Category Archives: Community News
St. Cloud Set New Record for Heat Monday
(KNSI) - St. Cloud and Minneapolis set new temperature records on Monday. The high in St. Cloud hit 100 degrees at 3:53 p.m. That beat the previous record of 98 degrees set in 1933. Central Minnesota ...
Jun 20, 2022 Unsplash
CentraCare Health Gets Grant For Four Chemotherapy Infusion Chairs
(KNSI) - CentraCare Health has been awarded a grant that will be used to help treat cancer patients in Central Minnesota. The $23,494.48 grant from the Randy Shaver Cancer Research & Community Fun...
Jun 20, 2022 CentraCare Community Foundation
St. Cloud Based Business Earns Top Honor at BBB Torch Awards
(KNSI) - A local business has earned an ethics award from the Better Business Bureau. St. Cloud-based Preferred Credit, Inc./PCI took home the Torch Award for the third time in the 51-175 employee cat...
Jun 20, 2022 Submitted Photo
Stearns County Wins Top Honors for Government Website Transformation
(KNSI) - Stearns County is the winner of the inaugural Civic Experience Award. According to a press release, the county was honored for its two-year digital transformation, creating access to governme...
Jun 17, 2022 Pexels
State Issues Parental Reminder Concerning Kids at Home Alone Guidelines
(KNSI) - School is out for summer, and the State of Minnesota is reminding parents and caregivers of the child supervision guidelines. Minnesota law does not have a specific age for when a minor can b...
Jun 17, 2022 Unsplash
Trobec's Bus Service Breaks Ground on New Facility in St. Joseph
(KNSI) - Trobec's Bus Service broke ground on their new facility on Thursday afternoon. Trobec's is currently located in St. Stephen but will move to a new facility on 21st Avenue North in St. Joseph....
Jun 16, 2022 Grant Dossetto/KNSI News
WACOSA Names New Executive Director
(KNSI) - WACOSA is promoting its vice president to the organization's top spot. Nancy Betts will take over as executive director on July 1st. She has been the vice president since 2018 and will work a...
Jun 16, 2022 Submitted
Local Veteran Named Honorary St. Cloud Fireworks Commissioner
(KNSI) - 2022 marks the 76th consecutive year for St. Cloud's Fireworks celebration, and the board says this year's honorary Fireworks Commissioner "helps continue the Spirit of 76 - the American Legi...
Jun 16, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Cold Spring/Richmond K9 Officer Riley Dies
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota police department has lost its K9 officer. The Cold Spring/Richmond Police Department's K9 Riley died last week from cancer, with his handler Police Chief Jason Blum, and ...
Jun 15, 2022
GSDC Taking Nominations for 2022 Innovation Awards
(KNSI) - The Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation (GSDC) is seeking nominations for its 11th annual Innovation Awards. The awards were created to recognize originality among non-profit and for-pr...
Jun 15, 2022 Waite Park Mayor Rick Miller accepts an Innovation Award, along with city staff.