Category Archives: Community News
St. Cloud Announces Recipients of the Community Development Block Grants
(KNSI) - St. Cloud is awarding more than $669,000 in federal funding to several local organizations. The city council approved the planning commission's recommendations for this year's Community Devel...
Mar 28, 2023 Unsplash
Lincoln Center Homeless Shelter Leader to Step Down
(KNSI) - The leader of an embattled low-barrier homeless shelter in St. Cloud is retiring. Homeless Helping Homeless Executive Director Harry Fleegel tells KNSI News he plans to step away from the she...
Mar 28, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Sartell Police Chief Hangs Up His Duty Belt Friday After 32 Years With the Department
(KNSI) - Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes will mark his last day on the job this Friday. Hughes was honored at the last city council meeting on March 13th for his 30-plus years on the force. He was als...
Mar 28, 2023 KNSI News
Water Main Break Closes Street in Downtown St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A street in downtown St. Cloud is closed after a water main break. Crews say 1st Street South between 5th and 6th Avenue South will be closed due to an emergency repair. The road lies in fron...
Mar 27, 2023 KNSI News
St. Cloud Fireworks Commissioner Tom Richardson Has Passed Away
(KNSI) - The main driving force behind St. Cloud's Fourth of July Fireworks celebration has died. Family and friends learned Fireworks Commissioner Tom Richardson passed away on Saturday. He was 65. F...
Mar 27, 2023 Dan "The OX" Ochsner
New Study Says Minnesota is the Least Stressed State
(KNSI) - Minnesota is the least stressed state, according to a new study from the personal finance website Wallethub. WalletHub compared the 50 states across 41 key stress indicators to determine the ...
Mar 27, 2023 Unsplash
Becker Robotics Team Raising Money For World Championships Trip
(KNSI) - Becker High School joins District 742 and Sartell in sending a robotics team to a spring world championship. The team competes in the For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Techno...
Mar 27, 2023
Fundraiser Set for Mid-April to Help Local Food Shelf
(KNSI) - A fundraiser is scheduled for next month to help a local food shelf. The Clearwater-Clear Lake Food Shelf has outgrown its building, and they need a new one to meet future goals and demand. W...
Mar 27, 2023 Unsplash
MnDOT Holding Construction Kick-Off Meeting in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation is holding an open house to help kick off a major reconstruction project at Highway 10 and 23 in St. Cloud. The event is Monday from 3:00 to 6:00 p....
Mar 26, 2023 Minnesota Department of Transportation
CMBA to Ask City to Phase in $244 Million in Proposed Fees on Developers
(KNSI) - The Central Minnesota Builders Association will ask the St. Cloud City Council to phase in $244 million in fees on developers. The funds would be collected over ten years. A public hearing on...
Mar 26, 2023 Photo by Brandon Griggs on Unsplash