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St. Cloud Planning Commission to Discuss New Fire Station and 2025 Comprehensive Plan Thursday
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Planning Commission will consider two major items at its Thursday meeting: the design and site plan for the new Fire Station 6 and an update on the city's comprehensive plan. Th...
Jake Judd Nov 10, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Local Education and Activities Foundation Raises $52,000 for St. Cloud Area Schools' Adopt-a-Classroom
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Area School District 742's Local Education and Activities Foundation announced the fall edition of its annual Adopt-a-Classroom project raised $52,000. That was enough to help 2...
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Pond Hockey, Comedy Crawl, and Toboggan Races Coming to St. Cloud's Bold and Bright Festival
(KNSI) - St. Cloud's Bold and Bright winter festival returns January 30th through February 1st, 2026, with several new events planned. Rachel Thompson, events committee leader for the St. Cloud Downto...
Jake Judd Nov 10, 2025

Cold Spring Representative Lisa Demuth Picks Ryan Wilson as Lieutenant Governor Running Mate
(KNSI) - House Speaker and four-term Republican Representative Lisa Demuth of Cold Spring announced Monday that she has chosen Ryan Wilson as her lieutenant governor running mate for the 2026 gubernat...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 10, 2025 Demuth/Wilson for Governor

Preliminary tests find germ that causes botulism in ByHeart baby formula
Preliminary tests showed that ByHeart baby formula contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin linked to a botulism outbreak, California health officials said. The outbreak has sickened at ...
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Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies,...
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GSDC Honors Regional Excellence with 2025 Awards for Innovation, Leadership, and Community Impact
(KNSI) - The Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation celebrated excellence across the region by announcing the recipients of five prestigious annual awards. The honors were handed out during the All...
Jake Judd Nov 07, 2025

Severe Drought Returns to Northeast Minnesota; Central Region Abnormally Dry
(KNSI) - Severe drought has returned to Minnesota for the first time since summer. About 2.4% of the state is in the second stage of drought (out of four) in this week's report from the United States ...
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Becker Man Who Left Girlfriend to Die After a Fatal Crash Gets Suspended Sentence
(KNSI) - A 35-year-old Becker man has been handed a suspended sentence for leaving the scene of a crash where his girlfriend died. According to a press release from the Sherburne County Sheriff's Offi...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 07, 2025 Sherburne County Jail

Salvation Army To Kickoff Kettle Campaign November 7th
(KNSI) - Leighton Media's 99.9 Lite FM and Primerica Financial Services will be helping the local Salvation Army Corps kick off its Red Kettle campaign on Friday, November 7th. Primerica Senior Region...
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