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The Bellamy Brothers and the GREAT Theatre Light Up Paramount Stage in April
Originally published March 4th, 2025 Updated March 31st, 2025 11:54 a.m. (KNSI) - A country duo that has been making headlines for 50 years will light up the marquee at the Paramount Center for the Ar...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 31, 2025 Unsplash

St. Cloud Asks For Residents to Help Keep Storm Drains Clear
(KNSI) - Just in time for spring cleanup, the city of St. Cloud is reminding residents about the benefits of keeping debris and yard waste away from storm drains. If they become clogged with branches,...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 31, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Texas Man Charged With Multiple Tax Related Felonies in Minnesota
(KNSI) - A Texas man is facing multiple tax related felonies in Minnesota for knowingly failing to file and pay up. According to the complaint, Todd Merriam of San Antonio operates Merriam's Midway Sh...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 31, 2025 Unsplash

Tree Stump Removal Work Partially Closing Southeast St. Cloud Street
(KNSI) - The northbound lane of Kilian Boulevard in St. Cloud will be closed again on Monday for stump removal. Crews will be working between 8th and 9th Streets and then again between 10th and 11th S...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 31, 2025 Stearns County Highway Department

Trump tariff tumult has ripples for sporting goods, puts costly hockey gear in price-hike crosshair
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Calls from the U.S. to Roustan Hockey headquarters in Canada in recent weeks have been anything but routine, as bulk orders of name-brand sticks have suddenly become complicated con...
Associated Press Mar 31, 2025 Unsplash

No Joke: Winter Storm Watch in Effect for Tuesday and Wednesday
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for our area starting Tuesday afternoon. Forecasters say heavy mixed precipitation is possible, with snow accumulations between 5"...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 31, 2025 National Weather Service

Minnesota officials seek answers in case of graduate student detained by ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Officials in Minnesota are seeking answers in the case of a University of Minnesota graduate student who's being detained by U.S. immigration authorities for unknown reasons. Univer...
Associated Press Mar 31, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Former Area Mayor to Chair Minnesota DFL
(KNSI) - A former St. Joseph mayor is now the head of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Richard Carlbom was nominated as chair at a convention this weekend to replace Ken Martin, who moved ...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 31, 2025 Minnesota DFL

SCFD Responds to Gas Leak at Retirement Community
(KNSI) - A natural gas leak early Sunday at a retirement community in southeast St. Cloud had firefighters on scene just after 6:00. A crew with Engine 3 discovered that the leak was coming from a met...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 31, 2025 KNSI News

At least 1 dead after plane crashes into home in Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) - At least one person in a small plane traveling from Iowa to Minnesota died after the aircraft crashed into a house in a Minneapolis suburb Saturday, a city official said. T...
Associated Press Mar 30, 2025 Unsplash