Category Archives: Latest News
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Circus Calling St. Cloud Home for Nine Days
Story was originally published on July 3rd, 2025 (KNSI) - Come one, come all to the Crossroads Center mall. A traveling circus has put down stakes in the north parking lot and is readying for a week o...
Ashley Menzemer Jul 11, 2025 Pixabay

Rainbow Bridge Memorial Garden Planned for St. Cloud, Organizers Seek Community Support
(KNSI) - Organizers of a proposed Rainbow Bridge Memorial Garden for pets have a new location that will better serve their needs and are turning to the public for help. The garden is named after the f...
Jake Judd Jul 10, 2025 St. Cloud Rainbow Bridge Memorial Garden/Facebook

Local Business Owner Calls For Apology From Stearns County Commissioner
(KNSI) - The owner of Sunny Mary Meadow flower farm in St. Wendel Township has written a letter of complaint about the conduct of Stearns County Commissioner Joe Perske. The letter was received by the...
Ashley Menzemer Jul 10, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

St. Cloud VA Names Permanent Chief of Staff
(KNSI) - The acting chief of staff at the St. Cloud VA Health Care System has been named to the post permanently. Dr. Christopher Churchill had been serving in the position on an interim basis since M...
Ashley Menzemer Jul 10, 2025

Five Breast Cancer Survivors to Be Honored at St. Cloud Rox's Pink in the Park Night
(KNSI) - Five breast cancer survivors will take center stage at Joe Faber Field later this month, as the St. Cloud Rox host their 2nd Annual Pink in the Park event. The survivors will be recognized in...
Jake Judd Jul 10, 2025 St. Cloud Rox

Sartell Police Invites Residents to Join Citizens' Academy for Hands-On Law Enforcement Experience
(KNSI) - For anyone who has ever wondered what police work is really like, get an inside look with the Sartell Police Department's Metro Citizens' Police Academy. The program offers insight into moder...
Jake Judd Jul 10, 2025 Sartell Police Department

County Highway 81 Construction Enters Phase 2 in Waite Park, Lane Changes Begin Friday
(KNSI) - Crews with the Stearns County Highway Department will be switching up traffic control in the construction area on 3rd Street North between Highway 15 and 12th Avenue North in Waite Park start...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 10, 2025 Stearns County Highway Department

Drought Continues to Decline in the North, Flooding Affecting Southern Minnesota
(KNSI) - Moderate drought has finally relinquished its hold on the headwaters region. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report shows the area is still abnormally dry, which is a full stage lower in seve...
Ashley Menzemer Jul 10, 2025 Unsplash

Kayaks Swept Downstream Saturday Afternoon Have Been Returned
(KNSI) - Eight kayakers rescued from the Sauk River Saturday afternoon after running into some trouble with trees in the water have their boats back. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they got ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 10, 2025 Unsplash

Get Back, Loretta! Sir Paul McCartney Announces Tour Stop at U.S. Bank Stadium
(KNSI) - The announcement billed as the biggest concert in the history of Minnesota was made Thursday morning at U.S. Bank Stadium, and it is a big one. Paul McCartney is bringing his 19 city, 16 date...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 10, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News