Category Archives: Community News
Minnesota House Unanimously Passes Bill Expanding Firefighter Assistance Program
(KNSI) - The Minnesota House unanimously passed a bill updating Minnesota's Hometown Heroes Assistance Program. In 2021, Rockville area Senator Jeff Howe, who is also a firefighter, crafted the Senate...
Mar 28, 2025 Unsplash
Pack the Porches Friday to Help Fight Hunger
Originally published February 28th, 2025 Updated March 28th, 2025 5:42 a.m. (KNSI) - The annual Pack the Porches Food and Fund Drive is Friday morning and is the local capstone to Minnesota FoodShare ...
Mar 28, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota Launches Esports Program
(KNSI) - Player one, get ready to test your skills as the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota launch an Esports program. The St. Cloud-based organization received pass-through funding from Boy...
Mar 27, 2025
Support a Good Cause with Pajama Donations at Jules' Bistro's Final Lift Up the Ladies Social Hour
(KNSI) - Next week is your last chance to party and support a good cause in St. Cloud with a simple donation. Jules' Bistro Owner Donella Westphal told KNSI they've done four Lift Up the Ladies social...
Mar 27, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Massive Train Blocks St. Cloud Area Roads, Disrupting Traffic for Over 3 Hours
(KNSI) - A choo-choo commotion is playing out across St. Cloud area roads this afternoon. A massive train is currently clogging up the tracks from the railyard just northwest of downtown St. Cloud, ru...
Mar 27, 2025 AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File
Sign Up Now for St. Cloud's CentraCare M Physicians Orthopedics Earth Day Run
(KNSI) - There are just a couple of weeks left to get signed up for one of St. Cloud's biggest annual events. The CentraCare M Physicians Orthopedics Earth Day Run is on April 11th and 12th in downtow...
Mar 26, 2025 Photo by sporlab on Unsplash
VFW Post 428 and DAV to Add New Veterans Monuments With Space to Honor More Than 500 Additional Heroes
(KNSI) - The Disabled American Veterans and VFW Post 428 in St. Cloud are joining together in adding a new DAV (Monument and an additional Veterans Monument tablet to the existing Veterans Monument ou...
Mar 26, 2025 Associated Press
Cold Spring Council Looking at Greenlighting New Housing Development
(KNSI) - The Cold Spring City Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday evening on whether to greenlight development for a new single-family neighborhood. Spartan Fields would feature 46 homes acro...
Mar 26, 2025 City of Cold Spring
Imagination Library's Annual Fundraiser Feast Supports Literacy for Preschoolers in St. Cloud Region
(KNSI) - A program giving the gift of literacy to preschoolers in the St. Cloud region is holding its annual fundraiser feast. Tickets for the Imagination Library Progressive Dinner went on sale Tuesd...
Mar 25, 2025 Unsplash
Rise and Shine... and Raid Your Bird Feeders: Bears Emerging in Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - Wildlife officials are warning central Minnesota residents that black bears are emerging from hibernation and will soon start looking for food. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources s...
Mar 25, 2025 Benton County Sheriff's Office/Twitter