Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Fourth Man Sentenced for Burning Police Station
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced the last of four men who pleaded guilty to burning a Minneapolis police station last summer. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that U.S. District Ju...
Jun 07, 2021 Associated Press
The Ledge in Waite Park Announces Opening Act
(KNSI) - The Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park is set to open in mid-July and has announced its first musical act. The Rock Gods will play the grand opening of the new outdoor entertainment venue on Ju...
Jun 07, 2021 City of Waite Park
Take a Kid Fishing Weekend Starts Friday in Minnesota
(KNSI) - This weekend is Take a Kid Fishing Weekend in Minnesota, and the Department of Natural Resources is hosting an informational webinar this week to prep families for the weekend. Children 15 an...
Jun 07, 2021 Unsplash
St. Cloud to Host Regional Police K-9 Trials
(KNSI) - Later this month, around 100 police K-9s and their handlers will travel to St. Cloud to take part in the United States Police Canine Association's Region 12 K-9 Trials. The St. Cloud Police D...
Jun 07, 2021 Photo by Jason Jarrach on Unsplash
St. Cloud Wading Pools Closed; Splash Pads Are Open
(KNSI) - If you wanted to head to one of the seven wading pools in St. Cloud for some relief from the heat, the City of St. Cloud says the wading pools will be closed for the remainder of the summer. ...
Jun 07, 2021 Lake George Splash Pad Facebook
Heat Related Safety Tips
(KNSI) - With temps in the 90s predicted all week this week, the National Weather Service has some tips to beat the heat for those working, exercising, or playing outside. If you're going to be outsid...
Jun 07, 2021 Unsplash
St. Cloud Pride Hosts Pride Month Events, Preps for September Pride Week
(KNSI) - It's LGBTQ Pride Month, recognized around the world in June after the Stonewall Riots in New York City over 50 years ago kicked off the LGBTQ rights movement. St. Cloud Pride board member Man...
Jun 07, 2021 Unsplash
St. Cloud Police Officer OK After Being Hit Head on by a Suspected Drunk Driver
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud police officer suffered minor injuries after being hit head-on Sunday morning by a driver who had allegedly been drinking. Police were called to a crash on the 3200 block of Count...
Jun 07, 2021 Waite Park Police Department
Hot Weather Increasing the Possibility of Pavement Buckles
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation says extreme heat the last few days and more in the forecast increases the possibility of buckling pavement. The sun heats the pavement, and it gets...
Jun 07, 2021 Minnesota Department of Transportation
House Fire in Lake George Township Under Investigation
(KNSI) - The cause of a house fire near Elrosa Sunday morning is under investigation. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office got a call about 4:45 a.m. from a man who said the entire side of his house, o...
Jun 07, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office