Category Archives: Latest News
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Holy Week Leads Christians Toward Easter with Reflection, Ritual, and Renewal
(KNSI) - For Christians across central Minnesota, the week leading up to Easter Sunday is a journey through some of the most profound themes in human experience, and one local priest says that's exact...
Jake Judd Mar 31, 2026 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Police: Fire at Westwood Elementary in St. Cloud Ruled Arson
(KNSI) - A fire at Westwood Elementary School in St. Cloud is now being investigated as arson. According to the St. Cloud Police Department, the blaze broke out around 9:00 on Tuesday morning, March 3...
Jake Judd Mar 31, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News

St. Joseph Mayor Kicks Off First State of the City Address Wednesday Evening
(KNSI) - St. Joseph Mayor Adam Scepaniak takes his show on the road Wednesday night. The mayor will deliver his first State of the City address at The House Food and Tap, giving residents a chance to ...
Jake Judd Mar 31, 2026 Adam Scepaniak/Facebook

UPDATE: Westwood Elementary Students Safely Reunited After Morning Fire, Investigation Ongoing
Update: 12:51 p.m. March 31st, 2026 Original Post: 9:58 a.m. March 31st, 2026 (KNSI) - Students from Westwood Elementary School are being reunited with their parents on Tuesday afternoon following a f...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 31, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Farm Equipment Fire Sparks Field Blaze Near Paynesville
(KNSI) - A piece of farm equipment is believed to have sparked a fire in a Stearns County field last weekend. The sheriff's office responded just after 11:00 Saturday morning to a report of a prairie ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 31, 2026 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Natural Gas Leak Prompts Evacuations in St. Cloud Monday Afternoon
(KNSI) - A natural gas leak prompted evacuations in a St. Cloud neighborhood Monday evening. According to a critical incident report, St. Cloud firefighters responded to the 2100 block of 8th Street N...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 31, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Reentry Summit in St. Cloud Aims to Help Formerly Incarcerated Find a Path Forward
(KNSI) - An event aimed at bridging the gap between the justice system and successful community reintegration from prison back into society is making its debut in St. Cloud. The Reentry Summit 2026: S...
Jake Judd Mar 30, 2026 Unsplash

CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital Opens Operating Rooms to Public for Behind-the-Scenes Tour
(KNSI) - The community has a chance to see the inside of an operating room at CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital without having to be a patient. On April 16th, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., the regional medical ...
Jake Judd Mar 30, 2026 CentraCare Health

Trump administration sues Minnesota over transgender athletes in girls sports
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Trump administration sued Minnesota and its school athletics governing body on Monday, carrying out a threat to punish the state for allowing transgender athletes to compete in ...
Associated Press Mar 30, 2026 AP Photo/Alex Brandon

SCTCC Cleared for Takeoff with New FAA-Approved Aviation Program
(KNSI) - A new program at St. Cloud Technical and Community College is ready to take off after receiving its boarding pass from officials with the Federal Aviation Administration. The Aircraft Mainten...
Jake Judd Mar 30, 2026 Submitted by: St. Cloud Technical and Community College