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New federal raids in Minnesota highlight problem of fraud in children's programs
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota has been beset by a series of complex, overlapping fraud investigations that have stretched over several years and involve potentially billions of dollars in wasted fe...
Apr 30, 2026 Unsplash
Stearns County Tax Officials Urge Early Payment Ahead of May 15th Deadline
(KNSI) - The first half of property taxes in Stearns County is due May 15th, and the county's top tax officials are explaining where the money goes, how to pay it, and what happens when people don't. ...
Apr 30, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Cloud State Lands Two State Grants to Train Workers at EssilorLuxottica, American Solutions for Business
(KNSI) - St. Cloud State University is getting nearly $290,000 in state money to help train workers at two Minnesota companies, including a major expansion underway right here in St. Cloud. The larger...
Apr 29, 2026 St. Cloud State University
3 Face Federal Charges in Assault on Conservative Journalist in St. Paul
(KNSI) - A federal grand jury has indicted three people accused of assaulting a journalist who was reporting on an anti-ICE protest at a federal building in St. Paul earlier this month. United States ...
Apr 29, 2026 Unsplash
Stearns County Explorers Take First Place at State Competition
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Law Enforcement Explorer Post is celebrating a strong showing at the 51st Annual Minnesota Explorer Conference in Rochester. Nine members represented the Stearns County Pos...
Apr 29, 2026 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
St. Cloud Group Plans May Day Rally, Day Of Action Friday
(KNSI) - A community group is organizing a day of action in St. Cloud on Friday, May 1st, as part of a nationwide May Day demonstration. Americans for Democracy, a local organization, has scheduled a ...
Apr 29, 2026 Senate District 14 Minnesota DFL Party Facebook
CentraCare Foundation Donates Nearly $58,000 to Catholic Charities for Senior Nutrition Programs in Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud has received a significant donation from the CentraCare Foundation to support its Senior Nutrition programs. A press release says the $57,856.54...
Apr 29, 2026 Unsplash
Seasonal Road Restrictions to End Friday, May 1st
(KNSI) - Effective May 1st, the Stearns County Highway Department is lifting seasonal road restrictions. Posted axle weight limits will no longer be in effect on county roads starting at 12:01 a.m. Co...
Apr 29, 2026 Pixabay
Wilson Avenue Lane Shift in Place Through Friday for Fire Cleanup
(KNSI) - Drivers on St. Cloud's east side will want to plan ahead the rest of the week as cleanup continues of a building destroyed by fire last year. The St. Cloud Public Works Department says Wilson...
Apr 29, 2026 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Stearns County Resurfacing Projects Begin Monday, May 4th
(KNSI) - Stearns County's 2026 resurfacing season gets underway Monday, May 4th. Knife River Corporation of Sauk Rapids will begin removing pavement on County State Aid Highway 7 between the south cou...
Apr 29, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News