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CenterPoint Grants Benefit Big Lake Fire Department
(KNSI) - CenterPoint Energy's Community Safety Grants Program is still chugging along, paying out almost $220,000 across four states in 2025. Nearly 100 projects were approved during this year's grant...
Jul 25, 2025 KNSI News
Deputy Injured While Arresting Suspect in Watkins Protection Order Violation
(KNSI) - A Meeker County Sheriff's deputy was hurt chasing after a fleeing suspect in Watkins on Wednesday evening, but made the bust anyway. According to the sheriff's office, around 6:15, a dispatch...
Jul 25, 2025 Handcuffs
Lake in Avon Added to No-Wake List
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office has added a lake to its no-wake list. Officials say the high water had been receding nicely until significant downpours on Monday, and especially this past...
Jul 25, 2025 Unsplash
Meeker County Man Receives 35 Year Prison Sentence for Creation and Distribution of Child Pornography
(KNSI) - A Minnesota man with a history of child sexual abuse will spend the next 35 years behind bars after being sentenced for producing child pornography involving a victim younger than 13 years ol...
Jul 25, 2025 Unsplash
SCPD Clarifies Three Adults in Tech High School Graduation Brawl Have Been Cited
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department has clarified that the three adults involved in the brawl at the Tech High School graduation ceremony have been cited. According to Assistant Chief Brett Musha...
Jul 25, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Three Honored for Outstanding Giving with Central Minnesota Philanthropy Awards
(KNSI) - The Central Minnesota Community Foundation has announced this year's Awards in Philanthropy winners. The three honors are given to people whose generosity and commitment have left lasting imp...
Jul 25, 2025 Central Minnesota Community Foundation
Freight Train Hauling Hazardous Materials Derails Near Watkins; No Injuries or Leaks Reported
(KNSI) - A freight train hauling hazardous materials derailed on Thursday evening near Watkins, though authorities report no railcars were punctured and there is no leak or threat to public safety. Ac...
Jul 25, 2025 Meeker County Sheriff Squad Logo
St. Cloud Apollo Joins Tech's Co-Op Swim Team to Boost Numbers and Competitiveness
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Apollo will join Tech High School's co-op boys' swimming and diving team under the Crush name, the school board approved Wednesday night. The merger addresses declining participatio...
Jul 24, 2025 Unsplash
Police and Firefighters Casting a Line Friday at Lake George
(KNSI) - Kids from across St. Cloud are encouraged to come along with the police and fire departments for a shoreline stakeout on Friday morning. The Lake George Fishing Club is hosting a Badges and B...
Jul 24, 2025 City of St. Cloud
Minnesota man sentenced to 59 years for crash that killed 5 young women
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota man was sentenced to nearly 59 years Thursday for causing a crash that killed five young women who were out making preparations for a friend's wedding. Derrick Thompson ...
Jul 24, 2025 Hennepin County Jail via Associated Press