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St. Cloud Council Approves Sales Tax Request for YMCA Outdoor Waterpark
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council voted 5-2 Monday night to ask the Minnesota Legislature for permission to enact a quarter-cent sales tax to help fund an outdoor waterpark at the St. Cloud Area Fam...
Jan 27, 2026 St. Cloud Area Family YMCA
St. Cloud City Council Votes 6-1 to Reaffirm Welcoming Community Commitment
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council voted 6-1 Monday evening to reaffirm its commitment to being a welcoming community, while a resolution on law enforcement was postponed until March. The resolutions...
Jan 27, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Cloud Residents Demand City Protection from ICE at Packed Mayor's Forum
(KNSI) - St. Cloud residents packed the mayor's public forum on Monday night to demand the city do more to protect the population from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Dozens of federal agents fro...
Jan 27, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Border Patrol commander Bovino and some agents expected to leave Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A senior Border Patrol commander and some agents are expected to leave Minneapolis as early as Tuesday, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press, as President Don...
Jan 26, 2026 (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)
St. Cloud Leaders Issue Joint Statement as ICE Operations Continue in Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - In the wake of ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in central Minnesota, dozens of civic, business, and education leaders in St. Cloud have issued a joint statement affirmi...
Jan 26, 2026 AP Photo/Adam Gray
St. Cloud Man Arrested in Sartell on Out-of-State Felony Sex Crime Warrant
(KNSI) - A 32-year-old St. Cloud man was arrested on an out-of-state felony warrant for a sex crime against a child. Jeffrey Richard Ronnei was taken into custody around 7:09 a.m. on January 16th duri...
Jan 26, 2026 Stearns County Jail
Minnesota Senator Proposes Temporary ICE Enforcement Pause to Ease Tensions, Restore Cooperation
(KNSI) - Minnesota State Senator Julia Coleman is calling for a temporary pause in federal immigration enforcement operations in exchange for state cooperation with ICE detainers. In an interview on K...
Jan 26, 2026 AP Photo/Tom Baker
Republican Chris Madel Exits MN Governor Race, Blasts Immigration Crackdown
(KNSI) - The lawyer who represented the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who shot and killed a 37-year-old mother of three has ended his bid for governor. Republican gubernatorial candidate C...
Jan 26, 2026 Associated Press
Youth Hockey Rivalry Scores Big, Raising Over $6,000 for Cancer Support in St. Cloud-Sartell Game
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud and Sartell squirts youth hockey teams faced off to raise over $6,000 to help one of their own and support a nonprofit that helps families fighting cancer. The Sartell Youth Hoc...
Jan 26, 2026 Submitted by Bobby Konnight
A federal judge hears arguments on Minnesota's immigration crackdown after fatal shootings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge began hearing arguments Monday on whether she should halt, at least temporarily, the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that has led to the fatal shootings of two pe...
Jan 26, 2026 Pixabay