Category Archives: Latest News
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St. Cloud Technical & Community College Locked Down After Student Altercation; No Injuries Reported
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Technical & Community College went into lockdown on Monday after a student allegedly threw a punch at another during an altercation. The St. Cloud Police Department was called a...
Jake Judd May 12, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Tracy Hodel Sworn In as St. Cloud Administrator, Pledges Dedication to Community and Team
(KNSI) - It's a new era in the City of St. Cloud with the swearing in of Administrator Tracy Hodel. Hodel was officially promoted Monday morning during a special ceremony. Even though she just took th...
Jake Judd May 12, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

St. Cloud Program Empowers Young Entrepreneurs with Hands-On Business Experience This June
(KNSI) - An initiative in St. Cloud is holding a second session for student entrepreneurs, offering expert help to transform their business concepts into a viable venture. The Scouting Entrepreneur in...
Jake Judd May 12, 2025 Photo by Tyler Franta on Unsplash

St. Cloud Students Witness Impact of Drunk Driving in Powerful Mock Crash Ahead of Graduation Season
(KNSI) - As prom wraps up and graduation season starts, students in St. Cloud were given an up-close lesson on the dangers of poor choices, like drinking and getting behind the wheel. A mock crash was...
Jake Judd May 12, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Randall Man Hurt After Being Pinned Underneath Tractor
(KNSI) - A 60-year-old man from Randall was airlifted to CentraCare - St. Cloud Hospital after a farm accident Friday evening. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says Carl Wainman fell off his tract...
Ashley Menzemer May 12, 2025 KNSI News

Xcel Energy Continues Tritium Cleanup Efforts at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant
(KNSI) - Xcel Energy says it is continuing efforts to recover tritium that leaked into the ground beneath the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant following an equipment failure in late 2022. Tritium i...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 12, 2025 Associated Press

Kids to Parks Day Scheduled for This Weekend at Quarry Park
(KNSI) - Activities are planned at roughly a dozen locations within Quarry Park and Nature Preserve for this Saturday's Kids to Parks Day. Some of the activities are hands-on, others more educational....
Ashley Menzemer May 12, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

One Lane of 10th Avenue North in St. Cloud to Close Thursday
(KNSI) - Crews will be completing planned utility work on Thursday that will shut down a lane of traffic on 10th Avenue in St. Cloud. Only one southbound lane will remain open between 1st and 2nd Stre...
Ashley Menzemer May 12, 2025 Stearns County Highway Department

St. Cloud Sets Record High Sunday
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service says the St. Cloud area broke a weather record on Sunday. As of 7:45 p.m., the official daily high hit 93 degrees. The previous record was 90, which was set in 19...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 12, 2025 Unsplash

Former Mayor to be Honored Monday as the 2025 Sauk Rapids Citizen of the Year
Originally published April 23rd, 2025 Updated 6:51 a.m. May 12th, 2025 (KNSI) - Former Sauk Rapids Mayor Kurt Hunstiger will be honored as the 2025 Citizen of the Year at tonight's City Council meetin...
Jake Judd May 12, 2025 City of Sauk Rapids