Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Reentry Summit in St. Cloud Aims to Help Formerly Incarcerated Find a Path Forward
(KNSI) - An event aimed at bridging the gap between the justice system and successful community reintegration from prison back into society is making its debut in St. Cloud. The Reentry Summit 2026: S...
Mar 30, 2026 Unsplash
CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital Opens Operating Rooms to Public for Behind-the-Scenes Tour
(KNSI) - The community has a chance to see the inside of an operating room at CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital without having to be a patient. On April 16th, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., the regional medical ...
Mar 30, 2026 CentraCare Health
Trump administration sues Minnesota over transgender athletes in girls sports
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Trump administration sued Minnesota and its school athletics governing body on Monday, carrying out a threat to punish the state for allowing transgender athletes to compete in ...
Mar 30, 2026 AP Photo/Alex Brandon
SCTCC Cleared for Takeoff with New FAA-Approved Aviation Program
(KNSI) - A new program at St. Cloud Technical and Community College is ready to take off after receiving its boarding pass from officials with the Federal Aviation Administration. The Aircraft Mainten...
Mar 30, 2026 Submitted by: St. Cloud Technical and Community College
Utility Work Closes Downtown Street for More Than a Week
(KNSI) - A one-block stretch in downtown St. Cloud will be closed for eight days while crews conduct utility work in the area. According to the St. Cloud Engineer's Office, 6th Avenue North between 1s...
Mar 30, 2026 Unsplash
St. Cloud Students to Compete in Project 37 Battle of the Bands
(KNSI) - Local students will take the stage this week for a good cause. The Interact Club of St. Cloud Crush is hosting the second annual Battle of the Bands on Wednesday, April 1st, featuring high sc...
Mar 30, 2026 Unsplash
USDA Offers Spring Holiday Meal Food Safety Tips
(KNSI) - Spring holidays such as Easter and Mother's Day often bring people together over a meal of ham, brisket, or brunch, but along with the celebrations come risks of foodborne illness if food isn...
Mar 30, 2026 Unsplash
Vance holds first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force targeting benefit programs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance on Friday held the inaugural meeting of a new anti-fraud task force he's leading as the Trump administration seeks to show it's cracking down on potential mis...
Mar 30, 2026 Associated Press
A judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit over Minnesota in-state tuition for students without legal status
Minnesota public universities can continue to offer in-state tuition and scholarships to some immigrants in the country without legal status, a federal judge ruled on Friday, dismissing a lawsuit file...
Mar 30, 2026 Pixabay
Department of Natural Resources Bans Open Burning in Benton, Sherburne and Stearns Counties Starting Monday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is banning open burning due to an elevated wildfire risk. Warm temperatures and dry conditions prompted the DNR to restrict open burning of brush...
Mar 30, 2026 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources