Category Archives: Community News
Nominations Open for Sauk Rapids Citizen of the Year Award
(KNSI) - Nominations are now open for the Sauk Rapids Citizen of the Year Award. Any resident 18 or older who has served the Sauk Rapids community is eligible for the award. Nominees may be active in ...
Mar 09, 2023 City of Sauk Rapids
Minnesota governor signs executive order on gender affirming care
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Wednesday protecting the rights of LGBTQ people from Minnesota and other states to receive gender affirming health care, as he slammed th...
Mar 08, 2023 Office of the Governor of Minnesota YouTube page
Stearns County Holding Special Meeting on Jail Study
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a meeting to talk about a jail study on Tuesday, March 14th, at 11:00 a.m. in the Service Center Board Room in Waite Park. For the last...
Mar 08, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Waite Park Officials Tour New Public Safety Facilities
(KNSI) - Waite Park officials toured three Twin Cities public safety facilities on Tuesday as the city prepares to build its own combined police and fire station. Staff and council members looked at b...
Mar 08, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Districts Adding Trauma Layer to Early Childhood Intervention Work
(KNSI) - This is National School Social Work Week. As part of the governor's $65 billion budget plan, money is set aside to beef up the state's mental health and early childhood education programming....
Mar 08, 2023 Unsplash
Rep. Wolgamott Expects Great River Children's Museum Funding To Pass In State Senate
(KNSI) - The Minnesota House passed nearly $1.9 billion in infrastructure bills on Monday, including a provision for the Great River Children's Museum. The Senate will now begin crafting its own versi...
Mar 08, 2023 Rep. Dan Wolgamott's Office
EDA Releases Lien Against Shuttered St. Cloud Restaurant
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Economic Development Authority voted Tuesday to release their third lien on a commercial loan with Karpos, LLC. The company is the operating entity of the now-closed Searles on ...
Mar 08, 2023 Jake Judd KNSI News
St. Cloud EDA Recommends East Side Clearance Program for Teardown of Blighted Buildings
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Economic Development Authority recommended the City Council implement an East Side Clearance Program at Tuesday's meeting. It would establish a procedure for city staff in the p...
Mar 08, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Minnesota governor signs 'driver's licenses for all' bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Immigration status will no longer disqualify more than 80,000 people from getting Minnesota drivers licenses under a bill signed by Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday. Supporters of the e...
Mar 07, 2023 Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, Pool
Tech Robotics Team Sets Record, Headed To VEX Championships
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud Tech High School Vex Robotics team is breaking records on its way to the world championships. The school's three teams competed in the State Robotics Tournament last weekend, with...
Mar 07, 2023 St. Cloud Area School District