Category Archives: Community News

No Mow May Up for Discussion at St. Cloud City Council Meeting Monday
(KNSI) - St. Cloud will talk about joining the buzz when it looks at temporarily relaxing its mowing ordinance to let residents participate in No Mow May. Officials say the initiative is to allow poll...
Jake Judd May 08, 2023 Unsplash

Authorities: DUI suspect shoots Wisconsin deputy then self
GLENWOOD, Wis. (AP) - A suspected drunken driver shot and killed a Wisconsin sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop before running into some nearby woods and killing himself, authorities said Sunday. ...
Associated Press May 07, 2023 St. Croix County Facebook

ROCORI Wins State Robotics Championship
(KNSI) - The ROCORI Ratcheteers are state robotics champions. Other area teams finished in the top four. The MSHSL tournament was held on Saturday in conjunction with FIRST Robotics. The qualification...
Ashley Menzemer May 07, 2023

Two School Districts Will Benefit From Final Round of Grants for Stop Arm Cameras
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota school district and bus company are two of the latest to get funding for school bus stop arm cameras. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety do...
Jake Judd May 05, 2023 Associated Press

Minnesota Legislature shapes budget bills as deadline looms
ST. PAUL. Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Legislature is toiling away with only two full weeks left in a productive 2023 session. Most of the action has shifted to House-Senate conference committees that a...
Associated Press May 05, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Local Roadeo Puts Bus Drivers' Skills to the Test
(KNSI) - Metro Bus operators will be saddling up a whole host of ponies for the Local Bus Roadeo. They'll be in control of way more than one buckin' bronc. Roughly 300 horsepower of a Dial-a-Ride or F...
Ashley Menzemer May 05, 2023 Metro Bus

Granite City Days Schedule Set, Registration for Event Open
(KNSI) - The schedule is set for one of central Minnesota's largest summer celebrations. St. Cloud Granite City Days takes place Thursday, June 22nd, through Sunday, June 25th. Events begin with the L...
Jake Judd May 05, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Remaining Spring Load Restrictions Ending in Mid-May
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Highway Department says spring load restrictions will come off on Wednesday, May 17th, at midnight. The timeline is for the entire Central region, which includes Benton, Mo...
Ashley Menzemer May 05, 2023 Pixabay

Sartell Finds Buyer for Pine Ridge Golf Course
(KNSI) - Sartell hopes it has hit a hole-in-one after finding a buyer for the Pine Ridge Golf Course. The city has an offer to sell the nine-hole 81-acre course to Three Tees LLC for $426,000. The dea...
Jake Judd May 05, 2023 Pixabay

Burn Permits Now Available at St. Cloud Fire Station 1
(KNSI) - Recreational burning permits are now available at St. Cloud Fire Station 1. Permits are required for all recreational fires and allow for clean, dry firewood burning in an approved ring or pi...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 05, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News