Category Archives: Outdoor News
Minnesota Senate Passes Recreational Marijuana Law
(KNSI) - The Senate approved making Minnesota the next state to okay recreational marijuana. The party-line vote had 34 Democrats supporting it, and 33 Republicans opposed. A similar version passed th...
Apr 28, 2023 Unsplash
Public Gets Chance To Shape New Stearns County Parks Master Plan
(KNSI) - Stearns County Parks Department is crafting a new master plan and there's an easy way for you to chime in with a suggestion. An online interactive map shows each park and the current amenitie...
Apr 28, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Benton County Joins the Mighty Mississippi Challenge
(KNSI) - Benton County will join its neighbor in answering the call to pull litter from the Mississippi River. Goodhue County and the City of Red Wing are encouraging other communities along the river...
Apr 27, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Roadside Spraying Along Stearns County Highways Beginning in May
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Highway Department will begin spraying roadsides along county highways next month. The spraying is part of the county's vegetation management program to get rid of unwanted...
Apr 26, 2023
Free Airplane Rides For Kids in May
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud area airplane club will give kids a view from the sky for free next month. The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 551 is hosting a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the St. Clou...
Apr 25, 2023 Submitted by Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 551
Stearns County Asking for Volunteers to Adopt-A-Highway
(KNSI) - Stearns County is looking for companies, organizations, friends, families or other groups to help keep its roadsides free of litter through the Adopt-A-Highway program. Volunteers have been c...
Apr 25, 2023 Stearns County Highway Department
Department of Natural Resources to Introduce Electronic Licensing System
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says it has taken another step toward building a modernized electronic license system. The DNR and Minnesota IT Services chose S3 to build the sy...
Apr 25, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Experts: Mosquitoes Licking Their Chops Waiting for Warm Weather
(KNSI) - Our cold, wet spring so far has kept the mosquito population in check, but this summer, we'll likely be swatting more than usual, according to experts. St. Cloud State University Entomology P...
Apr 24, 2023 Pixabay
Quarry Park Participating In Kids To Parks Day In May
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Parks Department is offering free access to Quarry Park on Saturday, May 20th. It's part of the National Park Trust Kids To Parks Day, meant to inspire a love of the outdoo...
Apr 21, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Severe Weather Awareness Week Day Five: Extreme Heat
(KNSI) - It may not seem like it now, but central Minnesota will experience extreme heat at some point, and that is Friday's focus for Severe Weather Awareness Week. Chanhassen-based National Weather ...
Apr 21, 2023 Unsplash