Category Archives: Community News

TimberNook Program Information Session Tuesday Night
(KNSI) - A new program to help teach kids through nature is launching in central Minnesota. Avon Hills Folk School is starting a local TimberNook program. Parents can learn about the program from foun...
Jake Judd Jun 14, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

St. Cloud Wading Pools Will Remain Closed this Summer
(KNSI) - Young kids won't be able to beat the summer heat at St. Cloud's wading pools after a decision made Monday afternoon. The city's parks department has closed the pools due to a lack of lifeguar...
Jake Judd Jun 13, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Sartell Police Activities League Returns June 13th
Originally published May 10th, 2022 Updated June 13th, 2022 (KNSI) - The Sartell Police Activities League activities return on June 13th. The police department sponsors summer athletic and craft activ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 13, 2022

Special Flag Day Ceremony Tuesday at Miller Marine
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Elks Lodge and the VFW are holding a ceremony to commemorate Flag Day on Tuesday. The Elks Lodge #2843 and VFW Post 4847 Auxiliary will be presenting a Flag Day ceremony at Mill...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 13, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Sartell Middle School Names New Principal
(KNSI) - Sartell Middle School has a new principal. The Sartell-St. Stephen School District has selected Angela Safran as the new Sartell Middle School principal in the 2022-2023 school year. A press ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 13, 2022 Sartell St. Stephen Schools

St. Cloud's 25th Annual Juneteenth Celebration Friday
(KNSI) - St. Cloud's 25th annual Juneteenth celebration will pay tribute to women in a new location and will be the biggest to date. Previously held at Riverside Park, the African American Male Forum ...
Jake Judd Jun 13, 2022 Visit Greater St. Cloud

March for Our Lives Rally Saturday in Support of Gun Control Legislation
(KNSI) - The March for Our Lives movement is holding rallies this weekend to support gun control legislation. The youth-led group formed in 2018 after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Sch...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 10, 2022 AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File

Remembrance Day Saturday to Mark Ten Years Since Fatal Verso Paper Mill Fire
Originally published May 27th, 2022 Updated June 10th, 2022 (KNSI) - The Sartell Historical Society is holding a Verso Paper Mill Day of Remembrance on Saturday, June 11th to commemorate ten years sin...
Ashley Menzemer Jun 10, 2022 Unsplash

HomeHelpMN Deadline Extended
(KNSI) - Minnesota Housing is extending the application period for HomeHelpMN. HomeHelpMN provides $109 million in federal assistance for homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage or other h...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 10, 2022 Unsplash

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools Uses Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds to Repurpose Middle School Space
(KNSI) - The Sauk Rapids-Rice School Board says it will be using money from the Federal COVID-19 Relief Fund to repurpose vacant space at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School. Sauk Rapids-Rice Public School...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 10, 2022 Unsplash