Category Archives: Latest News
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Update: Missing Monticello Teen Found
Originally published July 31st. 2025 11:12 a.m. Updated July 31st, 2025 6:29 p.m. (KNSI) - Authorities say the 16-year-old from Monticello who disappeared June 27th has been found. The Minnesota Burea...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 31, 2025 Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

St. Cloud Road Closures Planned Tuesday for National Night Out Events
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Public Works Department will close two roads on Tuesday for National Night Out celebrations. One will be 13th Street South between 6th Avenue South and the western alley will be...
Jake Judd Jul 31, 2025 Unsplash

Añejos in Waite Park Closes After Nearly 9 Years; Sartell Location Remains Open
(KNSI) - Aejos Mexican Restaurant in Waite Park has shut down for good after nearly nine years of service. On Thursday, the restaurant posted on Facebook that they were closing with "sincere regret" a...
Jake Judd Jul 31, 2025 Añejos Mexican Restaurant Facebook

Stearns County Eyes Up to 12% Budget Hike, Tax Rates Could Climb in 2026
(KNSI) - Stearns County property owners could see their tax rates jump next year after county departments requested nearly $109 million in funding, a 12.3% increase from this year's $97 million budget...
Jake Judd Jul 31, 2025 Unsplash

Turbulence forces Delta flight to land and sends 25 passengers to hospitals, airline says
A Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam was hit by serious turbulence, sending 25 passengers to hospitals and forcing the flight to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airpo...
Associated Press Jul 31, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day is Thursday, July 31st
(KNSI) - For anyone who has seen a Dairy Queen Blizzard Treat flipped upside down, they might consider it a minor miracle that the sweet treat inside doesn't come tumbling out. For one day a year, Bli...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 31, 2025 Business Wire

Deputies Complete Daring River Rescue to Save Darwin Woman
(KNSI) - A fun day on the river took a dramatic turn Tuesday afternoon when a woman got swept away by strong currents and ended up clinging for dear life to a downed tree while waiting to be rescued. ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 31, 2025 Meeker County Sheriff's Department

Firefighters Battle Muscular Dystrophy with Culver's Event
Story originally appeared on July 14th (KNSI) - The men and women who keep our community safe will be behind the counter at Culver's on Thursday, July 31st, to help raise money for muscular dystrophy....
Ashley Menzemer Jul 31, 2025 KNSI News

10-Year-Old Bicyclist Killed in Becker Crash Identified
(KNSI) - Officials on Wednesday released the name of a ten-year-old boy who died after being hit by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Becker. The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office said Harrison Ka...
Jake Judd Jul 30, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Deadline Approaching for Nonprofits to Register for United Way's Days of Caring Volunteer Help
(KNSI) - Nonprofit organizations across the region looking for help with upkeep face a Friday deadline to get a helping hand from the United Way of Central Minnesota during its annual Days of Caring. ...
Jake Judd Jul 30, 2025 Jake Judd KNSI News