Category Archives: Community News

Lincoln Center Homeless Shelter Subject of Monday Night Work Session
(KNSI) - St. Cloud's city council will discuss its options during a work session Monday night in dealing with the Lincoln Center no-barrier homeless shelter that's been the subject of numerous complai...
Jake Judd Feb 06, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Second Main Street Revitalization Application Round Open
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Economic Development Authority meets Tuesday with the Main Street Revitalization Program in focus. The grant awards are offered in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of E...
Ashley Menzemer Feb 05, 2023 Stage area.

St. Cloud Receives $147,000 from HUD to Address Homelessness
(KNSI) - St. Cloud is among 46 communities across the country sharing in $315 million as part of a first-of-its-kind package from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to receive grants...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 04, 2023 Unsplash

St. Cloud Leaders At Juneteenth, CROWN ACT Signing
(KNSI) - Two community leaders in St. Cloud were beside Governor Tim Walz when he signed a bill designating Juneteenth as an official state holiday and outlawing discrimination based on a hairstyle. H...
Jake Judd Feb 03, 2023 Higher Works Collaborative Facebook

Cathedral Middle School Shows off Renovated Building, New Teaching Method
(KNSI) - Catholic Community Schools are showing off the newly remodeled Cathedral Middle School. This is the first year the 6th-8th grade building has been in operation. Administrators let the media a...
Jake Judd Feb 03, 2023 Jake Judd KNSI News

Waite Park Mining Ordinance Update Ready For Planning Commission
(KNSI) - Waite Park is nearing a final draft of new mining regulations, with the hope of having the ordinance approved by the city council by the end of this month. Planning and Community Development ...
Ashley Menzemer Feb 03, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News

CentraCare First To Use New 4D Imaging Technology For Installing Heart Valve Repair System
(KNSI) - CentraCare - St. Cloud Hospital is adding another feather to its cap as it becomes the first to use an innovative, life-saving piece of imaging technology. On January 19th, CentraCare Heart a...
Jake Judd Feb 03, 2023 CentraCare Facebook

Stearns County Nordic Ski Sampler Event Open Through February 14th
(KNSI) - There are just a few days left to get in on the Stearns Nordic Ski Sampler event. There are four parks to ski and sample. After skiing each park, participants can register their names in a pr...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 03, 2023 Unsplash

Local Fifth Grader Chosen to Write for National Kids Magazine
(KNSI) - A Sartell student is one of only 12 in the country picked as a junior council member for a national kids' news magazine. Riverview Intermediate School fifth-grader Madison Evans recently lear...
Jake Judd Feb 03, 2023 Submitted by Jen Evans

Cold Spring Lawmaker Wins 2023 Bag-Off
(KNSI) - A local lawmaker took home the 2023 Bipartisan Bag-Off title and in the process, raised money to help feed hungry families. Republican House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth of Cold Spring beat ou...
Jake Judd Feb 02, 2023 Minnesota Grocers Association