Category Archives: Outdoor News
Applications Open for Archery Deer Hunt at Camp Ripley
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is taking applications for the annual fall archery hunt at Camp Ripley. The DNR says 2,500 permits are available. There is a bag limit of two, bu...
Jul 06, 2023 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Sheriff: Bear Sightings on The Rise in Benton County
(KNSI) - The Benton County Sheriff's Office warns residents about increased black bear sightings. The sheriff's office says they are becoming more common in the area. Residents in Benton County have r...
Jul 05, 2023 Benton County Sheriff's Office/Twitter
St. Cloud Marks One of the Hottest, Driest on Record
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service says June 2023 was one of the warmest and driest on record for St. Cloud. St. Cloud hit 90 or above eight times last month, with a string of five days in a row st...
Jul 05, 2023 Unsplash
Glencore moves to take full control of PolyMet, developer of Minnesota copper-nickel mine
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Swiss commodities giant Glencore moved Monday to take full ownership of PolyMet Mining, a company that's developing a copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota with one of Canada...
Jul 05, 2023 AP Photo/Jim Mone, File
Search Continues for Three Missing Swimmers on Vermillion River
RED WING, Minn. (AP) - Officials in Minnesota were searching Tuesday for two men and a girl who went missing while swimming in a river. The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office said the swimmers were part ...
Jul 05, 2023 Unsplash
Several New Laws Take Effect July 1st in Minnesota
(KNSI) - Several new laws take effect on July 1st in Minnesota. Among them new rules surrounding the use of no-knock warrants. It limits a judge's ability to issue such warrants. No knock warrants wil...
Jun 30, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Zebra Mussels Found in Stearns County Lake
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources confirmed on Thursday that zebra mussels have been found in Pine Lake. Located in Stearns County, near Saint Anna north of Avon, Pine Lake is par...
Jun 29, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Minnesota Named Ninth Best State for a Summer Road Trip
(KNSI) - We know Minnesota has many great places to visit, and now the state is being recognized as one of the top ten in the country for the great American road trip. Personal finance website WalletH...
Jun 29, 2023 Unsplash
Goats Used to Clean up Quarry Park
(KNSI) - Buckthorn and other invasive species have met their match in Quarry Park. Stearns County is teaming up with Great River Greening, National Wild Turkey Federation, and the Minnesota Department...
Jun 28, 2023 Stearns County
St. Cloud, Spalt Delegation Plant Apple Trees at City Hall
(KNSI) - St. Cloud planted three apple trees to commemorate the final day of the Spalt, Germany, delegation's visit to the city. The trees are located on the east side of city hall, facing 12th Avenue...
Jun 27, 2023 KNSI News