Category Archives: Latest News
Sauk Rapids-Rice Students Sign Military Commitments at School Ceremony
(KNSI) - Life is full of doors that lead to new paths, and sometimes, greater risks. For students at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, when the opportunity for something greater came knocking, they didn't...
May 22, 2026 Erik Suchy/KNSI News
Husband of St. Cloud City Council Member Identified in Multi-County Voting Irregularity Probe
(KNSI) - What began as an investigation into a case of double voting in Sherburne County may have uncovered a broader pattern of suspicious voting activity across multiple Minnesota counties, all conn...
May 22, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News
2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a 'severe illness'
(AP) - Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issue...
May 21, 2026 AP Photo/Mark Humphrey
New Sartell High School Sculpture Class Turns Packing Tape Into Personal Art
(KNSI) - A new sculpture class at Sartell High School is giving students an unconventional medium to share deeply personal messages with their school community, packing tape. The assignment, given by ...
May 21, 2026 Submitted by Melanie Hammes
I-94 Drivers Face 24/7 Head-to-Head Traffic Between Sauk Centre and Melrose Starting Tuesday
(KNSI) - Drivers on Interstate 94 between Sauk Centre and Melrose should brace for major delays starting the day after Memorial Day. On Tuesday, May 26th, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is...
May 21, 2026 KNSI News
Federal Prosecutors Announce $90 Million Minnesota Fraud Takedown
(KNSI) - Lawmakers are reacting to the latest federal fraud charges filed in Minnesota linked to social welfare programs in the state. House Speaker Lisa Demuth of Cold Spring is calling on Minnesotan...
May 21, 2026 AP Photo/Glen Stubbe
Sartell Public Safety Department Announces 2025 Award Recipients
(KNSI) - The Sartell Public Safety Department is recognizing Officer Taylor Bartlett, Captain Kelly Mader and Investigator Brennan Olson as its 2025 award recipients. The awards are given annually to ...
May 21, 2026 Sartell Public Safety Department Facebook
Woman at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case gets nearly 42-year prison sentence
(AP) - A judge on Thursday handed down an extraordinary prison sentence - nearly 42 years - to the former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted in a staggering $250 million fraud case that...
May 21, 2026 AP Photo/Nikolas Liepins
St. Cloud Metro Bus Operator Wins National Roadeo
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud Metro Bus operator has brought home top honors from a national competition. Fixed Route Bus Operator Jason Hiivala took 1st place in the 35 Foot Division at the Community Transpor...
May 21, 2026 Metro Bus Operators (from left) David Peacock, Carl Hallberg, Keith Drake and Jason Hiivala.
Morrison County Crash Leaves Teenage Dirt Bike Rider Hospitalized
(KNSI) - Authorities are investigating a crash involving a dirt bike that occurred in Two Rivers Township on Wednesday evening. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office received a call at 5:36 p.m. Wednes...
May 21, 2026 Unsplash