Category Archives: Community News

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota Receives Healthy Smiles Healthy Kids Grant from Delta Dental
(KNSI) - Delta Dental of Minnesota just provided the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota with a grant for its Healthy Smiles Healthy Kids program, which will help an estimated 400 kids. The fu...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 28, 2023 Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota

First Hazardous Waste Mobile Collection This Saturday In Stearns County
(KNSI) - Saturday is the first Stearns County Hazardous Waste mobile collection drive of the year at the Paynesville Civic Arena from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. The special unit has 14 events scheduled for th...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 28, 2023 Unsplash

FBI shoots, kills man during standoff in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The FBI said a man was shot and killed after a long standoff Thursday at a north Minneapolis home. Agents were attempting to serve a search warrant at the home when the man barricad...
Associated Press Apr 27, 2023 Associated Press

St. Cloud Teachers Honored By President For Volunteer Work
(KNSI) - President Joe Biden recognized two St. Cloud Area Public School teachers for getting kids to help out at the St. Cloud VA. McKinley Alternative Learning Center Language Arts Teacher Kathy Lye...
Jake Judd Apr 27, 2023 St. Cloud Area School District/Facebook

Waite Park Police Chief Chosen from Within Department
(KNSI) - Waite Park has selected its next chief of police, who comes from among its ranks. Sergeant Anthony Reznicek has spent 18 years in law enforcement, including the last ten with the city. "It's ...
Jake Judd Apr 27, 2023 Waite Park Police Department

St. Cloud Companies Find Success in FastLane94 Trailblazer Challenge
(KNSI) - Two fledgling companies based out of St. Cloud will take part in the Carlson School of Management's annual MN Cup competition. To get there, they first had to find success in the FastLane 94 ...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 27, 2023 Photo Courtesy of Greenfield Communications

SCFD Buys Battery-Powered, Mobile Jaws of Life
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Fire Department has new battery-powered tools that help you reach people trapped inside vehicles as quickly as possible after a bad accident. The purchase was announced Tuesday ...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 27, 2023

New Automatic Gate at Sartell Compost Site is a Hit with Users
(KNSI) - A new gate installed at Sartell's compost site is getting praise from residents and city staff. Sartell no longer has attendants and instead is regulating entry with an automatic gate. Deputy...
Jake Judd Apr 26, 2023 Jake Judd KNSI News

Congressman Holding Mobile Office Hours Again
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota congressman is again holding mobile office meetings to help residents of the 6th District with their problems. Tom Emmer's staff recently started hosting the events from 1...
Jake Judd Apr 26, 2023 Jake Judd KNSI News

Vietnam Memorial Exhibit Stopping In Monticello This Summer
(KNSI) - The Wall That Heals is coming to central Minnesota in July. The mobile replica of the Vietnam War Memorial is built at a three-quarter scale to the one found near the National Mall in Washing...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 26, 2023 Associated Press