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Stearns County District 4 Candidates to Meet with Constituents September 30th
(KNSI) - The candidates for Stearns County District 4 Commissioner will meet with their constituents next week. Amin Ali and Bob Johnson have both been invited by the League of Women Voters of the St....
Jake Judd Sep 24, 2025

Waite Park EDA 2026 Budget Nearly Identical to This Year
(KNSI) - Waite Park residents can breathe a sigh of relief as at least one of their tax bills will not be going up next year. The city's Economic Development Authority is committed to maintaining its ...
Ashley Menzemer Sep 24, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

St. Cloud Police Investigating Homicide Tuesday Night
(KNSI) - A woman is dead, and the suspect is jailed after a stabbing in St. Cloud on Tuesday night. According to police, they were called to the 1000 block of East St. Germain Street for a 911 hangup ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 24, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Cold Patching Scheduled for Rest of Week on Busy Area Road
(KNSI) - One of the area's premier business corridors will get a final touch up to prepare it for winter weather in the months ahead. The Stearns County Highway Department is warning drivers that for ...
Ashley Menzemer Sep 24, 2025 Pixabay

Boys and Girls Clubs Accept $30,000 Donation for Digital Literacy Programs
(KNSI) - The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota celebrated a donation from AT&T on Tuesday of $30,000 for its digital literacy programs and 200 backpacks filled to the brim with school supp...
Ashley Menzemer Sep 23, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Man Discovered Lying in Wait With Rifle For President Trump Outside Florida Golf Course Found Guilty of Attempted Assassination
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - The man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen shortly after being found guilty of all count...
Associated Press Sep 23, 2025

Minnesota former state senator sentenced to 6 months for breaking into estranged stepmother's house
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) - A former Minnesota state senator who was convicted of burglary for breaking into her estranged stepmother's house was sentenced Tuesday to six months in jail but will be al...
Associated Press Sep 23, 2025 Associated Press

St. Cloud Approves $16.3M Bond Sale for Streets, Public Safety, and Equipment Upgrades
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council Monday night, approved the sale of $16.3 million in General Obligation Bonds to fund infrastructure projects and equipment purchases across multiple departments. Th...
Jake Judd Sep 23, 2025 Brad Veenstra

Cold Spring Set to Give McDonald's Extra Year To Bring Restaurant To City
(KNSI) - Cold Spring City Council is set to approve an extension on Wednesday to the special use permit for McDonald's, as the world's most popular restaurant franchise continues to be stalled in effo...
Ashley Menzemer Sep 23, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

St. Cloud Youth Hockey Association Donates $100K for MAC Dry Land Training Facility
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Youth Hockey Association presented a $100,000 check to the city on Monday evening for naming rights to the dry land training space at the Municipal Athletic Complex. "It takes g...
Jake Judd Sep 23, 2025 Unsplash