Category Archives: Community News

Holiday Lights For Hunger Campaign is Turning Unwanted Lights Into Food for Families in Need
(KNSI) - Take that twisted bundle of broken and unwanted Christmas lights and turn it into food for families in need. The second annual Holiday Lights For Hunger campaign is underway with collection b...
Jake Judd Dec 12, 2024 Pixabay

Help for Heating Costs as Subzero Temps Settle In
(KNSI) - Energy companies are reminding ratepayers there is help for heating costs as subzero temperatures are settling in over central Minnesota, and winter is just getting started. Under Minnesota's...
Jennifer Lewerenz Dec 12, 2024 Unsplash

UPDATE: St. Cloud Hosts Minnesota FFA Leadership Conference, Spotlighting Future Agricultural Leaders
UPDATE: 11:19 a.m. December 11th, 2024 Original Post: 2:10 p.m. December 9th, 2024. (KNSI) - St. Cloud is the center of the world for the state's next generation of ranchers and growers. The Minnesota...
Jake Judd Dec 11, 2024 Minnesota FFA/Facebook

Minnesota National Guard's 34th Infantry Division Returns Home
(KNSI) - Over 550 Citizen-Soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard's 34th Infantry Division Red Bulls are returning to Minnesota this week after a ten-month deployment to the Middle East. During the...
Jennifer Lewerenz Dec 11, 2024 Unsplash

Cold Spring Council Set to Debate Support for Sauk River Dam
(KNSI) - The Cold Spring City Council will consider throwing its support behind a public works project that would replace a dam on the Sauk River. The Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation Distri...
Ashley Menzemer Dec 11, 2024 City of Cold Spring

St. Cloud Planning Commission Recommends Extending Shelter Stays
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Planning Commission voted Tuesday to recommend city staff proposals on extending the length of time someone can stay at area shelters. The measure would allow the facilities to ...
Ashley Menzemer Dec 11, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News

St. Cloud Planning Commission to Look at Homeless Shelter Stay Length, Capital Improvement Projects Tuesday Night
(KNSI) - A public hearing is set for tonight so the St. Cloud's Planning Commission can gauge the public's feelings about the length of a temporary stay at a homeless shelter. Now, residents at places...
Jake Judd Dec 10, 2024 KNSI News

Local Business Gives Minnesota National Guard's 34th Infantry Division Red Bulls a Hometown Boost
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud business helped bring some Minnesota pride to National Guard soldiers serving overseas this fall. KNSI parent company Leighton Media's human resources manager, Brian Zenzen, also ...
Ashley Menzemer Dec 10, 2024 Submitted Photo

Sauk Rapids Council Passes Rental Density Ordinance
(KNSI) - A new rental density ordinance passed at the Sauk Rapids City Council Monday night over the objections of nine people who spoke out against it. Eight of those were realtors, and one of the co...
Ashley Menzemer Dec 10, 2024 Unsplash

Quarry Cinema Spreads Holiday Cheer with Free Christmas Movie Tickets for Families
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota theater is helping families ring in the holidays with free movie tickets. Quarry Cinema in Cold Spring is offering 10:00 a.m. showtimes for some Christmas classics on the ...
Jake Judd Dec 09, 2024 Unsplash