Category Archives: Community News

Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend: Free Fishing, Outdoor Fun
(KNSI) - Introduce a kid to the great outdoors during Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend. Any adult resident can wet a line without a license on Saturday through Monday as long as they take a youngster. M...
Jake Judd Jan 15, 2025 Pixabay

MnDOT Seeks Public Feedback on $43.7M Highway 10/23 Interchange Project
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation wants residents to review how they did with the $43.7 million Highway 10/23 interchange project. MnDOT has launched a survey to get people's opinion...
Jake Judd Jan 15, 2025 Minnesota Department of Transportation

St. Cloud's Terebinth Refuge Receives $10,000 Grant for Human Trafficking Survivors' Holistic Healing Program
(KNSI) - January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and a local resource center has received $10,000 to further its mission. Terebinth Refuge in St. Cloud was awarded a grant from Our Res...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 15, 2025 Terebinth Refuge

Baby's on Broadway Announces Imminent Closing
(KNSI) - Little Falls and St. Cloud retailer Baby's on Broadway is closing following a guilty plea for a wire fraud charge. The announcement was made Monday afternoon on the company's Facebook page. O...
Ashley Menzemer Jan 14, 2025

Minnesota Ranked Second-Best State to Raise a Family
(KNSI) - A financial comparison website has ranked Minnesota as the second-best state to raise a family. WalletHub compared the 50 states across 50 key indicators. The data includes the median annual ...
Jake Judd Jan 14, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

St. Cloud Moves Toward Redevelopment of Catalyst Site, Planning Commission to Review Proposal
(KNSI) - St. Cloud is considering clearing the way to develop a once-blighted catalyst site. Sanvik Development will ask the planning commission to approve vacating a small portion of 19th Avenue Sout...
Jake Judd Jan 14, 2025 KNSI News

Sauk Rapids City Council Welcomes New Members, Fills Vacancy, and Honors Outgoing Mayor Monday Night
(KNSI) - At its first meeting of the year on Monday night, the Sauk Rapids City Council swore in its newest elected members and filled a vacant council seat. Mayor Jason Ellering was sworn in by City ...
Jake Judd Jan 14, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Sauk Rapids-Rice Superintendent Presents Upcoming Referendum to City Council
(KNSI) - Sauk Rapids Rice Superintendent Brad Bergstrom delivered a presentation to the City Council Monday night on an upcoming referendum. Next month, voters will be asked two questions. The first i...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 14, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Kites on Ice Festival Set to Soar Again in Buffalo
(KNSI) - A year after warm weather led to its cancelation, Kites on Ice is back in Buffalo on February 8th from 11:00 to 3:00. Sue Olmscheid is the director of the local chamber of commerce and touris...
Ashley Menzemer Jan 14, 2025 Unsplash

Maple Lake Fishing Derby Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Big Prizes, Ice Fishing Fun
(KNSI) - The Maple Lake Fishing Derby is going all out for its 50th birthday next month. Derby Chairman Greg Thomes has been to 48 of them. "I'm kind of the old guy on the ice," he laughs. But he adds...
Jake Judd Jan 13, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News