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SCPD Makes Second Call To Register National Night Out Events
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department is putting the finishing touches on plans for National Night Out as they prepare to visit neighborhood celebrations across the city. Law enforcement and firefi...
Jun 30, 2025 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Substance Abuse Treatment Center Settles Medicaid Fraud Case for $18.5 Million
(KNSI) - A substance abuse treatment center that once operated in central Minnesota has entered into a settlement with the federal government over alleged Medicaid fraud. NUWAY Alliance will pay $18.5...
Jun 30, 2025 Unsplash
Wild now play at Grand Casino Arena after new naming rights deal succeeds Xcel Energy Center
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Wild will play the upcoming season at Grand Casino Arena, after a naming rights deal with the tribal gaming and hospitality company that succeeds the venue's origi...
Jun 30, 2025 Minnesota Wild
St. Cloud Lawmaker Touts Wins for Medical Campus Funding and Police Shortage Fix in Higher Ed Budget
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud lawmaker is highlighting two major wins from the state's Higher Education Budget, funding for the area's new medical campus and a creative solution to Minnesota's police officer s...
Jun 30, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
State Grants Help Local Businesses Through Dual Training Program
(KNSI) - Local businesses are sharing in millions of dollars from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education's Dual Training Grant to support employee training. CentraCare was awarded $150,000 to suppor...
Jun 30, 2025 Unsplash
St. Cloud Mother Guilty of Selling Son Fatal Fentanyl-Tainted Drugs Gets 41 Months
(KNSI) - A mother who pleaded guilty to selling her teenage son a lethal dose of fentanyl-tainted cocaine was sentenced to just under three and a half years in prison on Friday. Crystal Marie Swenson ...
Jun 30, 2025 Benton County Jail
Minnesota State Parks and Recreation Areas Quieter Option for Holiday Getaways
(KNSI) - If packed parades and booming fireworks aren't your thing, Minnesota's state parks might be just the escape you need this Fourth of July weekend. "We encourage everyone to spend time outdoors...
Jun 30, 2025 Unsplash
New Minnesota Law Lets Motorcyclists Legally Weave Through Traffic Starting July 1st
(KNSI) - Starting Tuesday, July 1st, motorcyclists will be able to weave through traffic thanks to a new Minnesota law that allows lane splitting and lane filtering. Captain Jon Lentz with the Stearns...
Jun 30, 2025 Pexels
Voting Underway in Stearns County Commissioner Special Election
(KNSI) - Absentee voting is underway in Stearns County to replace retired District 4 Commissioner Leigh Lenzmeier. Six candidates are running in the primary, which will wrap in August. The top two vot...
Jun 30, 2025 Unsplash
Biden, Harris and Walz attend funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Democratic former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman was honored for her legislative accomplishments and her humanity during a funeral Saturday where former President Joe Biden...
Jun 30, 2025 AP Photo/George Walker IV