Category Archives: Community News
Area Educators In Running for Minnesota Teacher of the Year
(KNSI) - Education Minnesota has released the names of 131 candidates for its 59th annual Teacher of the Year award. A dozen work in the region. Public and private school teachers from Pre-K to 12th g...
Jan 25, 2023 Unsplash
District 742 Holds First Early Childhood Literacy Event
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Area School District is helping new families learn the importance of reading early. The first District 742 Early Childhood Literacy event was held Wednesday morning at the St. C...
Jan 25, 2023 Jake Judd KNSI News
UPDATE: Missing 10-Year-Old Girl Found
Originally published 5:36 p.m. January 24th, 2023 Updated 12:01 p.m. January 25th, 2023 (KNSI) - St. Paul police say ten-year-old Ariyah Lewis has been found. No further information was given. Ariyah ...
Jan 25, 2023 Minnesota BCA
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota Transform Portion of Crossroads Mall Into an Art Gallery
(KNSI) - Local young artists have their work on display at the Crossroads Center mall. The annual Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota art gallery is hanging in the hallway outside JCPenney, wi...
Jan 25, 2023 Boys and Girls Club of Central Minnesota
Girls On The Run Minnesota Chasing Down Coaches
(KNSI) - Girls on the Run Minnesota continues to expand outside of the Twin Cities, including in St. Cloud. It needs coaches for the Spring 2023 season, mentoring 3rd-8th grade girls. The youth develo...
Jan 25, 2023
St. Cloud Hosting Celebrate MN Event In August
(KNSI) - Whitney Park in St. Cloud will host the first-ever Celebrate MN event this summer. Scheduled for August 11th and 12th, it is being organized by evangelical pastor and missionary Mike Silva an...
Jan 24, 2023
Area Lions Clubs Meet Fundraising Goal For Park Equipment
(KNSI) - Three area lions clubs have hit their fundraising goal for improvements to make the Sartell Lions Community Park more inclusive. The LeSauk Township Area, Sartell and St. Stephen chapters com...
Jan 24, 2023 Sartell Lions present a check at the city council meeting on Monday, January 23rd, totaling $340,000. Photo provided by Stu Giffin to KNSI.
Sheriff: 'Overwhelming' Response to Jail, LEC Tours Led to Many Not Getting In
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says due to extremely high public interest, they were overwhelmed by the number of people coming to tour the jail and law enforcement center over the weeke...
Jan 24, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Concert Fans Embrace The Ledge Amphitheater
(KNSI) - Waite Park's Ledge Amphitheater is quickly becoming one of the best draws in the Upper Midwest for a variety of musicians. New West Presentations helps book some of the biggest acts for the v...
Jan 23, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Ruff Start Rescue Calls Gratitude on Repeat Honor "Huge"
(KNSI) - Ruff Start Rescue was chosen as the 2022 Leighton Broadcasting Gratitude on Repeat winner for the St. Cloud area. Ruff Start is a foster-based rescue and nonprofit that takes in dogs, cats an...
Jan 23, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News