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Court of Appeals Upholds Quadruple Shooting Suspect's Conviction
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a suspect connected to a 2022 quadruple shooting in St. Cloud. Jamarcus Jamond Morris was convicted of four counts of aiding and ab...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 18, 2025 Stearns County Jail

St. Cloud, Foley Businesses Receive $600,000 in State Grants for Downtown Projects
(KNSI) - The Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation has approved over $600,000 in state grants for five downtown improvement projects across St. Cloud and Foley. NeTia Bauman, who leads the develop...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 18, 2025

Osakis Man Seriously Injured in Saturday Motorcycle Crash
(KNSI) - An Osakis man briefly lost consciousness after he crashed his motorcycle in central Stearns County on Saturday afternoon. The accident happened about four miles west of Melrose. Just after 5:...
Ashley Menzemer Aug 18, 2025 KNSI News

Stearns County Seeks Input on Child Care Assistance Plan
(KNSI) - Stearns County is looking to address any concerns over its child care plan with minimal fuss. The document covers 2025-2027 Child Care Assistance Program efforts. Mandated by the state, the C...
Ashley Menzemer Aug 18, 2025 Pixabay

Stearns County Road 81 Closing as Project Enters New Phase
(KNSI) - As a new phase of the Stearns County Highway 81 project begins, a significant portion of the road in Waite Park will be shut down to all traffic. Starting Monday, August 18th, CSAH 81, more c...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 18, 2025 Unsplash

Golfing for Good: 180 Degrees Youth Shelter Hosts Inaugural Charity Tournament September 15th
(KNSI) - The 180 Degrees Youth Homeless Shelter in St. Cloud is putting a new spin on fundraising with its inaugural golf tournament, set to tee off September 15th at Oak Hill Golf Course in Rice. The...
Jake Judd Aug 18, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

St. Cloud Mayor Jake Anderson to Present First Budget Monday Night
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Mayor Jake Anderson will present his first budget to the City Council tonight. For 20 years, St. Cloud has kept property tax increases low by only raising taxes when property values...
Jake Judd Aug 18, 2025 Jake Anderson/ Facebook

Target and Ulta mutually agree not to renew partnership launched in 2021
NEW YORK (AP) - Target and Ulta Beauty are parting ways, ending a partnership launched in 2021 that created in-store shops filled with beauty products at hundreds of the discounter's stores. According...
Associated Press Aug 18, 2025 Associated Press

Flood Watch In Effect Overnight
(KNSI) - All of central Minnesota is included in a flood watch overnight into Monday. The National Weather Service is warning about slow-moving thunderstorms that could stall out over the region tonig...
Ashley Menzemer Aug 17, 2025 Unsplash

St. Cloud School District to Welcome New Students with Door-to-Door Visits Tuesday
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Area School District 742 is taking a personal approach to welcoming its newest students and families with a district-wide door-knocking initiative scheduled for Tuesday. Leaders...
Jake Judd Aug 15, 2025 District 742 Facebook