Category Archives: Latest News
Latest News–Can be local, state or national will be a primary feature and should also be included in any other applicable categories.

Road Quality, Redevelopment Plans Headline St. Cloud City Council Meeting
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council will get an update tonight on whether 14 miles of resurfacing work done last year will hold up to its estimated ten year lifespan after complaints from neighbors sa...
Jake Judd Apr 21, 2025 Unsplash

Pope Francis Has Died
Originally published 4:14 a.m. April 21st, 2025 Updated 6:37 a.m. April 21st, 2025 (KNSI) - According to Vatican officials, Pope Francis has died. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 21, 2025 AP Photo/Andrew Medichini

Cold Spring Considers Raising Threshold for Council Approval of Equipment Purchases
(KNSI) - Cold Spring City Council will explore whether to give department chairs and city staff more leverage to okay repairing or servicing equipment on their own at this week's meeting. Like many lo...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 21, 2025 City of Cold Spring

Two Blazes Saturday and Sunday Kept St. Cloud Firefighters Busy
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Fire Department responded to two separate garage fires overnight, keeping crews busy from Saturday evening into early Sunday morning. The first call came in around 10:15 p.m. Sa...
Jake Judd Apr 21, 2025 St. Cloud Fire Department

Eagle Lake Public Access to Temporarily Close May 1st for DNR Safety and Accessibility Upgrades
(KNSI) - Starting May 1st, the public water access at Eagle Lake near Big Lake will temporarily close for a reconfiguration project. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is making improvement...
Jake Judd Apr 18, 2025 Unsplash

Monticello Nuclear Plant Begins Refueling, Maintenance for Extended Operation Through 2050
(KNSI) - The nuclear power plant in Monticello is refueling and doing maintenance work to prepare it for another two decades of service. Crews started on Friday, which led to the plant being taken off...
Jake Judd Apr 18, 2025 Associated Press

Comedian Playing Show at Paramount Theatre for the Final Time
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud State University graduate will be back home on Friday, May 2nd, at the Paramount Center for the Arts for one last farewell comedy show at the historic venue. C. Willi Myles is kno...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 18, 2025

St. Cloud Eyes Deer Pond Park Expansion to Boost Pollinator Habitat
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council is looking at the expansion of a park that could help save the pollinator population. The goal is to create a habitat covering nearly four acres around two stormwat...
Jake Judd Apr 18, 2025 Unsplash

Sherburne County Promoting From Within to Fill County Attorney Vacancy
(KNSI) - The lead assistant county attorney for Sherburne County is being promoted to fill a vacancy in the office's top spot. Dawn Nyhus is replacing Kathleen Heaney, who has already announced she is...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 18, 2025 Sherburne County

Gas Prices Ease Ahead of Easter Holiday Travel
(KNSI) - With spring break travel winding down, AAA says drivers heading out for their Easter travels can expect to pay lower prices at the pump. Softer demand is fueling the drop with crude lower tha...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 18, 2025 Unsplash