Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Minnesota Tax Filing Deadline Reminders and Changes
(KNSI) - The April 15th Minnesota income tax filing deadline is just a few days away, and the Department of Revenue is reminding taxpayers to pay attention to a few important details before they file,...
Apr 09, 2026 Unsplash
Award-Winning Isidore String Quartet to Play St. Cloud This Weekend, Including Free Family Show
(KNSI) - A world-renowned string ensemble will bring its talents to St. Cloud for three shows, one of them a fundraiser and another free for families. The international award-winning Isidore String Qu...
Apr 09, 2026 From the Chamber Music Society of Saint Cloud
Drug Bust Nets Two Arrests in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - Two people are in custody after the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force served a search warrant at a home in St. Cloud Thursday morning. According to a press release, police went to...
Apr 09, 2026 KNSI News
Era of political violence means higher costs for candidate security, a new report says
Security spending for congressional and presidential campaigns has jumped fivefold over the past decade as an increasingly hostile political environment has led to escalating threats against public of...
Apr 09, 2026 AP Photo/George Walker IV
Big Lake Man Convicted in Mother's Grisly 2020 Murder
(KNSI) - The suspect accused in the brutal murder of his mother has been found guilty in the first part of a two part trial. According to the criminal complaint filed in Sherburne County court, July 2...
Apr 09, 2026 Big Lake Police Department
Minnesota districts ask judge to restore limits on immigration enforcement near schools
(AP) - Attorneys for two Minnesota school districts and the state's main teachers union asked a federal judge Wednesday to block a Trump administration change in policy that gave immigration authoriti...
Apr 08, 2026 Unsplash
Spring Turkey Hunting Season Opens Next Week in Minnesota
(KNSI) - Spring turkey hunting season opens across Minnesota next Wednesday, April 15th, and runs through Saturday, May 31st. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says hunters will have six f...
Apr 08, 2026 Photo by Lewis Meyers on Unsplash
St. Joseph Farm, Sauk Rapids Studio Partner for Spring Brunch + Blooms Events
(KNSI) - A St. Joseph flower farm and a Sauk Rapids cooking studio are pairing up this spring for a series of events that combine food and locally grown flowers. The Culinary Studio and Sunny Mary Mea...
Apr 08, 2026 Pixabay
St. Cloud Compost Site Opens for Season as Area Cities Follow Suit
(KNSI) - Spring cleanup season is here, and compost sites across the St. Cloud area are opening their gates. The St. Cloud River Bluffs Regional Park compost site opened Monday for the 2026 season, ki...
Apr 08, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News
DNR Warns Wildfire Season Already Underway in Central Minnesota as Spring Conditions Raise Risk
(KNSI) - Central Minnesota may still be shaking off the last of winter's snow, but the Department of Natural Resources warns wildfire season is already here. Karen Harrison, a fire prevention speciali...
Apr 08, 2026 KNSI News