Category Archives: Healthy Living

CentraCare Offering Free Prostate Screenings
(KNSI) - CentraCare will run a free prostate cancer screening event on September 18th at the Coborn Cancer Center. The event is available to men between 45 and 70 years old. The screening consists of ...
Ashley Kolling Sep 03, 2025 CentraCare - Coborn Healing Center, exterior, patio, garden, St. Cloud, Coborn Cancer Center, CentraCare Plaza, Scenic, Specialities, Stockinger, aerial, ben, day3, finished

Historic First Class Begins at U of M Medical School's New St. Cloud Campus
(KNSI) - The textbooks are open, the anatomy lab is buzzing, and history is being made at the University of Minnesota Medical School's newest campus in St. Cloud. The pioneering Class of 2029, 24 stud...
Jake Judd Sep 02, 2025 CentraCare Foundation

UPDATE: CentraCare to Lay Off 535 Employees in Major Restructuring Across Central Minnesota
Originally published: 11:01 a.m. August 12th, 2025 Updated: 4:04 p.m. August 12th, 2025 (KNSI) - CentraCare, which operates St. Cloud Hospital and medical facilities throughout central Minnesota, is i...
Jake Judd Aug 12, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

CentraCare Expands Same-Day Orthopedic Care with New Walk-In Services
(KNSI) - CentraCare M Physicians Orthopedics is expanding its service by adding new walk-in care options to provide faster, more convenient access to specialized treatment for patients with bone, musc...
Jake Judd Aug 05, 2025 CentraCare

Rainbow Bridge Memorial Garden Planned for St. Cloud, Organizers Seek Community Support
(KNSI) - Organizers of a proposed Rainbow Bridge Memorial Garden for pets have a new location that will better serve their needs and are turning to the public for help. The garden is named after the f...
Jake Judd Jul 10, 2025 St. Cloud Rainbow Bridge Memorial Garden/Facebook

Five Breast Cancer Survivors to Be Honored at St. Cloud Rox's Pink in the Park Night
(KNSI) - Five breast cancer survivors will take center stage at Joe Faber Field later this month, as the St. Cloud Rox host their 2nd Annual Pink in the Park event. The survivors will be recognized in...
Jake Judd Jul 10, 2025 St. Cloud Rox

UCare Dropping Medicaid, MinnesotaCare Coverage in Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, and Other Counties This Fall
(KNSI) - UCare says it is pausing health coverage for those with government-funded insurance through Medicaid and MinnesotaCare in Stearns and ten other counties starting September 1st, leaving people...
Jake Judd Jul 08, 2025 Unsplash

Extreme Heat Warning Issued for Central Minnesota as Heat Index Could Near 110 Degrees
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for central Minnesota, effective from noon Saturday through 9:00 p.m. Sunday, as dangerously hot conditions are expected to gri...
Jake Judd Jun 20, 2025 Unsplash

Great River Children's Museum Celebrates Grand Opening with Weekend of Family Fun and Activities
(KNSI) - The Great River Children's Museum is celebrating its grand opening with special activities all weekend long. GRCM is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday through Sunday and is closed o...
Jake Judd Jun 19, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Senator Jeff Howe Reflects on Deadly Attacks Targeting Colleagues, Calls for Civility in Politics
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota senator is recalling the moment he learned about a deadly attack that targeted multiple legislative colleagues over the weekend. In a coordinated assault early Saturday mo...
Jake Judd Jun 16, 2025 Minnesota Senate Republicans, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons