Category Archives: Latest News
KNSI Sister Station Wild Country 99 Hosting Toys for Tots Drive at Fleet Farm December 4th
(KNSI) - KNSI sister station Wild Country 99 is partnering with St. Cloud Toyota for a Toys for Tots truck drive on Thursday, December 4th, at Fleet Farm in Waite Park. The event aims to collect new, ...
Dec 04, 2025 Unsplash
Women in Minnesota Construction Trades Push for Safety After Co-Worker's Murder
Women working in Minnesota's construction trades say they're still coming to grips with a recent high-profile case of workplace violence. Union voices are calling for more conversations and other acti...
Dec 04, 2025 Unsplash
Two Drug Dealers Receive Lengthy Federal Sentence For Mille Lacs Reservation Overdose Death
(KNSI) - Two drug dealers have been sentenced to at least 10 years in prison for distributing a lethal amount of fentanyl to a man on the Mille Lacs Reservation. Dimitric Timopkin Wilson was found gui...
Dec 04, 2025 Associated Press
St. Cloud Schools Unveil First Elementary Boundary Redraw in Nearly 30 Years
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Area School Board received recommendations Wednesday evening for the first comprehensive redraw of elementary boundaries in nearly three decades. Superintendent Laurie Putnam an...
Dec 04, 2025 District 742
Sartell Area Rep. Tim O'Driscoll Makes Announcement on Political Future
(KNSI) - State representative Tim O'Driscoll is the latest GOP lawmaker in central Minnesota to signal he'll hang it up after the next legislative session. O'Driscoll is a veteran of the Minnesota Hou...
Dec 03, 2025 Minnesota House of Representatives
St. Cloud VA Helps House 66 Veterans as Part of Record Breaking National Effort in 2025
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud VA Health Care System permanently housed 66 homeless veterans during fiscal year 2025, a local achievement that was part of a record-breaking national effort by the Department o...
Dec 03, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
State Government Reacts To Federal Threat to Pull Transportation Funding
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Driver and Vehicle Services admits that an audit earlier this year found some Commercial Driver's licenses were given in error to foreign a...
Dec 03, 2025 Stearns County Facebook
Wolgamott Accuses Trump of Spreading Fear With Attacks on Somali Community
(KNSI) - A local lawmaker is criticizing President Donald Trump after his recent remarks about Minnesota's Somali residents. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump said he didn't want Somalis...
Dec 03, 2025 Submitted by Rep. Wolgamott's Office
Ledge Amphitheater Adds Concession Stations and Picnic Area for 2026
(KNSI) - Waite Park City officials are working with the Ledge Amphitheater management company and the firm in charge of concessions to try and capture more money from early arriving concertgoers. City...
Dec 03, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Former St. Cloud Chamber Board Chair Announces Run for House District 13A
(KNSI) - A second candidate has emerged for the Minnesota House District 13A seat currently held by House Speaker Lisa Demuth. Tanja Goering announced her candidacy on Tuesday. According to her announ...
Dec 03, 2025 Tanja Goering for House