Category Archives: Community News
St. Cloud Mayor Kleis Says Data Doesn't Back Up Downtown Safety Concerns
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis is pushing back against what he believes are common misconceptions about downtown safety. He says that every analysis of the data shows the city to be safer than av...
Dec 20, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Some Retailers Limiting Purchases of Children's Pain Relief Medication
(KNSI) - Among a recent onslaught of respiratory illnesses hitting Minnesota, some retailers say they will put limits on certain medications. CVS and Walgreens are clamping down on how many children's...
Dec 20, 2022 Unsplash
Chisago County K9 Officer Dies in House Fire
(KNSI) - The Chisago County Sheriff's Office says one of their deputies lost everything - including his K9 partner and two other dogs - in a fire Monday afternoon. According to its Twitter page, the d...
Dec 20, 2022 Chisago County Sheriff's Department Twitter
Outgoing St. Cloud City Councilman Steve Laraway Offers Parting Thoughts
(KNSI) - St. Cloud City Councilman Steve Laraway participated in his final meeting on Monday, using his time to reflect and offer his thoughts. Laraway was appointed to the city council in June 2015 t...
Dec 20, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News
LEAF Donates $25K To St. Cloud Elementary School Music Programs
(KNSI) - A nonprofit supporting the St. Cloud Area School District recently donated $25,000 to its elementary music programs. Local Education and Activities Foundation handed over the check last week....
Dec 19, 2022 St. Cloud Area School District
Eden Lake Township Barn A Total Loss After Sunday Fire
(KNSI) - Two Stearns County fire departments responded to a rural property in Eden Lake Township early Sunday. According to a press release from the sheriff's office, an outbuilding used to shelter li...
Dec 19, 2022 Unsplash
Lawmaker Says He'll Ask Minnesota For Money To Remake Downtown St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud lawmaker says he will work to get funding to help revitalize the downtown. Last week, a summit on rebuilding downtown focused on creating private/public partnerships and attractin...
Dec 19, 2022 Photo By Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Stearns Bank Community Challenge Increases Matching Funds
(KNSI) - Stearns Bank says it is adding $50,000 onto its Community Challenge match, upping it to a $150,000 dollar-for-dollar match. The money will go to the Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food...
Dec 19, 2022 Unsplash
St. Cloud Wastewater Treatment Facility Earns Environmental Award
(KNSI) - St. Cloud is one of three communities honored for using renewable energy at its wastewater treatment facility. The city received the Blazing Star Award from Conservation Minnesota. Public Ser...
Dec 19, 2022 Unsplash
House Passes Bill Naming Post Offices After National Guardsmen Killed near St. Cloud
(KNSI) - Bills to name post offices in Minnesota after three national guardsmen killed in a helicopter crash near St. Cloud have made it through the House. The legislative body passed a bill to rememb...
Dec 16, 2022 Minnesota National Guard