Category Archives: Outdoor News
SBA Emergency Loans Available for Businesses Hurt by Mild Winter
(KNSI) - The mild winter didn't leave just carolers' prayers unanswered. Mother Nature decided not to "let it snow, " which hurt many area businesses. The Walz Administration says federal funding is b...
Mar 07, 2024 Unsplash
Skywarn Weather Classes Scheduled For This Spring
(KNSI) - Storm spotter classes are back in preparation for severe weather season. The schedule includes St. Cloud on March 26th on the SCSU campus, plus other sessions in Upsala on March 17th and Wait...
Mar 07, 2024 Steven Coursolle/KNSI News
Minnesota State Climatology Office Calls on Weather Enthusiasts to Join CoCoRaHS Rainfall Monitoring Network
(KNSI) - Weather geeks and non-geeks alike are being asked to help out the Minnesota State Climatology Office and become a rainfall monitor. The network is called the Community Collaborative Rain, Hai...
Mar 07, 2024 Unsplash
Elevated Fire Danger Today in Central Minnesota Due to Strong Winds and Low Humidity
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement for central Minnesota surrounding elevated fire weather conditions on Wednesday. Warm south to southeast winds sustained at 15 ...
Mar 06, 2024 Unsplash
Sartell, Three Tees LLC Ready To Sign Pine Ridge Golf Course Purchase Agreement
(KNSI) - The City of Sartell and Three Tees LLC will close on a purchase agreement for the Pine Ridge Golf Course Wednesday. Two changes to the document were accepted at last week's city council meeti...
Mar 05, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News
DNR Urges Extreme Caution with Outdoor Burning as Dry Conditions Persist
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the wildfire risk has exploded across central Minnesota due to another dry summer and fall, coupled with a lack of snow and little to no sno...
Mar 05, 2024 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Minnesota Ice Fishing Season Nears End, Deadline Looms for Fish House Removal
(KNSI) - The brief ice fishing season is coming to an end. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the clock is ticking to get fish houses off the lake. The deadline for the southern two-th...
Feb 27, 2024 Pixabay
St. Cloud's Weather Rollercoaster: From Record Highs Monday to Subzero Wind Chills Wednesday Morning
(KNSI) - If you're wondering where winter went, it's back. St. Cloud set a weather record on Monday, hitting a high of 58 around the 3:00 hour. That beat the old record of 55 set in 1958. It was the w...
Feb 27, 2024 Unsplash
Weather Whiplash This Week as Temps Start in the 50s, Drop to 20s with Snow Possible, and Rebound Into the 60s
(KNSI) - The area is in line for a dose of weather whiplash this week. The National Weather Service says the St. Cloud area could see a high Monday of 59 degrees. That beats the old record of 55 set i...
Feb 26, 2024 Unsplash
Warm weather brings a taste of spring to central and western United States
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A warm front swept springlike weather across a large swath of the country Sunday in what is usually one of the coldest months of the year, sending people out of their homes to enjoy...
Feb 26, 2024 Unsplash