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Tri-County Solid Waste Commission Hosting a Garden Themed Swap, Don't Shop Event April 18th
(KNSI) - A garden-themed event is coming up Saturday as part of Earth Week. The Tri-County Solid Waste Commission is hosting the Swap, Don't Shop event on April 18th from 10:00 to 1:00 at the Sherburn...
Apr 14, 2026 Pixabay
Minnesota House Passes Bill to Help Veterans Access Food, Housing and Mental Health Services
(KNSI) - The Minnesota House unanimously passed a bill that would allow the state Department of Veterans Affairs to more easily partner with outside organizations to address food insecurity, homelessn...
Apr 14, 2026 Unsplash
Sauk Rapids-Rice Names New Early Childhood Building Creekside Early Education Center
(KNSI) - The Sauk Rapids-Rice School Board voted Monday to name its new early childhood building the Creekside Early Education Center. The center is scheduled to open in August 2027, and officials say...
Apr 14, 2026 Sauk Rapids-Rice School District
Severe Weather Awareness Week: Thunderstorms, Lightning, Hail Remain Top Hazards in Northern Plains
(KNSI) - They're the most common weather hazard in the northern plains, and while most are over in about 30 minutes, thunderstorms can pack a serious punch. Tuesday marks day two of Severe Weather Awa...
Apr 14, 2026 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
140 Years Later: Remembering Minnesota's Deadliest Tornado Outbreak
(KNSI) - It's been 140 years since the deadliest tornado outbreak in the state's history tore through central Minnesota, killing dozens, leveling homes and injuring hundreds. The 1886 tornado was not ...
Apr 14, 2026 Stearns History Museum
Woman Killed, Multiple Others Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash in Stearns County
(KNSI) - A 56-year-old St. Augusta woman was killed, and several others suffered injuries in a rollover crash Sunday evening near Fairhaven in Stearns County. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says ...
Apr 13, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Goodhue County Sheriff's Office Searching for Missing 14-Year-Old With Benton County Ties
(KNSI) - The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help locating a missing 14-year-old girl who could be in Benton County. According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehensi...
Apr 13, 2026 Minnesota BCA
Minnesota authorities investigate arrest by ICE of a Hmong American man as a possible kidnapping
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota county is investigating the arrest of a Hmong American man by federal officers that was captured on video as a potential case of kidnapping, burglary and false impri...
Apr 13, 2026 AP Photo/Jack Brook
Vehicle Fire Sparks Grass Fire in Lynden Township
(KNSI) - A vehicle fire sparked a grass fire in Lynden Township on Sunday afternoon after dry conditions and strong winds allowed the blaze to spread. The Stearns County Emergency Communications Cente...
Apr 13, 2026 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Former Husky Captain Nick Oliver Named SCSU Men's Hockey Head Coach
(KNSI) - St. Cloud State University has found its next head coach of the men's hockey team, and the hire is a homecoming decades in the making. SCSU Athletics Director Holly Schreiner announced Sunday...
Apr 13, 2026 St. Cloud State University