Category Archives: Latest News
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St. Cloud Proposes Free Evening and Weekend Parking Downtown in 2026 Overhaul
(KNSI) - Downtown St. Cloud visitors will soon find it easier on their wallets to park while they enjoy an evening out or weekend shopping. The city is floating a significant overhaul of its downtown ...
Jake Judd Nov 17, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

St. Cloud Urges Restraint When Using Driveway Salt
(KNSI) - The City of St. Cloud is asking residents to grab their shovels at the first sign of snow rather than salt. The Public Works Department says it only takes one teaspoon of salt to pollute five...
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R.D. Offutt Farms to Pay $163K After State Finds Sick Time, Recruitment Violations
(KNSI) - One of Minnesota's largest agricultural employers will pay more than $163,000 to hundreds of workers following a state investigation that uncovered violations of sick time and worker recruitm...
Jake Judd Nov 17, 2025 RD Offutt/Facebook

St. Cloud Compost Site Closing This Weekend
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud compost site at River Bluffs Regional Park closes this weekend. The final day of the 2025 season is Saturday, November 22nd. Officials are reminding residents that access to the...
Ashley Menzemer Nov 17, 2025 Jake Judd

St. Cloud Mayor Jake Anderson to Formally Present 2026 Enterprise Funds Budget Monday Night
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council will get its first look at the proposed 2026 enterprise funds budget Monday night, and it includes several fee increases. The budget was initially released by Mayor...
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State Lawmakers to Visit St. Cloud Monday Afternoon
(KNSI) - Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and St. Cloud Senator Aric Putnam will make two stops in the area on Monday to meet with organizations working on youth development and food insecurity. The...
Jake Judd Nov 17, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Deputy Shot, Man Killed Near Walker Sunday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating after a Cass County deputy was shot and a man was killed Sunday near Walker. According to the sheriff's office, just after 4:30 ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 17, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

FAA lifts order slashing flights, allowing commercial airlines to resume their regular schedules
The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports during the country's longest government shutdown. Airlines c...
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St. Cloud City Council to Set Public Hearing on Justice Center Land Annexation Monday Night
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council is expected Monday night to approve setting a public hearing for the annexation of land from St. Joseph Township for the new Stearns County Jail and Justice Center....
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 17, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Waite Park Council Reviewing Plat For New Metro Bus Station
(KNSI) - The Waite Park City Council will review the preliminary and final plat for the new Metro Bus hub at Monday's meeting. The proposed Western Transit Center will be set on about 5.5 acres near t...
Ashley Menzemer Nov 17, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News