves Up Briny Fun at Picklefest This Saturday
(KNSI) - Pickle enthusiasts and craft beer lovers alike will converge on Pantown Brewing Company this Saturday, August 9th, for the brewery's highly anticipated Picklefest event. The pickle-themed cel...
Jake Judd Aug 08, 2025 Pantown Brewing Facebook

Cold Spring Selects Project Manager for City Hall Renovation
(KNSI) - A familiar face will be acting as project manager when Cold Spring renovates its city hall next year. Donlar Construction, the same firm that oversaw the fire hall build, was picked at a spec...
Ashley Kolling Aug 07, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Hot Dog Eating Contest One of Thursday Stearns County Fair Highlights
(KNSI) - Move over, Nathan's, the top eaters in Stearns County get their time to shine on Thursday. The Stearns County Fair will hold a hotdog eating contest at 5:00 p.m. on the bandshell stage, one o...
Ashley Kolling Aug 07, 2025 Pixabay

National Night Out Events Will Play Out Across St. Cloud Area Tuesday
(KNSI) - KNSI's Know Your Neighbor will once again be a signature event for National Night Out in St. Cloud. Know Your Neighbor is a monthly outing in the summertime based on the idea that communities...
Ashley Kolling Aug 05, 2025 Jake Judd KNSI

Paramount Kicks off 2025-26 Season With A Bang in September
(KNSI) - September starts with an unapologetic blast of 80's pop music at the Paramount Center for the Arts. There will be no wands but plenty of escapism when Mixtape Magic comes to the theatre on Sa...
Ashley Kolling Aug 04, 2025

Final Weekend of the 112th Benton County Fair Packed with Shows, Rodeo, Demolition Derby and Family Fun
(KNSI) - The 112th annual Benton County Fair finishes this weekend with grandstand events, midway rides, music and plenty of fair food for the whole family. Throughout the weekend, the main buildings ...
Jake Judd Aug 01, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Firefighters Battle Muscular Dystrophy with Culver's Event
Story originally appeared on July 14th (KNSI) - The men and women who keep our community safe will be behind the counter at Culver's on Thursday, July 31st, to help raise money for muscular dystrophy....
Ashley Kolling Jul 31, 2025 KNSI News