Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Flag Raising Ceremony at St. Cloud Hospital Thursday for Memorial Day
(KNSI) - CentraCare is holding a ceremonial flag raising Thursday to commemorate Memorial Day. Tim Johnson is the Emergency Preparedness Program Coordinator at CentraCare, but he is also the Vice Chai...
May 25, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Big Brothers Big Sisters Receives Historic Gift
(KNSI) - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota has 1.5 million reasons to be smiling right now. The organization is celebrating the largest gift in its history, donated by Mackenzie Scott. The...
May 25, 2022
In-Person Memorial Day Events Return in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - In-person events to commemorate Memorial Day are back after going virtual the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The events are being put on by the St. Cloud Metropolitan Veterans C...
May 25, 2022 Pixabay
Sartell St. Stephen School District, SCSU Issue Statements Regarding Fatal Mass Shooting at Texas Elementary School
Originally published May 25th, 2022 at 10:46 a.m. Updated May 25th, 2022 at 11:29 a.m. (KNSI) - On Tuesday, the Sartell St. Stephen School District issued a statement responding to the fatal mass shoo...
May 25, 2022 Unsplash
Finstad, Ettinger Head to Special Election for Hagedorn Seat
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Republican former U.S Department of Agriculture official Brad Finstad will face Democratic former Hormel Foods chief executive Jeff Ettinger in an August special election to finish ...
May 25, 2022 Unsplash
Annandale Woman Killed in Tuesday Crash
(KNSI) - A 32-year-old Annandale woman died after a crash in Middleville Township, just north of Howard Lake, Tuesday afternoon. The Wright County Sheriff's Office says Stephanie Tomann was going nort...
May 25, 2022 Unsplash
St. Cloud Mayor has Harsh Words for State Lawmakers After Public Safety Funding Fails
(KNSI) - Among the work left unfinished at the State Capitol this session was passing a funding package to bolster public safety. Both sides claimed that public safety was a top priority amid soaring ...
May 25, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Short Term Rental Properties Must be Licensed by Owners
(KNSI) - Ahead of the Memorial Day travel weekend, Stearns County is reminding property owners they must get a license before renting out their space on a short-term basis. Stearns County requires a l...
May 24, 2022 Pixabay
Flags at Half-Staff To Honor Lives of Texas School Shooting Victims
(KNSI) - Effective immediately, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has ordered all flags at state and federal buildings in the state to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Saturday to honor the lives lost...
May 24, 2022 Pixabay
Dr. John Thein Back For Second Stint As ROCORI Interim Superintendent
(KNSI) - Meet the new temporary boss, same as the old temporary boss. The ROCORI School Board announced at a special meeting Monday that Dr. John Thein will return to helm the district on an interim b...
May 24, 2022