Category Archives: Latest News
Sartell Police Handing Out Sweet Rewards to Kids "Busted for Being Awesome"
(KNSI) - With school out, Sartell police will be patrolling the city looking to give kids tickets for a sweet treat. The SPD says all summer long, their officers will be watching for kids making safe ...
Jun 03, 2025 Sartell Police Department/Facebook
St. Cloud Council Hits Pause on Yard Sign Rule Change Amid Free Speech Concerns
(KNSI) - An attempt to clean up some statutory language around yard signs caused so much confusion that the St. Cloud City Council denied the change and will, instead, take up the issue at a future st...
Jun 03, 2025 Unsplash
Spots Filling Up Fast at This Summer's Stearns County Sheriff Youth Safety Camps
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is doing just two youth safety camps this summer, and one of those is already full. The class at Warner Lake County Park in Clearwater on June 17th has no ...
Jun 03, 2025 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
SCSU Professor Tapped For State Council Position
(KNSI) - An associate professor at St. Cloud State University has been appointed to serve on the Minnesota Statewide Independent Living Council. The group provides support and advocates for services t...
Jun 03, 2025 St. Cloud State University
To Combat Summer Hunger, Mobile App Connects Minnesota Families to Free and Low Cost Meals
(KNSI) - So kids don't go hungry this summer, there's an app for that. Created by the 501(c)(3) Hunger Impact Partners, and with help from the Minnesota Department of Education, the Free Meals for Kid...
Jun 03, 2025 Unsplash
Fentanyl Trafficker Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence
(KNSI) - One of the men involved in a scheme to traffic fentanyl into Minnesota through stuffed animals was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison. Quijuan Hosea Bankhead of St. Paul was part ...
Jun 03, 2025 Associated Press
St. Cloud City Council Approves Controversial Apartment Project Despite Neighborhood Opposition
(KNSI) - Despite getting an earful from neighbors, the St. Cloud City Council has given the green light for a 40-unit apartment complex on the former YMCA site. In a four to three vote, the council ap...
Jun 03, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Fatal Officer Involved Shooting in Paynesville Under Investigation
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating a fatal officer involved shooting in Paynesville. According to Paynesville Police Chief Paul Wegner, police from his agency, the...
Jun 03, 2025 KNSI News
Saint John's Prep Science Teacher Sarah Pasela Wins 2025 Twomey Family Teaching Excellence Award
(KNSI) - Saint John's Prep has named science teacher Sarah Pasela the 2025 winner of the prestigious Twomey Family Teaching Excellence Award. The honor recognizes educators who demonstrate unwavering ...
Jun 02, 2025 Saint John's Prep
Minnesota Measles Cases Cropping Up Again
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting measles has cropped up again in the Twin Cities area, but the effects could stretch to the rest of Minnesota due to exposure at a busy public v...
Jun 02, 2025 Unsplash