Category Archives: Community News
Great River Energy Looks To Rebuild St. Joseph Transmission Line
(KNSI) - This story originally ran on November 29th. Great River Energy is holding two public meetings, one virtual and one in-person at the Millstream Park Meeting Facility, starting tonight. Informa...
Dec 07, 2022 Unsplash
Local Lawmaker Reacts to Minnesota's Projected $17.6 Billion Surplus
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud lawmaker is talking about how he thinks Minnesota's projected $17.6 billion surplus should be spent. Senator Aric Putnam says retired Minnesotans should be allowed to keep more of...
Dec 06, 2022 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Scheels Giving Campaign Underway in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A sporting goods store is looking to help nonprofits across central Minnesota. Scheels' in St. Cloud has $15,000 to dole out to several nonprofits during its Giving Campaign. Nominations are ...
Dec 06, 2022 St. Cloud Scheels Facebook
St. Cloud Pickleball Toy Drive Collects Cash and Gifts for Kids
(KNSI) - More than $1,000 and dozens of toys were collected to help bring joy to area families this season. The St. Cloud Parks and Recreation teamed up with Northern Paddles Pickleball for the Pickle...
Dec 06, 2022 Unsplash
Families Have Extra Time To Register with Toys for Tots
(KNSI) - Online registration for the Toys for Tots program has been extended for one week until Friday, December 9th, giving needy families more time to enroll. 2022 is the 75th anniversary of Toys fo...
Dec 06, 2022 SCSU Twitter
St. Cloud's New Chief and Assistant Chief of Police Sworn in Monday Night
(KNSI) - A new era has officially started for the St. Cloud Police Department's two new top cops. Police Chief Jeff Oxton (right) and Assistant Police Chief Brett Mushatt (left) took the oath of offic...
Dec 06, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Soy-Based Shoes Donated to St. Cloud Hospital's Intensive Care Unit
(KNSI) - CentraCare Health has been given some environmentally friendly footwear to help keep its frontline workers on their toes. The Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council has donated 120 ...
Dec 05, 2022 CentraCare Foundation
City To Buy Back Industrial Park Property for Development
(KNSI) - St. Cloud is preparing to buy back a piece of property in the I-94 Industrial Park for development. The city will pay $567,500 to Arctic Cat Inc. for nearly 18 acres of land. The St. Cloud Ec...
Dec 05, 2022
LGBTQ students wrestle with tensions at Christian colleges
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (AP) - As monks chanted evening prayers in the dimly lit Saint John's University church, members of the student LGBTQ organization, QPLUS, were meeting in a dedicated, Pride flag-l...
Dec 05, 2022 AP Photo/Giovanna Dell'Orto
MnDOT Name a Snowplow Contest Returns for 2023
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation says that due to popular demand, the public is invited to help name another round of eight snowplows - one for each MnDOT district in the state. Peo...
Dec 05, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News