Category Archives: Community News
Vietnam Veterans' Wall that Heals On Display in Winstead
(KNSI) - The traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is in Winsted this weekend. The exhibit, entitled The Wall That Heals, is a three-quarter-sized replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wal...
Jul 29, 2022 Unsplash
St. Cloud Hospital is First to Remove Heart Tumor Without Open Heart Surgery
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Hospital is the first in the world to use a revolutionary procedure to remove a heart tumor without open heart surgery. A heart and vascular team from CentraCare Health used EchoPix...
Jul 29, 2022 CentraCare Health
Beaver Island Brewing Is Extending Comedy Shows Through the End of 2022
(KNSI) - Beaver Island Brewing Company in St. Cloud has extended its comedy shows due to customer demand. Beaver Island's taproom is the home of Silly Beaver Comedy every Saturday from 9:00 p.m. to 10...
Jul 29, 2022 Jake Judd KNSI News
DNR Warns Boaters About Low Water Levels In Parts of Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources warns boaters of dropping water levels on lakes and rivers. Officials say the lakes dropping fastest have streams or rivers running through them....
Jul 29, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Scout Fun Day Returns Sunday To Warner Lake County Park
(KNSI) - A local boy scout troop is hosting an afternoon filled with outdoor activities during the second annual Scout Fun Day at Warner Lake County Park. Scout Fun Day Committee Chair Don Wade says t...
Jul 28, 2022 Holly Judd KNSI News
United Way of Central Minnesota President and CEO to Retire
(KNSI) - The President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Way of Central Minnesota is retiring. Larry Olness has been with the organization for 17 years. He spent the last four years with the l...
Jul 27, 2022 United Way of Central Minnesota Facebook
Inflation Driving Up the Cost of School Supplies by at Least 18%
(KNSI) - A local organization that specializes in raising money to help parents with school supplies says inflation is driving up the cost of everything - including those back-to-school essentials. Co...
Jul 27, 2022 Unsplash
Sartell Cookout With Cops for Seniors Returns Next Month
(KNSI) - The Sartell Police Department is taking RSVPs for its annual Cookout with Cops event next month. Officers will be grilling hot dogs and hamburgers at St. Francis Xavier Church from 11:00 a.m....
Jul 26, 2022
400,000 Minnesota Kids Expected to Receive Extra Help With Food Benefits
(KNSI) - Minnesota has been approved for another round of funding under the federal Pandemic Electronic-Benefits-Transfer initiative. In the coming days, many families with young children dealing with...
Jul 25, 2022 Unsplash
Applications Now Being Accepted for Metro Citizen's Police Academy
(KNSI) - Five local police departments are teaming up once again for the Metro Citizens Police Academy. The Police Departments of St. Cloud, St. Joseph, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, and Waite Park are accept...
Jul 21, 2022 Unsplash