Category Archives: Latest News
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Target Recalls 57,000 Good & Gather Burrito Bowls Over Undeclared Shrimp Risk
(KNSI) - More than 57,000 frozen burrito meals sold exclusively at Target stores nationwide are being recalled due to potential contamination with undeclared shrimp. The voluntarily recall is for Good...
Jake Judd Sep 12, 2025 USDA

Woofstock Returns September 13th with Groovy Fun, Dogs, and Fundraising for Tri-County Humane Society
Originally published 4:46 p.m. August 21st, 2025 Updated 5:45 a.m. September 12th, 2025 (KNSI) - It's expected to be a howling good time when the Tri-County Humane Society holds its 37th annual Woofst...
Jake Judd Sep 12, 2025 Westbee Photography

Sauk Rapids Alumni Concert Benefits Current Students
(KNSI) - The Sauk Rapids-Rice Education Foundation is holding an alumni concert on homecoming weekend to benefit current students. The show starts at 5:00 p.m. at Benton Station on Saturday, September...
Ashley Menzemer Sep 11, 2025 KNSI News

St. Cloud Craft Beer and Cider Fest to Debut Oktoberfest Theme This Weekend
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Craft Beer and Cider Fest is embracing central Minnesota's German heritage with the event's first-ever Oktoberfest theme. Now in its 10th year, the fun will run from 1:00 to 5:0...
Jake Judd Sep 11, 2025 Leighton Media

Shed Fire Near Melrose Destroys Building and Equipment; Cause Under Investigation
(KNSI) - A shed fire on Wednesday evening in rural Melrose resulted in a total loss of the building and all equipment stored inside. According to the Stearns County Sheriff's Office, emergency crews w...
Jake Judd Sep 11, 2025 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

The Leaves, They Are A-Changin' Even in Early September
(KNSI) - Only a third of the way through September, significant fall color is already appearing in parts of Minnesota. The Fall Color Finder put out by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources sh...
Ashley Menzemer Sep 11, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Cold Spring Reduces Planned Property Tax Increase for 2026
(KNSI) - Leaders in Cold Spring say they have heard the concerns of residents and are significantly reducing a planned tax increase for 2026. At Wednesday's city council meeting, they approved a preli...
Ashley Menzemer Sep 11, 2025 City of Cold Spring

Weird Al Set to Rock Waite Park as Bigger and Weirder Tour Stops at The Ledge
Originally published 12:47 p.m. March 3rd, 2025 Updated 11:27 a.m. September 11th, 2025 (KNSI) - Hang on, central Minnesota. It's about to get weird! Weird Al Yankovic is bringing his Bigger and Weird...
Jake Judd Sep 11, 2025 The Ledge Amphitheater

Sartell Medical Student Awarded First-Ever Full-Tuition Scholarship for Rural Medicine
(KNSI) - A Sartell woman's path to becoming a rural doctor just became significantly more affordable. Emma Lundgren is a first-year medical student at the University of Minnesota Medical School Centra...
Jake Judd Sep 10, 2025 CentraCare Community Foundation

Blattner Partners with Company to Bring AI-Powered Construction Machines to Solar Projects
(KNSI) - An Avon-based clean energy company has signed an agreement to deploy dozens of AI-powered construction robots on solar projects nationwide. Blattner, one of the nation's leading renewable ene...
Jake Judd Sep 10, 2025 Blattner Energy