Category Archives: Community News
Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota Name Youth of the Year
(KNSI) - The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota will honor its Youth of the Year on Wednesday, February 8th at its Southside location. The reception for Falastin Kunow is scheduled to begin at ...
Feb 02, 2023
District 742 Reorganizing, Reducing Kindergarten Class Sizes
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud School District is reorganizing and planning for smaller class sizes for its younger learners. District 742 officials are eliminating four coordinator positions, four director p...
Feb 02, 2023 Unsplash
Central Minnesota Special Needs Fund Awards $20,000 to Local Programs
(KNSI) - Two local organizations are sharing $20,000 in grant money from the Central Minnesota Special Needs Fund, supported by the Central Minnesota Community Foundation. The Central Minnesota Specia...
Feb 02, 2023 Central Minnesota Community Foundation
St. Cloud Community Leaders Invited to Official Juneteenth Designation Signing Friday
(KNSI) - Two community leaders in St. Cloud will be in St. Paul when Governor Tim Walz signs a bill designating Juneteenth as an official state holiday. Higher Works Collaborative CEO and Founder Past...
Feb 02, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Local Optimist Club Spotlights Community Policing Agreement
(KNSI) - What community leaders call a relationship-building tool between St. Cloud's communities of color and its police department was showcased during this month's local Optimist International Club...
Feb 02, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Minnesota Among the Top States for Volunteering
(KNSI) - A new report shows Minnesota nice extends to how we spend our free time. Every other year, AmeriCorps works with the U.S. Census Bureau to track how many people are signing up for volunteer w...
Feb 02, 2023 Unsplash
Oberg Roofing & Remodeling Moving to Aria Building in Downtown St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A roofing company in St. Cloud has outgrown its current location and will move to a building with more than four times the space. Oberg Roofing & Remodeling closed this week on the Aria C...
Feb 01, 2023 Jake Judd KNSI News
Stearns County License Center Tweaking Hours
(KNSI) - Stearns County License Center West in Waite Park is shifting its hours. The drive-thru will revert to opening at 8:00 a.m. each weekday. It had been starting service a half hour earlier since...
Feb 01, 2023 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
All Saints Academy Wins Grant For Agriculture Program
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud school has gotten a passing grade from the Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation. All Saints Academy is one of just 17 in the state to receive a 2023 Agricultural Lite...
Feb 01, 2023 Unsplash
CentraCare to Show Off Elder Care Facility Expansion
(KNSI) - CentraCare will show off a new addition that will help provide better care for older residents in western Stearns County. CentraCare's Sauk Centre Care Center will hold an open house on Sunda...
Feb 01, 2023 Unsplash