Category Archives: Community News
Hughes Honored At Last Sartell Council Meeting As Chief
(KNSI) - Monday night was the last Sartell City Council meeting where Jim Hughes will attend as the police chief. He has been with the force since 1991 and notes he has probably done the background ch...
Mar 14, 2023 KNSI News
PACT Act Claims Clinic Being Held By St. Cloud VA Wednesday
(KNSI) - The PACT Act, which was passed last summer by Congress, gives several area veterans more healthcare options and increased compensation benefits. It applies to troops exposed to toxic substanc...
Mar 14, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Sartell Council Approves Bid For Wastewater System Fix
(KNSI) - The Sartell City Council approved a bid at Monday night's meeting to build what is being called a surge tank at Lift Station #1 of its wastewater grid. The station is the only connection poin...
Mar 14, 2023 Unsplash
Enrollment Begins March 15th for DNR Walk In Access Program
(KNSI) - Enrollment begins Wednesday for the 2023 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Walk-In Access Program. The program pays landowners to allow public hunting, and the DNR is looking for parc...
Mar 14, 2023 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Civilians and Police Officers Receive Lifesaving Award
(KNSI) - Several people credited with saving a man's life received the Sartell Police Department's Lifesaving Award at Monday's City Council meeting. On the morning of February 7th, Sartell staff memb...
Mar 14, 2023 KNSI News
Local Bank CEO Explains Recent Tech Bank Failures
(KNSI) - The recent failures of at least three banks may fan public fears about what will happen to our money locally, but Falcon National Bank Chief Executive Officer John Herges explains to KNSI tha...
Mar 14, 2023 Unsplash
St. Cloud City Council Losing Faith in Lincoln Center Homeless Shelter Management and Leadership
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council says it has lost faith in the leadership of Lincoln Center homeless shelter and is fed up with the crime connected to it. Council Member Dr. Karen Larson asked for ...
Mar 14, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
10 more people charged in $250M federal food program fraud
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Ten more people have been charged in connection with a scheme to steal more than $250 million from a federal program designed to provide meals to low-income children in Minnesota, f...
Mar 13, 2023 Pexels
Sheriff Looking to Hire More Black, Indigenous and People of Color
(KNSI) - Stearns County is pushing to hire more black, indigenous and people of color to work in the sheriff's office. Stearns County Human Resources Equity and Inclusion Partner Cortez Riley told KNS...
Mar 13, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Milk Donations Help Feed Premature Babies in Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - Hundreds of premature babies needing breast milk will be fed thanks to donations from women across central Minnesota. The CentraCare Monticello Milk Depot collected 4,493 ounces of donor milk...
Mar 13, 2023 Pixabay