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New Detours, Street Closures for Division Street Construction Start Thursday
(KNSI) - Changes are coming to the road construction project along County Road 75 in St. Cloud and Waite Park starting Thursday. For drivers traveling on 10th Avenue North in Waite Park, they will be ...
Dene Dryden Jul 28, 2021 Unsplash

Summertime By George Concert Is On for Wednesday Night
(KNSI) - Summertime by George will take place on Wednesday evening in St. Cloud. Organizers say because of concerns around heat and weather conditions, the free concert series consulted with local off...
Jake Judd Jul 28, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

More Than 129K Awarded to St. Cloud Area Nonprofits
(KNSI) - Three grants through the Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) donated $129,400 to local organizations. The Central Minnesota Arts, Central Minnesota Difference Maker, and Thomas Rits...
Jake Judd Jul 28, 2021 Central Minnesota Community Foundation

CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital Gets High Marks In Latest Rankings
(KNSI) - CentraCare - St. Cloud Hospital is getting recognition from the annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings by U.S. News & World Report. For the third year in a row, St. Cloud Hospital ran...
Jake Judd Jul 28, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz

MDH Adopts CDC Recommendations for COVID-19 Precautions in Schools This Fall
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health says it is recommending the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest COVID-19 guidelines for schools this fall. The guidance says all students, s...
Dene Dryden Jul 28, 2021 Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Pineview Park to Host Olympic BMX Racing Watch Party
(KNSI) - Pineview Park BMX is hosting a watch party to help cheer on local Olympian Alise Post Willoughby, where her racing career began. Officials with the park said on Wednesday, from 6:00 to 8:00 p...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 28, 2021 Associated Press

Hydroponic Produce Operations in Minnesota Less Affected by Drought Conditions
(KNSI) - Drought conditions across Minnesota are having a significant impact on farmers, growers and other crop producers. But for hydroponic growers like Revol Greens in Medford, the lack of rain is ...
Dene Dryden Jul 28, 2021 Photo by Lulucmy on Unsplash

Designer Who Won't Make Same Sex Wedding Websites Loses Case
DENVER (AP) - A U.S. appeals court has ruled against a web designer who didn't want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples and sued to challenge Colorado's anti-discrimination law, another tw...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2021 Unsplash

School Of Rock Concert Returning to Paramount Theater in August
(KNSI) - Tickets are on sale for next month's School of Rock concert at the Paramount Center for the Arts in St. Cloud. The 16th annual School of Rock is put on by the Wirth Center for the Performing ...
Jake Judd Jul 28, 2021 KNSI News

Community Rallies Around Cold Spring Family Following Alleged Racially Motivated Attacks
(KNSI) - An anguished mother is pleading with the public to contact Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to ask that they take over the prosecution of a man accused of stalking and har...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 28, 2021 Permission given by Andrea Robinson