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Sip, Sip, Hooray! Minnesota State Fair Unveils 70 New Drinks for 2025
Originally published July 17th, 2025 9:22 a.m. Updated August 21st, 2025 9:36 a.m. ___ (KNSI) - Sip, sip horray! The gates at the Minnesota State Fair opened at 7:00 this morning, and the beverages wi...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 21, 2025 Minnesota State Fair

City of St. Cloud Hires New Public Services Director
(KNSI) - The City of St. Cloud has named a familiar face to run the largest single department in the city. Luke Langner has been named the new public services director. Langner currently serves as ass...
Jake Judd Aug 21, 2025 City of St. Cloud

Fair Warning: New State Fair Foods Feature Bacon, Cheese, Heat and Spice - Sometimes All at Once
Originally published July 9th, 2025 10:12 a.m. Updated August 21st, 2025 6:23 a.m. ___ (KNSI) - Bacon, cheese, heat and spice, and sometimes all of those flavors all at once are what's on the menu for...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 21, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Butter Believe It: Midwest Dairy Association Crowns Wright County Dairy Princess as 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way
(KNSI) - The 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way was crowned Wednesday night at the Minnesota State Fair Bandshell. Reigning Princess Kay, McLeod County Dairy Princess Rachel Visser of Hutchinson, hand...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 21, 2025 Princess Kay Facebook

St. Cloud City Council Kicks Off September With Slew of Public Hearings
(KNSI) - The next St. Cloud City Council meeting on September 8th will be chock full of public hearings with nine scheduled in total. The topics run the gamut from the 2026 governmental funds budget t...
Ashley Menzemer Aug 20, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

St. Cloud Firefighters Welcome New Ladder Truck with Push-In Ceremony, Retire Old Engine to Reserve Fleet
(KNSI) - "Engine 2, Unit 2616, officially retiring from frontline status and being placed into reserve status. Please place Unit 1325 in service as Ladder 2 as our new frontline apparatus," is how St....
Jake Judd Aug 20, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

UPDATE: Missing Man Who Walked Away From His House Wednesday Morning Found Safe
Originally published 12:20 p.m. August 20th, 2025 Updated 3:45 August 20th, 2025 (KNSI) - A 65-year-old Stearns County man who went missing early Wednesday morning has been found safe. The Stearns Cou...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 20, 2025 Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

Health and Inspections To Present At August St. Cloud Dog Walker Watch Meeting
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Dog Walker Watch meeting will be about yard maintenance and helping neighborhoods thrive rather than giving way to blight. Set for August 26th from 6:30-7:30 p.m., it will take ...
Ashley Menzemer Aug 20, 2025 Unsplash

Rep. Kristin Robbins Throws Hat Into GOP Gubernatorial Ring
(KNSI) - One of the state house's leading voices against fraud is running for governor. GOP Representative Kristin Robbins announced her candidacy on Wednesday morning. Robbins tells KNSI Radio her ba...
Ashley Menzemer Aug 20, 2025

Ledge Amphitheater Open House Set for Wednesday, August 20th
(KNSI) - The open house at the Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park that was set for July is rescheduled for Wednesday, August 20th. This afternoon, the public can get a behind-the-scenes look at one of M...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 20, 2025 KNSI News