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Minnesota Sheriff's Association Offering $2,000 Scholarships for Future Law Enforcement Students
(KNSI) - Young Minnesotans pursuing careers in law enforcement have an opportunity for help paying for school through the Minnesota Sheriff's Association's annual scholarship program. The MSA says app...
Sep 09, 2025 Benton County Sheriff's Office
Body recovered in Wyoming lake is believed to be a Minnesota kayaker missing for over a year
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - A body believed to be a Minnesota kayaker who disappeared at Jackson Lake in western Wyoming more than a year ago has been found by a recovery team. Wesley Dopkins, 43, of St. Pau...
Sep 09, 2025 Unsplash
SCSU Hosting Statewide Star Party
(KNSI) - St. Cloud State University and the Bell Museum are teaming up again to cohost the Statewide Star Party. The fun will be spread across two nights, September 18th and 19th. The events start at ...
Sep 09, 2025 Photo courtesy of the St. Cloud State Planetarium website.
Central Minnesota Community Foundation Awards $544,000 in Scholarships to Students
(KNSI) - The Central Minnesota Community Foundation has announced the winners of its 2025-2026 scholarship program, awarding over half a million dollars to 228 students from more than 60 high schools ...
Sep 09, 2025 Central Minnesota Community Foundation
St. Cloud Council Approves Annexation for County Justice Center Land
(KNSI) - Tucked inside the consent agenda at Monday's St. Cloud City Council meeting was a vote on annexing the land for the new Stearns County Justice Center. Council President Mike Conway says it is...
Sep 09, 2025 Stearns County
Mom and Seven Kids Paddling 2,350 Miles Down Mississippi River Through St. Cloud Area
(KNSI) - Twenty-four days into what may be the adventure of a lifetime, Nikki Bettis and her seven children are paddling their way down the Mississippi River, aiming to complete the 2,350-mile Mississ...
Sep 09, 2025 Delack Media Group
St. Cloud City Council Approves Budget with Tax Hike
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council committed to a new financial course on Monday night, accepting a budget proposal made earlier this year by Mayor Jake Anderson. Baseline operational costs will jump...
Sep 09, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
American Idol Winner Singing in St. Cloud Next Week
(KNSI) - He conquered Season Two of the most competitive reality television show all time, and now he's coming to St. Cloud. American Idol winner Ruben Studdard will have a concert on Friday, Septembe...
Sep 09, 2025
Sartell St. Stephen Education Foundation's Toast to Autumn Event October 9th
(KNSI) - The Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation is throwing its annual Toast to Autumn fundraiser next month, with money raised going to learning projects in the school district. The event is Th...
Sep 08, 2025 Unsplash
Quarry Park Swimming Hole Closed For Facility Improvements
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Parks Department shut down Swim Quarry Two at Quarry Park and Nature Preserve for facility upgrades on Monday. The closure had originally been scheduled for September 2nd, ...
Sep 08, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News