Category Archives: Community News
12 Local Entrepreneurs Graduate from Enterprise Academy Program
(KNSI) - The Initiative Foundation says 12 entrepreneurs committed to developing their local business ventures in central Minnesota have graduated from the St. Cloud Enterprise Academy. The academy is...
Jun 26, 2025 Initiative Foundation
St. Joseph Firefighters, Police, Paramedics, & Bystanders Honored With Life Saving Award
(KNSI) - Five St. Joseph Fire Department members, a police officer, paramedics, and seven citizens have been recognized for saving a man's life following a medical emergency while playing pickleball. ...
Jun 26, 2025 City of St. Joseph
Granite City Days Returns with Four Days of Parades, Music, Art, and Family Fun
(KNSI) - St. Cloud's annual Granite City Days summer celebration runs Thursday through Sunday, featuring four days of community events, entertainment, and family activities. The festival gets underway...
Jun 25, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Cloud Fire Department Plans Community Push-In Ceremony for Two New Trucks
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Fire Department is planning a push-in party for two new trucks in the coming months. The tradition dates back to early fire departments when engines were horse-drawn and steam-p...
Jun 25, 2025 KNSI News
Rain Cancels This Week's Summertime by George Concert
(KNSI) - Wednesday's Summertime by George Concert has been canceled due to persistent rain. The ongoing rainfall has saturated the soil at Lake George/Eastman Park, making it impossible to hold the ev...
Jun 25, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Sauk Rapids Ready to Ride the Tide of Rapids River Days Festival
(KNSI) - Sauk Rapids River Days bubbles up excitement all over town the next three days. Attitudes will be frothy starting at 5:30 Thursday with the weekly Rock the Riverside concert. The opening act ...
Jun 25, 2025 Rapids River Days
Central Minnesota Sheriff's Department Receives High Tech CPR Device from the University of Minnesota Center for Resuscitation Medicine
(KNSI) - Picture this: A deputy responds to a cardiac arrest call in rural Morrison County. The ambulance is 15 minutes away. Instead of doing exhausting chest compressions until help arrives, the dep...
Jun 25, 2025 Unsplash
Chain of Lakes County Park Public Input Meeting Set for Wednesday, June 25th
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Parks Department is holding a public input meeting regarding Chain of Lakes County Park on Wednesday evening. Officials will provide an overview of draft hunting regulation...
Jun 25, 2025 Stearns County Parks Department
St. Joseph to Dedicate Memorial Honoring Jacob Wetterling and the Values He Lived By
(KNSI) - St. Joseph will pay tribute to a child whose abduction from the city changed Minnesota forever. The public is invited to show their support during a memorial dedication to Jacob Wetterling in...
Jun 24, 2025 City of St. Joseph
Lemonade Concert and Art Fair Returns Thursday, June 26th
(KNSI) - This Thursday, June 26th, marks the 52nd annual Lemonade Concert and Art Fair on the campus of St. Cloud State University. There will be nearly 150 vendors on site, with over 50 of them comin...
Jun 24, 2025 St. Cloud State University