Category Archives: Latest News
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Cold Spring Council Looking at Greenlighting New Housing Development
(KNSI) - The Cold Spring City Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday evening on whether to greenlight development for a new single-family neighborhood. Spartan Fields would feature 46 homes acro...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 26, 2025 City of Cold Spring

Governor Walz Announces Return-to-Office Policy for State Employees Starting June 1st
(KNSI) - Minnesota will make workers head back to the office after a major change of course on its work-from-home policy. On Tuesday, Governor Tim Walz announced the new telework policy for state empl...
Jake Judd Mar 25, 2025 AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

County Road 157 to Close for Tree Removal, Detour in Effect Thursday and Friday
(KNSI) - A road through Albany will close this week as tree removal continues in preparation of a major summer road project. Drivers on County Road 157 between Highway 238 and the western city limit m...
Jake Judd Mar 25, 2025 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Two Arrested For Possession of Illegal Drugs After Morrison County Traffic Stop
(KNSI) - A Morrison County Sheriff's deputy turned a traffic stop into a drug bust in Randall on Monday night. The incident happened just after 7:30 near the intersection of Highway 10 and Highway 115...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 25, 2025 KNSI News

Imagination Library's Annual Fundraiser Feast Supports Literacy for Preschoolers in St. Cloud Region
(KNSI) - A program giving the gift of literacy to preschoolers in the St. Cloud region is holding its annual fundraiser feast. Tickets for the Imagination Library Progressive Dinner went on sale Tuesd...
Jake Judd Mar 25, 2025 Unsplash

Big Name in Country and Rock Music Opening the Season at the Ledge
(KNSI) - A top country star is looking to make a permanent impression when he stops in Waite Park this spring. Brantley Gilbert is bringing his Tattoos Tour to the Ledge Amphitheater on May 9th. He be...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 25, 2025

St. Cloud Man Charged With Arson After Setting Fire to Several Items at a St. Augusta Group Home
(KNSI) - A 29-year-old St. Cloud man is in jail after he allegedly set several items on fire at a group home and smashed out the windows of a minivan. According to the criminal complaint, just after 2...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 25, 2025 Unsplash

University of Minnesota Receives $1.5M USDA Grant to Study HPAI Transmission and Protect Dairy Industry
(KNSI) - One day after the Minnesota Board of Animal Health announced an infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a Stearns County dairy herd, researchers from the University of Minnesota's C...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 25, 2025 AlexiusHoratius on Wikimedia Commons

Sauk Rapids Council Approves Phase II of Mayhew Creek Park Improvements
(KNSI) - Construction plans for new facilities at Mayhew Creek Park in Sauk Rapids cleared another hurdle at Monday's city council meeting. Phase II of the project, which covers multipurpose athletic ...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 25, 2025 KNSI News

Rise and Shine... and Raid Your Bird Feeders: Bears Emerging in Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - Wildlife officials are warning central Minnesota residents that black bears are emerging from hibernation and will soon start looking for food. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources s...
Jake Judd Mar 25, 2025 Benton County Sheriff's Office/Twitter