Category Archives: Latest News
Winter Weather, Wind Advisories Issued for Central Minnesota as Arctic Front Moves In
(KNSI) - Winter weather and wind advisories have been issued for central Minnesota on Thursday. The winter weather advisory will run from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Stearns County, and from 9:00 a.m. t...
Dec 17, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Tri-County Action Partnership Secures Federal Grant for Cleaner Transit Buses
(KNSI) - A local transit provider serving central Minnesota will receive part of $4.4 million in federal funding to upgrade its fleet with cleaner-burning vehicles. Tri-County Action Partnership, whic...
Dec 17, 2025 TriCap Facebook
St. Cloud ZBA Approves Midtown Square Mall Daycare
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Zoning Board of Appeals has given unanimous approval for a daycare to open in the Midtown Square Mall instead of a building on the east end. Senior Community Planner Dave Broxme...
Dec 17, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Minimum Wage Changing On January 1st
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is reminding workers that the minimum wage will be increasing by 2.5% for 2026. The rate jumps from $11.13 to $11.41 an hour on...
Dec 17, 2025 Unsplash
DEED Awards $3.3 Million for Adult Employment and Training Programs
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced today more than $3.3 million for adult employment and training programs across the state. The awarded programs...
Dec 17, 2025
St. Cloud Home Damaged by Fire Tuesday Morning
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud family has been temporarily displaced from their home following a fire on Tuesday morning. According to a critical incident report, the call came in for the home on the 200 block ...
Dec 17, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Trump will witness the dignified transfer for 2 National Guard members killed in Syria
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) - President Donald Trump will undertake one of the most solemn duties facing the commander in chief on Wednesday when he will witness the dignified transfer for two Iow...
Dec 17, 2025 Iowa National Guard via AP
Hyundai and Kia will repair millions of vehicles under a deal to fix anti-theft technology
Automakers Hyundai and Kia must offer free repairs to millions of models under a settlement announced Tuesday by Minnesota's attorney general, who led an effort by dozens of states that argued the veh...
Dec 17, 2025 Court TV via AP, Pool File
What Americans think about giving cash as holiday gifts, according to a new AP-NORC poll
NEW YORK (AP) - Welcome to exhausted America 2025: Most adults are more than a little fine with doling out cash as gifts, and many plan to be asleep before midnight on New Year's Eve, according to a n...
Dec 17, 2025 Unsplash
U.S. Department of Education Accuses Minnesota of Failing to Catch Ghost Student College Applications
(KNSI) - In a blistering letter addressed to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, another federal agency is accusing the state of turning a blind eye to fraud from Somali natives. U.S. Secretary of Education ...
Dec 16, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News