Category Archives: Community News

Catholic Charities Receives United Way Health Initiative Grant
(KNSI) - The Foster Grandparent Program has received a grant from the United Way of Central Minnesota's Health Initiative. The program is sponsored by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud. T...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 15, 2022 Unsplash

United Way Days of Caring Seeks Volunteers
(KNSI) - Volunteers are needed for the St. Cloud area's largest nonprofit cleanup and maintenance event. The United Way of Central Minnesota is taking registration for helpers for 2022's Days of Carin...
Jake Judd Aug 15, 2022 United Way of Central Minnesota Facebook

Local School Supply Drive Runs Through 7:00 p.m. August 15th
(KNSI) - Monday is the last day to donate school supplies to the St. Cloud Community Outpost. The police department will accept items until 7:00 p.m. Donations can be dropped off at the COP House, 600...
Jake Judd Aug 15, 2022 Unsplash
Last Day of COP House School Supply Drive
(KNSI) - It is your last chance to donate school supplies to the St. Cloud Community Outpost. The police department will be accepting items until 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Donations can be dropped off at t...
Jake Judd Aug 15, 2022

St. Cloud Had 4th Most Homicides in Minnesota in 2021
(KNSI) - St. Cloud had the fourth most homicides in Minnesota last year according to recently released crime statistics. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's 2021 Uniform Crime Report also ...
Jake Judd Aug 13, 2022 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Benton County Holding Fall Amnesty Day Next Month
(KNSI) - Benton County residents can do some fall decluttering and save a few dollars. The fall Rural Amnesty and Household Hazard Waste Day is September 10th from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Public...
Jake Judd Aug 12, 2022 Benton County

Cold Spring Enacts One Year Moratorium on Sale of THC Products
(KNSI) - The City of Cold Spring issued a one-year moratorium on the sale of THC products Wednesday. Council members agreed to the moratorium to give the city time to look at changes to code and zonin...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 12, 2022 Unsplash

First Cloud Coffee Fest Coming in September
(KNSI) - Coffee lovers in central Minnesota have a reason to rejoice. Plans are underway for the first annual Cloud Coffee Fest in September. Taylor Feero, with Kinder Coffee Lab, says St. Cloud area ...
Jake Judd Aug 11, 2022 Kinder Coffee Facebook

St. Cloud Surgical Center Celebrates 50 Years, Honors 101-Year-Old Founder
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Surgical Center turned 50 years old on Wednesday, and the guest of honor at the celebration was the 101-year-old founder, Dr. Joseph Belshe. Dr. Belshe tells KNSI he founded the...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 11, 2022 KNSI News

St. Joseph Firefighter Honored with Memorial Bench
(KNSI) - A memorial has been dedicated to a St. Joseph firefighter killed in the line of duty. The fire department dedicated a bench in the memory of Captain Andy Loso on Tuesday in front of the St. J...
Jake Judd Aug 10, 2022 St. Joseph Fire Department Facebook