Category Archives: Latest News
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Stearns County Justice Center Looks Like It's Coming in Under Budget, Boosting Local Economy
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Justice Center project looks like it's coming in well under budget, and a large chunk of that construction money is staying right here in the region. Stearns County Facilit...
Jake Judd Feb 17, 2026 Stearns County

John Mulaney Coming to The Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park - Tickets On Sale This Week
(KNSI) - Emmy Award-winning actor, stand-up comedian, and former Saturday Night Live writer John Mulaney is coming to The Ledge Amphitheater. Tickets for the Saturday, August 22nd show go on a venue-o...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 17, 2026 Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assa...
Associated Press Feb 17, 2026 AP Photo/Dave Martin, File

Rox Accepting Applications for Youth Baseball Equipment Grants
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Rox are stepping up to the plate for local youth baseball programs with the return of the Share the Glove Youth Baseball Equipment Grant Program. In partnership with the Northwo...
Jake Judd Feb 16, 2026

Scholarship Established to Honor Memory of Hallie Tobler, Celebrated for Kindness and IT Passion
(KNSI) - A scholarship fund honoring Hallie Marie (Johnson) Tobler has been established at the Central Minnesota Community Foundation to celebrate a young woman remembered for her compassion, advocacy...
Jake Judd Feb 16, 2026 Central Minnesota Community Foundation

St. Cloud Man Charged with Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Woman Over Five Days
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man has been charged for allegedly holding a woman against her will for days and sexually assaulting her. According to court documents, Marquell Steven Goree has been charged with...
Jake Judd Feb 16, 2026 Stearns County Jail

Local Scholarship Program Comes Full Circle as 1995 Recipient Now Helps Her Own Daughter Apply
(KNSI) - More than 30 years after doling out one of the first ROCORI Dollars for Scholars scholarships, a full-circle milestone was hit this year. When Heidi Reitmeier received her financial assistanc...
Jake Judd Feb 16, 2026

Holdingford Feed Mill Building Destroyed by Fire
(KNSI) - The cause of a massive fire at the Holdingford Feed Mill Sunday night is under investigation. According to the Stearns County Sheriff's Office, around 7:40, 911 calls began to flood in about ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 16, 2026 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

FBI Formally Refuses Minnesota Search Warrant in Fatal Federal Agent Shooting Investigations
(KNSI) - The FBI has formally refused to provide the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension with any information or evidence collected in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents on Janu...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 16, 2026 Associated Press

Time Running Out to Weigh In on the Future of Quarry Park
(KNSI) - If you haven't filled out the Quarry Park survey yet, time is running out to weigh in on the future of Stearns County's most popular swimming hole. The Parks Department is making a second pus...
Jake Judd Feb 16, 2026 KNSI News