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Third Party Payment Processing Apps to Start Reporting User Income to the IRS
(KNSI) - If you are one of the millions who use a third-party payment processor like PayPal, CashApp, or Venmo, you may soon have to pay taxes on some of those transactions. Thanks to the $1.9 trillio...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 23, 2022 Unsplash

Tech Falls In State Tournament Quarterfinals
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Tech Tigers quest for a state championship ended on Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers lost to DeLaSalle High School by a score of 69 to 55 in the Section AAA Quartfinales of the Min...
Jake Judd Mar 22, 2022 Justin Ekstrom

Summertime By George Lineup Will Be Announced In April
(KNSI) - The lineup for the 11th annual Summertime by George concert series will be released next month. The bands for free concerts series will be announced on April 5th during an evening event at th...
Jake Judd Mar 22, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Tree Removal Will Cause St. Cloud Road to Close
(KNSI) - A heavily traveled section of road in St. Cloud will be closed for a few days for tree removal. According to the St. Cloud Public Works Department, Cooper Avenue South between Roosevelt Road/...
Jake Judd Mar 22, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

DNR: More Groundwater Released by Pipeline Aquifer Ruptures
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The damage to public groundwater resources in Minnesota from missteps during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline is more severe than previously known, state environmental re...
Associated Press Mar 22, 2022 Unsplash

Lawmaker Proposes Fines For Fans Who Interfere With Youth Sports
(KNSI) - Democrat representative John Huot has legislation winding its way through Saint Paul that could change the way fans watch youth sports. The Rosemount lawmaker's bill would empower the Minneso...
Jake Judd Mar 22, 2022

Ultimate Sports Bar & Grill Owner Named St. Cloud Area Small Business of the Year
(KNSI) - Ultimate Sports Bar & Grill owner Tom Frericks has been named the 2022 St. Cloud Area small business owner of the year. The award was announced by the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce o...
Jake Judd Mar 22, 2022 Ultimate Sports Bar Owner Tom Frericks PHOTO: Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Police: Woman Arrested After Meth, Cocaine Seized in Raid
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota woman was arrested after police allegedly found methamphetamine, cocaine and other drugs. The CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force executed a search warrant on Monday in the 40...
Jake Judd Mar 22, 2022 Unsplash

Wheat Reaches Record High Prices, Corn Also Rising
(KNSI) - Ukraine is famed for its wheat crop. The war with Russia has impacted the commodity's futures values. The near-month contract touched record highs just weeks ago. Corn has risen in sympathy. ...
Jake Judd Mar 22, 2022 Unsplash

Freedom Flight Holding Online Fundraiser
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud area veterans group dedicated to bringing every missing military member home is holding an online fundraiser. Freedom Flight, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that gives rides in ...
Jake Judd Mar 22, 2022 Amy Martin