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Area School Districts Crown Spelling Bee Champs
(KNSI) - The winning word at Monday's Sauk Rapids-Rice School District spelling bee was a perfect testament to the breadth of knowledge on display by the students. Eighth grader Harrison Nguyen was th...
Jan 14, 2026 Sauk Rapids-Rice School District
No immediate judicial decision on a request to stop the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A judge made no immediate decision Wednesday on Minnesota's request to suspend the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the state, where federal agents have yanked people...
Jan 14, 2026 Unsplash
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Proposes Cutting Statewide Walleye Limit
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants to cut the statewide walleye limit from six fish to four. The proposed change would also clarify some confusion about regulations for peopl...
Jan 14, 2026 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
St. Cloud Begins Work on Five Year Capital Improvement Plan
(KNSI) - The City of St. Cloud is in the early stages of developing its Capital Improvement Plan, a document city leaders call a crucial guide for development and investment over the next five years. ...
Jan 14, 2026 City of St. Cloud
St. Cloud Superintendent Dr. Laurie Putnam Named National 'Superintendent to Watch'
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Area School District Superintendent Dr. Laurie Putnam has been named a "Superintendent to Watch" by the National School Public Relations Association. According to a press release, N...
Jan 14, 2026 District 742 X
DEED Awards Grants for Three Separate Programs
(KNSI) - St. Cloud-area organizations received only one grant from a $17.3 million award round by the Department of Employment and Economic Development, which spans three separate programs. The Stearn...
Jan 13, 2026
St. Cloud Police Chief Warns Against Following Suspected ICE Vehicles Over Safety Concerns
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Police Chief Jeff Oxton is urging residents to stop following vehicles they suspect are operated by federal immigration and customs officers, citing growing public safety concerns a...
Jan 13, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Wave of Resignations Hits Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office
(KNSI) - Six prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota, including former acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, are resigning. The resignations are among a larger wave of r...
Jan 13, 2026 AP Photo/Nikolas Liepins
St. Cloud City Council OKs $2.9M Plan to Resurface 10 Miles of Streets in 2026
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council has given a thumbs up to resurface ten miles of road in 2026. The work will cost around $2.9 million, with city taxes covering 73% and adjacent property owners fork...
Jan 13, 2026 Brad Veenstra
Trump is ending protected immigration status for Somalis
(AP) - Donald Trump's administration said Tuesday it will end temporary protected status for immigrants from Somalia, the latest move in the president's mass deportation agenda. The move affects hundr...
Jan 13, 2026 Associated Press