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St. Cloud Area Included in Air Quality Alert
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is expanding an air quality alert to include the St. Cloud area. The alert runs until 11:00 p.m. Friday. A band of heavy smoke from Saskatchewan and Man...
Jul 23, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Oak Park Man Sentenced to Probation for Role in Violent Clearwater Home Invasion
(KNSI) - A 20-year-old Oak Park man has been sentenced to five years' probation for his role in a violent home invasion in Wright County. Ethan Weckman pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary after a...
Jul 23, 2025 Unsplash
SCPD Recommends Charges Against Four People For Roles in Tech Graduation Brawl
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department is recommending charges against four people who were involved in the brawl that occurred during Tech High School's commencement ceremony. The recommendations i...
Jul 23, 2025 KNSI News
St. Cloud Teen Sentenced to Probation for Smash-and-Grab Burglary at Smoke N' Cloud
(KNSI) - A 19-year-old has been sentenced for his role in a smash-and-grab burglary at a tobacco and pipe shop in St. Cloud. Police were called to Smoke N' Cloud in the 2800 block of Division Street o...
Jul 23, 2025 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Summertime By George! Concert Canceled
(KNSI) - Mother Nature's perfect storm proved too much for Wednesday's Summertime by George! headliner of the same name. The St. Cloud Rotary announced in the noon hour that the weekly summer concert ...
Jul 23, 2025
E-Scooter Pyramid Schemes Targeting Minnesotans
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Attorney General is warning of a glut of pyramid schemes claiming to be a great investment opportunity for e-scooters. What seems to be legitimate salespeople will contact someo...
Jul 23, 2025
Flash Flood Warning Issued for Portions of Benton and Stearns Counties
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for western Benton and northeastern Stearns Counties. Recent heavy rainfall, coupled with storms that are pushing through this mo...
Jul 23, 2025 Unsplash
Minnesota Agriculture Grants Boost Local Businesses
(KNSI) - Three Central Minnesota food processing businesses are among 42 statewide recipients of $1.7 million in state agricultural funding aimed at expanding production capacity and market access. B&...
Jul 23, 2025 Unsplash
Real ID Throwing Monkey Wrench Into Driver's License Application Processing
(KNSI) - State government is still behind on processing driver's licenses due to a flood of Real ID requests. The Stearns County License Center says residents are waiting as long as 17 weeks, or about...
Jul 23, 2025
Thunderstorm Threat Looms for Central Minnesota Wednesday Afternoon
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service says central Minnesota is sitting square in the sweet spot for weather action Wednesday, positioned between the slightly cooler conditions expected in western are...
Jul 23, 2025 KNSI News