Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Demolition Of Fire-Damaged Building Shifts Traffic On Wilson Avenue Southeast
(KNSI) - Demolition of a commercial building damaged by fire last year is causing a lane shift on a busy St. Cloud road. According to the St. Cloud Public Works Department, Wilson Avenue Southeast is ...
Apr 28, 2026 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Minnesota Moves to Ban Crypto ATMs Tied to Scams Targeting Seniors
(KNSI) - A bill banning cryptocurrency ATMs in Minnesota is headed to the governor's desk. Local law enforcement and financial experts have been sounding the alarm about cryptocurrency kiosks, saying ...
Apr 28, 2026 AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File
Agents serve search warrants in federal fraud probe in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Agents served multiple search warrants Tuesday in Minnesota in an ongoing federal fraud investigation of publicly funded social programs, authorities said. Few details were released...
Apr 28, 2026 Associated Press
Stearns County Hazardous Waste Tour Makes Four May Stops
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Household Hazardous Waste tour rolls on next month, with the mobile collection truck making four more stops after recent visits to Sartell and Paynesville. The truck travel...
Apr 28, 2026 Stearns County
Skaalerud, Hansen Named Central Division Principals of the Year
(KNSI) - Two St. Cloud Area School District administrators are bringing home top honors from the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals. Apollo High School Principal Justin Skaalerud has...
Apr 28, 2026 St. Cloud Area School District 742
Researchers say remote Lake Superior island's wolves are thriving as packs prey on moose
(AP) - Wolves on a remote island in Lake Superior appear to be thriving, but they're making deep dents in the moose population that they rely on as a leading food source, according to a report release...
Apr 27, 2026 From the National Park Service
Stearns County Roadside Spraying Begins in May, Landowners Can Opt Out
(KNSI) - Stearns County will start its annual weed killer campaign to manage roadside vegetation along all county highways beginning in May. Crews will cut and treat unwanted brush and noxious weeds w...
Apr 27, 2026 Stearns County Highway Department
Groundbreaking Set for APEX Athletics Center at Apollo High School
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Area School District will break ground on its new APEX Athletics Center next week. The ceremony is set for Tuesday, May 5th at 2:00 p.m. on the Apollo High School campus. The 70...
Apr 27, 2026 St. Cloud School Board
Waite Park Council to Weigh One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers at Public Hearing
(KNSI) - The Waite Park City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 4th, on a proposed one-year moratorium that would temporarily ban data center development in the city. The interim ordina...
Apr 27, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Federal Farm Disaster Relief Payments Doubled, Deadline Extended
(KNSI) - Farmers who suffered crop losses from natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 will receive additional federal assistance after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it is doubling its Suppl...
Apr 27, 2026 Associated Press