Category Archives: Community News

Candlelight Vigil for Saturday Shooting Victims Set for Monday Night
(KNSI) - A candlelight vigil is set for Monday night at Eastman Park downtown St. Cloud to remember House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark after they were gunned down in the Brookl...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 16, 2025 Unsplash

Study Session Monday to Examine Sign Ordinance and Review Results from Spring Survey
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council will hold a study session today to review results from a spring survey on downtown redevelopment. In March, the city surveyed residents, business owners, property o...
Jake Judd Jun 16, 2025 Unsplash

Waite Park Council To Take Part in Groundbreaking, Dedication Monday Afternoon
(KNSI) - The Waite Park City Council will have a traveling work session Monday, with the first stop coming at a very familiar place. Now meeting at the District 742 Administration Office, city officia...
Ashley Kolling Jun 16, 2025

@Grok Falsely Links CentraCare Physician to Minnesota Lawmaker Shooting Suspect
(KNSI) - An artificial intelligence chatbot has falsely linked a doctor with CentraCare to the suspect accused in the fatal shootings of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband. A statement from CentraCa...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 16, 2025 Unsplash

Foley Fun Days Swings Into Action: Beards, Blue Oxen, and a Whole Lotta Logging
(KNSI) - Foley Fun Days has way too much planned Monday for visitors to saw logs in the figurative sense. Instead, organizers are planning on doing it literally. Juanita Beauchamp says the festival sc...
Ashley Kolling Jun 16, 2025

Foley Fun Days Features Full Saturday Slate
(KNSI) - Foley Fun Days has a loaded lineup on Saturday from sunup to sundown. Organizer Juanita Beauchamp runs down the highlights. "Tomorrow, we have the kids' bicycle safety rodeo, and then also th...
Ashley Kolling Jun 13, 2025

Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration this week provided deportation officials with personal data -- including the immigration status -- on millions of Medicaid enrollees, a move t...
Associated Press Jun 13, 2025 AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Tri-County Humane Society Offering Half-Price Pet Microchipping at Walk-In Clinic
(KNSI) - Pet owners looking to protect their furry family members can take advantage of a special opportunity when Tri-County Humane Society hosts a discounted microchip clinic. The walk-in event will...
Jake Judd Jun 13, 2025 Tri-County Humane Society

City of Sauk Rapids Cancels Rock the Riverside for June 12th
(KNSI) - Forecasted rainy conditions have put a damper on Rock the Riverside in Sauk Rapids. A press release from the city says The Soupbones and Mystery Machine have been rescheduled to September 4th...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 12, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Spelling Champ's Summer Plan: Less Studying, More Reading After D.C. Dictionary Duel
(KNSI) - St. John's Prep's Emmaline Bushman is back in Minnesota and planning to take the summer easy after a whirlwind trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC. "It was really exci...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 12, 2025 St. John's Prep