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Minnesota Employers Find Footing in August, Hire Again
(KNSI) - August was a return to form for the Minnesota jobs market, with employers adding 5,900 people to payrolls. Adding to the rosy picture is the fact that July's job loss was almost completely re...
Sep 19, 2025 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Willie Nelson and Neil Young highlight 40th Farm Aid concert in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Farm Aid - the annual fundraising concerts launched by Willie Nelson,Neil Young and John Mellencamp during the farm crisis of the 1980s - celebrates its 40th anniversary on Saturday...
Sep 19, 2025 Farm Aid
Downtown St. Cloud Ready to Celebrate Second Annual Festi-Fall with Weekend of Events
(KNSI) - Downtown St. Cloud is gearing up for its second annual Festi-Fall this weekend, with events set on both sides of the Mississippi River. The fun free community event starts Saturday, September...
Sep 19, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Police: A Man Accused of Stabbing A Woman In St. Cloud Has Turned Himself In
(KNSI) - A man accused of nearly stabbing a woman to death in St. Cloud is now in police custody. On Friday, the St. Cloud Police Department says George Washington Harris turned himself in to authorit...
Sep 19, 2025 St. Cloud Police Department
LEAF's Adopt-A-Classroom Drive Aims to Support District 742 Teachers, Students
(KNSI) - The District 742 Local Education & Activities Foundation has launched its annual Adopt-A-Classroom program to support local teachers and students. Between now and September 30th, business...
Sep 19, 2025 District 742
Fall Tour of Homes Showcases 17 New Builds Across Central Minnesota
Originally published 1:25 p.m. September 8th, 2025 Updated 5:46 a.m. September 19th 2025 (KNSI) - The Central Minnesota Builders Association is hosting its Fall Tour of Homes featuring 17 residences b...
Sep 19, 2025 Central Minnesota Builders Association
Absentee Voting Opens for Stearns County Commissioner and St. Cloud School Board Races
(KNSI) - Absentee voting is now underway for the November 4th general election for Stearns County Commissioner in District 4 and to fill a vacant school board seat in the St. Cloud Area School Distric...
Sep 19, 2025 Unsplash
Eight Charged in $281 Million Minnesota Housing Program Fraud Scheme: 'First Wave' of Federal Cases
(KNSI) - Eight people have been federally charged with wire fraud in connection with a massive scheme that drained millions of dollars from Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services program. Accordin...
Sep 18, 2025 Unsplash
School Board Reviews Preliminary Budget with 4.7% Levy Increase
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud District 742 School Board reviewed the preliminary 2025-2026 budget during Wednesday night's meeting and is proposing a levy of $16.1 million, which is a 4.7% increase from what...
Sep 18, 2025 District 742 X
Lane Shifts Start September 22nd on Veterans Drive
(KNSI) - Traffic patterns on Veterans Drive/8th Street North will change next week due to sidewalk construction work in the area. Starting Monday, September 22, 2025, eastbound traffic between 31st Av...
Sep 18, 2025 Unsplash