Category Archives: Latest News
Associate Dean Talks About Faculty Preparation for First Day of New Med School
(KNSI) - The new University of Minnesota Medical School CentraCare Regional Campus in St. Cloud isn't just a first for the students. In its early days, the faculty will be learning how best to prepare...
Aug 04, 2025 KNSI News
Minnesota Native and Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series 'WKRP in Cincinnati' has died
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station's empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy "WKRP in Cincinnati," died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday. Anderson di...
Aug 04, 2025 FILE - Loni Anderson arrives at the 17th Costume Designers Guild Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Air Quality Alert Extended Through Monday as Wildfire Smoke Lingers in Minnesota
(KNSI) - An air quality alert has been extended for a second time by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency due to heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires and will continue through noon on Monday. Health ...
Aug 01, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
State Shuts Down Housing Program After Massive Fraud Scheme Drains Over $100 Million
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Human Services announced Friday that it will shut down the Housing Stabilization Services Program after widespread fraud allowed millions in taxpayer dollars to be...
Aug 01, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Princeton Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash
(KNSI) - A Princeton man died Thursday night after crashing his motorcycle near the intersection of 146th Street and 285th Avenue Northwest. Commander Ben Zawacki of the Sherburne County Sheriff's Off...
Aug 01, 2025 Unsplash
Senator Putnam Slams MPCA for Unannounced Fee Hikes on Minnesota Feedlots
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota lawmaker who chairs the powerful Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee isn't happy about the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency signific...
Aug 01, 2025 Photo provided by the Office of Senator Aric Putnam
Final Weekend of the 112th Benton County Fair Packed with Shows, Rodeo, Demolition Derby and Family Fun
(KNSI) - The 112th annual Benton County Fair finishes this weekend with grandstand events, midway rides, music and plenty of fair food for the whole family. Throughout the weekend, the main buildings ...
Aug 01, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce President Selected for National Fellowship Program
(KNSI) - The President of the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce has been chosen for a national fellowship program. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation selected Julie Lunning for its Business Lead...
Aug 01, 2025 St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce
18 Years Later: Remembering the I-35W Bridge Collapse
(KNSI) - Eighteen years ago today, August 1st, the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed during evening rush hour, plunging everyone and everything on it into the w...
Aug 01, 2025 AP Photo/M. Spencer Green
Quarry Park Launches Free Birding Kit Program with Help from Audubon Society
(KNSI) - Quarry Park visitors can now explore the area's diverse bird population with professional equipment at no cost, thanks to a generous donation from the Central Minnesota Audubon Society. The p...
Jul 31, 2025 Stearns County Parks Department