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Stearns County Hazardous Waste Tour Makes Four May Stops
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Household Hazardous Waste tour rolls on next month, with the mobile collection truck making four more stops after recent visits to Sartell and Paynesville. The truck travel...
Jake Judd Apr 28, 2026 Stearns County

Skaalerud, Hansen Named Central Division Principals of the Year
(KNSI) - Two St. Cloud Area School District administrators are bringing home top honors from the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals. Apollo High School Principal Justin Skaalerud has...
Jake Judd Apr 28, 2026 St. Cloud Area School District 742

Researchers say remote Lake Superior island's wolves are thriving as packs prey on moose
(AP) - Wolves on a remote island in Lake Superior appear to be thriving, but they're making deep dents in the moose population that they rely on as a leading food source, according to a report release...
Associated Press Apr 27, 2026 From the National Park Service

Stearns County Roadside Spraying Begins in May, Landowners Can Opt Out
(KNSI) - Stearns County will start its annual weed killer campaign to manage roadside vegetation along all county highways beginning in May. Crews will cut and treat unwanted brush and noxious weeds w...
Jake Judd Apr 27, 2026 Stearns County Highway Department

Groundbreaking Set for APEX Athletics Center at Apollo High School
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Area School District will break ground on its new APEX Athletics Center next week. The ceremony is set for Tuesday, May 5th at 2:00 p.m. on the Apollo High School campus. The 70...
Jake Judd Apr 27, 2026 St. Cloud School Board

Waite Park Council to Weigh One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers at Public Hearing
(KNSI) - The Waite Park City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 4th, on a proposed one-year moratorium that would temporarily ban data center development in the city. The interim ordina...
Jake Judd Apr 27, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Federal Farm Disaster Relief Payments Doubled, Deadline Extended
(KNSI) - Farmers who suffered crop losses from natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 will receive additional federal assistance after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it is doubling its Suppl...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 27, 2026 Associated Press

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is Saturday, May 9th
(KNSI) - Letter carriers in the St. Cloud area are taking part in the 34th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 9th. Locally, donations will benefit Catholic Charities Emergency Service...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 27, 2026 Unsplash

Trump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident. But will it last?
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years. He suggested that hi...
Associated Press Apr 27, 2026 AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family
WASHINGTON (AP) - The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a "Friendly Federal Assa...
Associated Press Apr 27, 2026 AP Photo/Alex Brandon