Category Archives: Community News

St. Cloud House Fire Leads To $120,000 In Damage
(KNSI) - Four St. Cloud Fire Department engine trucks and a tower responded to smoke billowing out of a single-story home on 34th Avenue North Tuesday evening. The call came in at about 5:30 regarding...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 12, 2023 KNSI News

Planning Commission Approves St. Cloud Capital Improvement Plan
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Planning Commission approved the final draft of the Capital Improvement Plan at Tuesday's meeting. The plan prioritizes large infrastructure projects for the next six years and ...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 12, 2023

Call 8-1-1 Before Digging to Avoid Buried Power, Gas Lines
(KNSI) - Spring is in the air! People will be out getting their yard work started soon, but beware because digging in the wrong spot could cost you your life. Xcel Energy says those eager to start spr...
Jake Judd Apr 11, 2023 Pixabay

Heavy Snows Kept Trail Crews Busy This Winter
(KNSI) - It would be an understatement to say the Stearns County Parks Division was busy this winter. The department spent 678 hours grooming skiing and snowmobile trails and plowing or sanding nearby...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 11, 2023 Stearns County Parks Department

Bernick's Foundation Gives $15K to Boys & Girls Clubs
(KNSI) - The Bernick Family Foundation has donated $15,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota for its CareerSTART program. The initiative creates partnerships with different companies ...
Jake Judd Apr 11, 2023 Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota

Rox Reading Program Enjoying Record Popularity
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Rox Baseball Club says its reading program is a grand slam this school year. A record number of students are taking part from 43 elementary schools in 26 cities. The baseball te...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 11, 2023 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Kayaker Rescued from Sauk River
(KNSI) - A man and his son are OK after a water rescue on the Sauk River Saturday afternoon. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says the man was helped out of the water by a passerby after his kayak ...
Jake Judd Apr 11, 2023 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd and the Monsters Coming to The Ledge
(KNSI) - It won't be bittersweet, nor will anyone give you the run around when Blues Traveler and Big Head Todd and the Monsters come to the Ledge Amphitheater this summer. The bands are bringing thei...
Jake Judd Apr 11, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Central Minnesota Mental Health Center Launches New Crisis Line for Fast Local Help
(KNSI) - The Central Minnesota Mental Health Center has a new way for those in crisis to connect to help quickly. CMMHC and the United Way of Central Minnesota have launched a new 1-800 number for peo...
Jake Judd Apr 11, 2023 Unsplash

Sauk Rapids Council Accepts Police Department Body-Worn Camera Audit Results
(KNSI) - An independent audit of the Sauk Rapids Police Department body camera program showed one minor discrepancy in data retention regarding how long a certain category of video was kept. Chief Per...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 11, 2023 Sauk Rapids Police Department Facebook