Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Marks Official Opening for Waite Park's New Amphitheater
(KNSI) - The Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park officially opened its gates to the public on Tuesday afternoon with a flag raising and a ribbon cutting ceremony. At 5 p.m., Waite Park Mayor Rick Miller ...
Jul 13, 2021 Dene Dryden/KNSI News
St. Cloud Photo Contest Taking Entries
(KNSI) - Submissions are being accepted for the 2021 St. Cloud Greater Photo Contest. Cash prizes are awarded to the top three photos, with first-place winning $500, second place $300, and third place...
Jul 13, 2021 Lake George Summer by Kelly Monsen City of St. Cloud Photo Contest Winner
Minnesota Officials Looking into Line 3 Drilling Fluid Spill
BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says it's investigating a spill of drilling fluid into the Willow River in Aitkin County last week during construction on the Enbridge Lin...
Jul 13, 2021 Image by David Mark from Pixabay
Road Construction Season In Full Swing in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - Road construction season in St. Cloud has begun as several resurfacing projects start, and other planned improvements continue. There are 11 street closures in St. Cloud, leading to motorists...
Jul 13, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Art Fair in the Munsinger and Clemens Gardens Takes Place Thursday
(KNSI) - After skipping a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 15th annual Art Fair in the Gardens is set to take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday in the Munsinger and Clemens Gardens. Jill Flo...
Jul 13, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Judge Denies Prosecutors' Request to Change Wording in Derek Chauvin Sentencing Order
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota judge who oversaw the trial of Derek Chauvin is denying prosecutors' request to rewrite his sentencing order as it relates to the four girls who saw George Floyd's dea...
Jul 13, 2021 Court TV, via AP, Pool
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...
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...
Jul 13, 2021 Unsplash
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...
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...
Jul 13, 2021 City of Waite Park