Category Archives: Outdoor News
Dense Fog Advisory in Place Through 11:00 Saturday Morning
Originally published December 22nd, 2023 7:48 a.m. Updated Decent 22nd, 2023 3:16 p.m. (KNSI) - The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory until 11:00 Saturday morning. Forecasters s...
Dec 22, 2023 Pixabay
Quarry Park After Dark: Stearns County Parks Department Offers Evening Hiking and Biking for Holiday Weekend
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Parks Department is thinking on its feet with the warm weather and turning on the lights at Quarry Park, but not for skiing. Hikers, bikers, and pets (on leash) are welcome...
Dec 22, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Wastewater Woes as Cold Spring Brewing Company Hit with $16,000 Fine by the MPCA
(KNSI) - Cold Spring Brewing Company has been slapped with a hefty fine and ordered to make corrections for wastewater and stormwater violations. An environmental investigation by the Minnesota Pollut...
Dec 22, 2023 Unsplash
Plane breaks through thin ice on Minnesota ice fishing lake, 2 days after 35 anglers were rescued
WASHKISH, Minn. (AP) - A light plane carrying ice anglers broke through thin ice as it tried to land on a large lake in northwestern Minnesota on Tuesday, the same lake where authorities had to rescue...
Dec 19, 2023 Beltrami County Sheriff's Office/Facebook
Baaaaad Boy Lassoed By County Sheriff's Deputy
(KNSI) - To be the G.O.A.T. in law enforcement in southeastern Minnesota, you have to beat the goat. The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office released body cam footage from an 11:00 a.m. Sunday call showin...
Dec 19, 2023 Olmsted County Sheriff's Office
DNR: Fire Danger High Across Minnesota
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says warm temps aren't the only anomaly recently when it comes to the weather. It's also been dry, and with little to no snow around, brown grass...
Dec 13, 2023 KNSI News
Emerald Ash Borer Makes Unwelcome Debut in Morrison County
(KNSI) - Officials with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture say emerald ash borer has been found in Morrison County for the first time. A suspected EAB infestation was reported at a campground in ...
Dec 12, 2023 Pixabay
Minnesota DNR Extends Hunting Season with Late CWD Management Hunt This Weekend
(KNSI) - Hunters, don't put away your rifle just yet. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is holding a late-season chronic wasting disease management hunt in eight CWD zones. Deer can be tak...
Dec 11, 2023 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Rockville County Park Land Purchase Recommended For State Legislature Approval
(KNSI) - A state oversight group is recommending aid to help expand Rockville County Park. The Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission approved $210,000 to add 19 acres on the northern ...
Dec 11, 2023
St. Cloud Basks in Record-Breaking Beauty as Thursday's Weather Takes the Spotlight
(KNSI) - Thursday's beautiful weather set a record for St. Cloud. The National Weather Service's official observation says the mercury hit 53 at 3:00 p.m., tying the old record set in 1939. The normal...
Dec 08, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News