Category Archives: Community News

Letter Carriers Look To Stamp Out Hunger This Saturday
(KNSI) - With demand for assistance at local food shelves up, this Saturday's Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is coming at a time when it is needed most. The National Association of Letter Carriers collec...
Ashley Menzemer May 12, 2023

Retirement Party Planned For Outgoing WPPD Chief Dave Bentrud
(KNSI) - The public is invited to say thank you to outgoing Waite Park Police Chief Dave Bentrud as his long career in law enforcement comes to an end. The open house is Thursday, May 18th, from 3:00 ...
Jake Judd May 11, 2023 Dave Bentrud Facebook

Stearns County Schedules CSAH 1 Open House
(KNSI) - A corridor study is looking at the existing and future needs for River Avenue North where it connects the cities of St. Cloud and Sartell. The stretch of CSAH 1 being examined runs from Ninth...
Ashley Menzemer May 11, 2023 Pixabay

St. Cloud Subaru Share The Love Donates Record Amount To COP House
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Community Outpost got a $71,200 donation thanks to a local car dealership's customers deciding to Share the Love. St. Cloud Subaru General Manager Bobby Konnight told KNSI News ...
Jake Judd May 11, 2023 Jake Judd KNSI News

Minnesota Moms Fish For Free On Opening Weekend
(KNSI) - Moms can wet a line without a license during this weekend's Minnesota fishing opener. The Department of Natural Resources is hosting its annual Mother's Day opening fishing weekend challenge....
Jake Judd May 11, 2023 Twin Pines Resort Facebook

Cities Raising Lifeguard Pay To Attract Staff
(KNSI) - Lifeguards in central Minnesota are enjoying their day in the sun. The City of St. Cloud is offering up to $20 an hour for help this summer to staff its wading pools. The temporary, seasonal ...
Ashley Menzemer May 11, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Planning Commission Recommends Sale of Former District 742 Media Building to Make Way for Holiday Gas Station
(KNSI) - St. Cloud's Planning Commission recommends selling the former District 742 Media Service Center to Holiday Stationstores for $1.3 million. The company plans to raze the old building and open ...
Jake Judd May 11, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News

MN Advances Deepfakes Bill to Criminalize People Sharing Altered Content
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - In a nearly unanimous vote, Minnesota Senate lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would criminalize people who non-consensually share deepfake sexual images of others, and peo...
Associated Press May 10, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

SCSU's Schreiner Named Director of Athletics
(KNSI) - Saint Cloud State University Interim Director of Athletics Holly Schreiner is keeping the title on a permanent basis. The school announced the decision Wednesday, roughly 11 months after Schr...
Ashley Menzemer May 10, 2023

Wanted Felon Arrested In Waite Park
(KNSI) - The execution of a no-knock search warrant led to a standoff in a Waite Park neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon. Officials say they attempted to arrest Brent Gregory Bartholdi in the 100-blo...
Ashley Menzemer May 10, 2023 KNSI News