Category Archives: Community News

East St. Germain Revitalization Meeting Scheduled
(KNSI) - A community meeting is planned for Tuesday, November 29th, to map out the future of East St. Germain Street. The gathering will be just the first step in revitalizing the eastern end of the c...
Ashley Menzemer Nov 15, 2022 Unsplash

District 742's LEAF Raises $42,000 for Adopt a Classroom; Announces Night of Stars Return
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Area School District's Local Education and Activities Foundation says it received tremendous support, $250 at a time, from the community for its Adopt a Classroom drive. The pro...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 15, 2022 District 742 X

Basketball "Ass"ociation Takes Court In Holdingford
(KNSI) - Dr. Bray. The Muleman. Big Shot Burro. There will be plenty of new nicknames coined along with the belting out of a "hee-haw" or two at Holdingford High School Friday night thanks to donkey b...
Ashley Menzemer Nov 15, 2022

No Changes Will be Made to St. Cloud Parking Rules
(KNSI) - Don't expect any changes to parking around St. Cloud. Debate over changing the winter parking restrictions and the Pilot Parking Plus program ended Monday with an agreement not to change date...
Jake Judd Nov 15, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Second Stearns County Holiday Card Design Contest Underway
(KNSI) - Children in Stearns County are invited again to come up with a greeting card for the sheriff's office. The department is holding its second Annual Holiday Greeting Card Design Contest. Sherif...
Jake Judd Nov 14, 2022 Submitted by the Stearns County Sheriff's Office

A Wifi Checkout Program at the Library Has Been Extended
(KNSI) - Thanks to the extension of a pandemic area program, families without access to the internet or who will be traveling over the holidays can stay connected for school and work thanks to the loc...
Jake Judd Nov 14, 2022 Great River Regional Library Facebook

Vehicle Damages Joanne Fabrics in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - Joanne Fabrics in St. Cloud sustained significant damage after an SUV crashed into the building Friday night. Investigators say the 38-year-old driver thought he had put his vehicle in drive ...
Jake Judd Nov 14, 2022 Brook Stephens

Stearns County Courthouse Turns 100
Originally published October 26th, 2022 12:40 p.m. Updated November 14th, 2022 10:01 a.m. (KNSI) - The Stearns County courthouse celebrates a century as a staple of the downtown St. Cloud skyline. The...
Ashley Menzemer Nov 14, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

CP Holiday Train Rolls Into Central Minnesota December 14th
(KNSI) - The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will once again light up the tracks across Minnesota next month. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the train will again get rolling for ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 14, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Hundreds Walk to Remember Nicole Hammond
(KNSI) - An estimated 200 community members and Dubow Textile, Inc. employees turned up at Lake George Sunday morning for the No Means No Awareness and Memorial Walk for Nicole Hammond. Hammond worked...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 14, 2022 Cameron Schneider