Category Archives: Community News
Last Chance: Great River Regional Library Card Design Contest Ends Today
Originally published 5:30 June 1st, 2026 Updated 10:00 a.m. June 30th, 2026 (KNSI) - The Great River Regional Library is looking for local artists to channel their inner Andy Warhol for the honor of h...
Jun 30, 2026 Great River Regional Library Facebook
Investigators Looking Into Cause of Sartell Residential Fire
(KNSI) - A late-afternoon Friday fire that broke out at a Sartell residence is under investigation. At 4:57 p.m. on Friday, June 26, Sartell Public Safety responded to reports of a residential structu...
Jun 29, 2026 Unsplash
Sauk Rapids City Administrator Ross Olson Honored for Decades of Public Service
(KNSI) - Sauk Rapids City Administrator Ross Olson has received the 2026 James F. Miller Leadership Award from the League of Minnesota Cities. Olson, who has served as the city's administrator since 2...
Jun 29, 2026 League of Minnesota Cities
Food, Music, and A Petting Zoo to Headline Rapids River Days This Saturday
(KNSI) - The final day of Rapids River Days is here, and it's set to feature music, a petting zoo, and 25 food vendors. Municipal Park is the host site for the festival's annual Food Fest, taking plac...
Jun 27, 2026 Rapids River Days Facebook
Four Finalists Selected for Stearns County Administrator Position
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Board of Commissioners has announced four finalists for its County Administrator position. The finalists are Scott Areneson, County Administrator for Goodhue County; Andrew...
Jun 26, 2026 Stearns County
Central Minnesota Teen Named Midwest Youth of the Year, Advances to Nationals
(KNSI) - A Central Minnesota teenager has been named the 2026 Midwest Region Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Brook'Lynn H., a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mi...
Jun 26, 2026 Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota/Facebook
Waite Park Police Host Free Cookout for Seniors July 22nd
(KNSI) - The Waite Park Police Department is hosting a very special cookout for some local residents next month. The annual Seniors and Law Enforcement cookout is on Wednesday, July 22nd, at the commu...
Jun 26, 2026 Unsplash
Special Olympics Airlift flies in athletes from across the country for national competition
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Tires squeak on the runway every three to four minutes, announcing arrivals from Phoenix, Omaha, Orlando, other points across the country. The procession of Cessnas, Beechcraft, Haw...
Jun 26, 2026 AP Photos/John Marshall
Initiative Foundation Awards $378,000 in First-Quarter 2026 Grants
(KNSI) - The Initiative Foundation and its Partners Fund program awarded 77 grants totaling over $378,000 during the first quarter of 2026. These grants support organizations and schools across centra...
Jun 26, 2026 Unsplash
Parade, ski show and Park & Rock headline Granite City Days weekend
(KNSI) - St. Cloud's Granite City Days reaches its busiest stretch from Friday through Sunday at sites across the city. Alisa Schmidt, co-chair of the Granite City Days Committee and executive assista...
Jun 26, 2026 Jake Judd (KNSI News)