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Grant Applications Open for Sherburne County Non-Profits to Mitigate COVID-19 Related Losses
(KNSI) - A grant program that will provide money to nonprofits dealing with financial fallout due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been approved by the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners. Organizatio...
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St. Cloud Woman Killed In Crash With Semi on Highway 15
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud woman was killed after the vehicle she was riding in collided with the back of a semi on Highway 15. The Minnesota State Patrol was called to the accident at 5:17 p.m. on Monday a...
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St. Cloud Approves $50.8 million Enterprise Budget, Increasing Fees for Garbage Pickup and Wastewater
(KNSI)- St. Cloud residents will pay more for wastewater and garbage pickup after the city council approved the 2022 enterprise budget. The $50.8 million budget was unanimously approved after no comme...
Jake Judd Nov 22, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

SCSU, St. Cloud Businesses Get Workforce Grant
(KNSI) - St. Cloud State University and two St. Cloud area businesses will celebrate getting workforce development grants worth more than $528,442 with a signing ceremony next month. Eye-Kraft receive...
Jake Judd Nov 22, 2021 St. Cloud State University Facebook

Last Man Convicted in Fatal Stabbing at St. Cloud Nightclub is Sentenced
(KNSI) - The last of three men convicted of stabbing a man to death at a nightclub in St. Cloud has been sentenced. On Monday, a Stearns County Judge sentenced Bryant Stephenson to 40 years in prison ...
Jake Judd Nov 22, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Prominent Minnesota Poet Robert Bly, Author of 'Iron John', Dies
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Robert Bly, one of the most prominent American poets of the last half-century and author of the best-selling men's movement classic "Iron John," has died. He was 95. Bly, an active ...
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Central Minnesota Community Foundation Charity Challenge Underway
(KNSI) - The 21st annual Norman C. Skalicky Foundation's Charity Challenge is underway. The Skalicky Foundation and the Central Minnesota Community Foundation are again offering up to a $100,000 match...
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Troopers: Man Arrested for Driving Drunk With Guns, Ballistic Vest
(KNSI) - A 34-year-old Sanborn man is under arrest and facing several charges after police say he was drunk and in possession of a gun and a ballistic vest. Wednesday afternoon, the Minnesota State Pa...
Jake Judd Nov 22, 2021 Photo by Stearns County Jail

No Trash or Recycling Pickup Thursday, November 25th
(KNSI) - There will be no trash or recycling pickup on Thanksgiving day for St. Cloud residents. The city says those who are on a Thursday pickup schedule and the blue recycling route will have pickup...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 22, 2021 Unsplash

Minnesota National Guard to Reinforce Nursing Home Staff
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota National Guard will deploy 400 members to reinforce nursing staffs at long-term care facilities that have been struggling with severe personnel shortages amid the surg...
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