Category Archives: Community News
Catholic Charities Seeking Share the Spirit Sponsors
(KNSI) - Record high inflation and gas and grocery prices have local officials saying they're likely to need help for more struggling families this Christmas. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. ...
Sep 30, 2022 Unsplash
Waite Park Police Holding Virtual Ride-Along
(KNSI) - Waite Park is celebrating its police department with a virtual ride-along during its second annual Faith and Blue event. The ride-along will be done over the police department's Twitter accou...
Sep 29, 2022 Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash
MN Supreme Court: Farm country stream is protected waterway
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled a western county in the state must conduct an environmental review to determine whether a proposed drainage ditch improvement could harm on...
Sep 29, 2022 Pixabay
SCSU Professor Says NASA Defense Test a 'Triumph'
(KNSI) - Local scientists say a recent NASA mission was a success and could one day save the planet from a killer asteroid. Earlier this week, the space agency used a satellite to hit a rock orbiting ...
Sep 29, 2022
Hops and History Saturday at Stearns History Museum
(KNSI) - Have a drink and learn about the history of beer and cider in Stearns County during the second annual Hops and History at the Stearns History Museum on October 1st. The event features beverag...
Sep 29, 2022 Unsplash
UPDATE: Xcel Energy Awards $15,000 Grant to Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota say they have received a jolt in their pocketbook thanks to Xcel Energy. The utility approved a grant of $15,000 to fund academic success and S...
Sep 28, 2022 Unsplash
St. Cloud Area School District Receives Sizeable Land Donation
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Area School Board says it has accepted a donation of three parcels of land adjacent to Westwood Elementary School. The owner, Jeff Theisen, issued a statement on behalf of his f...
Sep 28, 2022 District 742 X
Following Rapid Growth, Comfort Keepers and Scrubs Academy Moving to New, Larger Building
(KNSI) - A nursing academy and home care company in St. Cloud will show off their new digs at a grand opening this week. Comfort Keepers and the St. Cloud Scrubs Academy are moving to 3735 Roosevelt R...
Sep 28, 2022 Comfort Keepers
Waite Park's Police Chief To Retire in May
(KNSI) - Long-time Waite Park Police Chief Dave Bentrud is hanging up his hat next year. Bentrud will leave the force in May after 15 years with the department and 32 years in law enforcement. The ret...
Sep 27, 2022 Dave Bentrud Facebook
Radio Station, Bank Colleting Coats For Kids in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A local radio station and bank have teamed up to help keep kids warm this winter. Stearns Bank and 99.9 Lite FM in St. Cloud are holding their first coat drive together. The Coats For Kids Dr...
Sep 27, 2022 Jake Judd KNSI News