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Pack the Porches Drive Raises Over 6,400 Pounds of Food and $21K for Local Families
(KNSI) - The annual Pack the Porches food and fund Drive raised over 6,437 pounds of food and $21,291 for Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf in St. Cloud. Friday's fundraiser collected c...
Mar 28, 2025 Bob Hughes/KNSI News
Former St. Joseph Mayor Richard Carlbom Runs for Chair of Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
(KNSI) - A former St. Joseph mayor could be the leader of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Richard Carlbom is one of two men nominated for party chair at Saturday's DFL State Central Commi...
Mar 28, 2025 Richard Carlbom for Chair/Facebook
Celebrate Earth Day by Turning Buckthorn Into Art
(KNSI) - Gardeners and artists are uniting on Earth Day. Buckthorn has long been the bane of park managers and green thumbs as an invasive species. Thanks in part to the St. Cloud Morning Optimist Clu...
Mar 28, 2025 Stearns County
Minnesota House Unanimously Passes Bill Expanding Firefighter Assistance Program
(KNSI) - The Minnesota House unanimously passed a bill updating Minnesota's Hometown Heroes Assistance Program. In 2021, Rockville area Senator Jeff Howe, who is also a firefighter, crafted the Senate...
Mar 28, 2025 Unsplash
AG Ellison Encourages 23andMe Customers to Delete Their Profiles
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Attorney General's Office is sounding the alarm over the bankruptcy of ancestry company, 23andMe. 23andMe has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be reorganizing, with a sal...
Mar 28, 2025 Unsplash
Messy, Sloppy, Cold Forecast Ahead
(KNSI) - This weekend may get a little messy as an early spring storm system will bring snow and mixed precipitation to parts of the state. For now, the St. Cloud area is not under any kind of watch o...
Mar 28, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
A Peregrine Falcon From St. Cloud Returns to Department of Natural Resources' FalconCam Nest
(KNSI) - A bird of prey from St. Cloud and her mate are soaring into the hearts of people all over the globe. Peregrine falcons have returned to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources FalconCam...
Mar 28, 2025 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources/FalconCam
Second Free Park Day of 2025 Set for April 26th
(KNSI) - The second Free Park Day is less than a month away. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources uses the promotion as a way to showcase state park and recreation areas in each of the four s...
Mar 28, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Local Police Department Offering One-Day Class to Keep Kids Safe When Home Alone
(KNSI) - ISD 47's Community Education program and the Sauk Rapids Police Department are teaming up to teach kids how to avoid danger during summer vacation. A Home Alone Safety class has been schedule...
Mar 28, 2025
Bill Allowing 17-Year-Olds to Serve Liquor Advances, Becomes Part of Omnibus Liquor Package
(KNSI) - A proposal aimed at addressing worker shortages has advanced through the committee process. The measure, HF 2027, sponsored by Sartell area Representative Tim O'Driscoll, would allow 17-year-...
Mar 28, 2025 Unsplash