Category Archives: Community News
DNR Say It's Up To Boaters To Help Curb The Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species
(KNSI) - Hoards of anglers fanning out across the state for the 2023 Minnesota Fishing Opener are on the front lines for preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species. The unofficial Minnesota hol...
May 10, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Twin Cities Sales Tax Bump Will Fund Affordable Housing Programs
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Sales taxes in the Twin Cities metropolitan area will get a 0.25% bump to fund affordable housing under a bill awaiting the signature of Gov. Tim Walz. The bill gives a record $...
May 10, 2023 Pixabay
Restaurant Week Highlights Healthy Foods To Sweet Treats
(KNSI) - The second St. Cloud Area Restaurant Week begins on Monday, with 50 eateries taking part. The theme lineup is completely different from last year. Visit Greater St. Cloud Executive Director R...
May 10, 2023 Photo courtesy of Visit Greater St. Cloud
City of St. Cloud Celebrates Drinking Water Week
(KNSI) - St. Cloud is observing Drinking Water Week 2023 this week. The city encourages residents to learn where their drinking water comes from, how it's treated for consumption and how access to cle...
May 10, 2023 City of St. Cloud
St. Cloud Business Earns Grant Money to Help Expansion Project
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is providing over $5 million in funding to eight businesses, including one in St. Cloud. Advanced Interconnect Technologies is ...
May 10, 2023 Unsplash
UPDATE: St. Cloud Police Say Missing Boy Was Found Safe
Originally published 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 Updated at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 (KNSI) - St. Cloud Police say a missing boy has been found safe. The department put out a release just...
May 09, 2023 St. Cloud Police Department
Officials Looking for Missing St. Cloud Teenager
(KNSI) - Officials are asking for the public's help finding a missing teenager from St. Cloud. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says 15-year-old Kaydence Johnson was placed in a residential facilit...
May 09, 2023 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Minnesota prepares for near-total ban on 'forever chemicals'
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota is on the verge of banning non-essential uses of "forever chemicals." And lawmakers say they are naming the legislation after a woman who spent the last months of her ...
May 09, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Signed in purple ink, Minnesota dedicates highway to Prince
CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) - The late pop superstar Prince is being honored in Minnesota as the state renames a seven-mile stretch of highway that runs past his Paisley Park recording studios. Minnesota G...
May 09, 2023 Governor Tim Walz's Office
CentraCare Baby Cafe to Celebrates One Year Anniversary
(KNSI) - CentraCare is commemorating one year of helping breastfeeding mothers by throwing a free party on May 16th. It's the first year anniversary of the Baby Cafe. The party is from 9:30-11:30 a.m....
May 09, 2023 Unsplash