Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Ordinance Not Moving Forward For St. Augusta Mayor Terms
(KNSI) - A potential ordinance that would have expanded the St. Augusta mayor's term from two to four years failed to pass at the city council meeting Monday night. City Administrator Jennifer Nash sa...
May 06, 2026 City of St. Augusta
Longtime Boys & Girls Clubs Leader and Former Stearns County Commissioner Mark Sakry Dies at 73
(KNSI) - Mark Sakry, a fixture in Central Minnesota civic life for more than four decades, has died. The longtime executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota, former Stearns ...
May 06, 2026 Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota
Stearns County To Host Drone Camp For Students
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Service Center will host a UAV camp for students ages 12 to 14 on Saturday, June 13. The hands-on event will give students the opportunity to learn about drone technology a...
May 06, 2026 Stearn's County
Sartell High School Student Council Earns National Recognition
(KNSI) - A local high school student council has earned national recognition. The Sartell High School Student Council has been named a National Gold Council of Excellence by the National Association o...
May 06, 2026 Sartell St. Stephen School District
CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87
NEW YORK (AP) - Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN in 1980, has died at ag...
May 06, 2026 AP Photo/David Goldman, File
8-Year Prison Sentence for St. Cloud Man in Meth, Assault Cases
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man with a history of domestic abuse has pleaded guilty to drug and assault charges stemming from a pair of 2025 cases. Craig Allen Zuleger entered guilty pleas last week to first...
May 05, 2026 Stearns County Jail
Tri-County Humane Society Hosts Annual Wine, Kibbles & Bids Fundraiser Thursday
(KNSI) - The Tri-County Humane Society will hold its Wine, Kibbles & Bids fundraiser on Thursday, May 7th, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Harvester Square in St. Cloud. The gala is one of the shelter's...
May 05, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Kids To Parks Day Returns To Quarry Park May 16th
(KNSI) - Families looking for an outdoor adventure can head to Quarry Park & Nature Preserve for the annual Kids To Parks Day celebration. Stearns County Parks is hosting the free event on Saturda...
May 05, 2026 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Groundbreaking Held for Apex Athletics Center at Apollo High School
(KNSI) - Construction of a new multipurpose indoor athletic facility is officially underway after a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday. School board members and administrative staff turned the first s...
May 05, 2026 St. Cloud Area School District
Tri-County Humane Society To Help Rehome Released Beagles
(KNSI) - The Tri-County Humane Society will help rehome a large number of beagles recently released from Ridglan Farms, a Wisconsin-based research facility. Some 1,500 beagles are in the process of be...
May 05, 2026 submitted by Tri-County Humane Society