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Community Agencies Get Funding Boost Under New State Operating Budget
(KNSI) - Community action agencies that have helped Minnesotans get through the pandemic are getting a funding boost. Republican Senator Jim Abeler helped secure the additional funding for a group tha...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 13, 2021 Unsplash

Free Soccer Camp in St. Cloud July 19th - 23rd
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department's Community Engagement Unit will be running a weeklong soccer camp out of the Community OutPost, or COP House next week. The camp is set for the week of July 1...
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St. Cloud Earns FEMA Grant for Ravine Stabilization Project
(KNSI) - The city of St. Cloud is getting some federal funding to help redirect a storm sewer to protect a ravine and let bats have a new hibernation space. FEMA is granting $2,363,580 to the city, wh...
Dene Dryden Jul 13, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

The Ledge Amphitheater Holding Open House, Ribbon Cutting
(KNSI) - A long-anticipated entertainment venue in Waite Park will be open to the public Tuesday evening for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house. The Ledge Amphitheater's ribbon cutting is at 5 p...
Jake Judd Jul 13, 2021 City of Waite Park

Severe Weather Threat for Wednesday
(KNSI) - Central Minnesota could be in for a bumpy ride Wednesday. The Storm Prediction Center has the five-county St. Cloud area at a marginal risk for severe weather for Tuesday and a slight risk fo...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 13, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Giant Goldfish Turning Up in Minnesota Waterways
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) - Officials in Minnesota said they're finding more giant goldfish in waterways, prompting a plea to citizens to stop illegally dumping their unwanted fish into ponds and lakes. ...
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UPDATE: No Foul Play Associated With Dead Body Found Near St. Stephen
Update posted 8:24 a.m. July 13, 2021: (KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is releasing more details on the body found Monday afternoon. Officials say a jogger reported finding the body about...
Jake Judd Jul 13, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Sartell Man Seriously Hurt in Crash with RV Monday Night
(KNSI) - A 35-year-old Sartell man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a crash on Highway 15 Monday night. The Minnesota State Patrol says about 10:15, 42-year-old Mark Meredith w...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 13, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Man Accused of Trying To Meet Teen In St. Cloud for Sex
(KNSI) - A man is accused of trying to meet an underage girl in St. Cloud for sex. Joshua Ramacher is charged in Stearns County District Court with three counts of solicitation of a minor through elec...
Jake Judd Jul 12, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

Local Heroes Day Event Coming To Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - A first-ever three-day event to honor local heroes in Central Minnesota will take place in Monticello next month. The first annual "Local Heroes Days" will be a free event for the public and ...
Jake Judd Jul 12, 2021 Local Heroes Day/Scott Kunz