Category Archives: Latest News
Xcel Energy Warns Customers of Short-Term Natural Gas Bill Spike Amid Extreme Cold
(KNSI) - As our cold weather drives up demand for natural gas, Xcel Energy is alerting customers to expect a short-term spike in their bills due to rising wholesale prices. The utility says it passes ...
Jan 23, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Cloud Council to Debate Sales Tax Proposal for YMCA Outdoor Waterpark
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council will discuss asking the state for permission to enact a sales tax to help fund an outdoor waterpark at the St. Cloud Area Family YMCA. According to Monday's city co...
Jan 22, 2026 St. Cloud Area YMCA
CentraCare to Open New Sartell Family Medicine Clinic at Sauk Crossing on Monday
(KNSI) - CentraCare is consolidating its family medicine services in Sartell with a move to a larger facility next week. The health system will relocate to the CentraCare Sauk Crossing building at 200...
Jan 22, 2026 CentraCare
St. Cloud Area Posts Job Losses in Latest State Employment Report
(KNSI) - The City of St. Cloud faces an unusual economic contradiction in December 2025 with an unemployment rate of just 4.2%, yet it's the only major Minnesota metro area losing jobs. The data comes...
Jan 22, 2026 Pixabay
St. Cloud Police Log Third Traffic Enforcement Effort, Make Dozens of Stops
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department dedicated 11 hours to traffic enforcement on Wednesday, stopping dozens of vehicles as part of an ongoing effort to improve road safety throughout the city. Of...
Jan 22, 2026 St. Cloud Police Department
Zimmerman Girl Found Safe After Amber Alert, Suspect Arrested in Sherburne County Abduction Case
(KNSI) - Authorities in Sherburne County say a 28-year-old man is in custody after a seven-year-old Zimmerman girl went missing after school on Wednesday. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension...
Jan 22, 2026 Sherburne County Sheriff's Office
Federal officers detain a 5-year-old boy who school official says was used as 'bait'
A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family's lawyer said, making him...
Jan 22, 2026 AP Photo/Tom Baker
Mamma Mia It's Cold! City of St. Cloud Cancels On Ice Sing Along Event Due to Extreme Weather
(KNSI) - The City of St. Cloud says it has canceled tonight's Mamma Mia Sing-Along on Ice at Lake George due to the extreme cold. The free event was scheduled to feature outdoor ice skating and a scre...
Jan 22, 2026 Unsplash
Attorney general announces the arrest of at least 2 activists involved in a Minnesota church protest
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday, just as Vice Pres...
Jan 22, 2026 AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis
Wind Chills Near 50 Below: Extreme Cold Warning Issued for Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service is issuing a strong warning to stay inside if possible over the next few days, as dangerously cold Arctic air moves into the region. An Extreme Cold Warning is in...
Jan 22, 2026 Unsplash