Category Archives: Outdoor News
Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Benton and Stearns Counties as Early Spring Storm System Brings Rain, Sleet and Snow to Minnesota
(KNSI) - A winter weather advisory goes into effect for part of central Minnesota Tuesday morning. Winter storm and blizzard warnings are also posted for areas north and west of the St. Cloud area. Th...
Apr 04, 2023 KNSI News
Chick on DNR's Eagle Cam Dies After Nest Falls from Tree
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the bald eagle nest on the agency's EagleCam has fallen from its tree. The DNR says it doesn't know exactly why the nest fell, but "The most...
Apr 03, 2023 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Tree Removal Planned for Bend in the River Regional Park
(KNSI) - Trees will be coming down soon at Bend in the River Regional Park. Starting on April 10th, a new forestry management project will thin selected pine tree groves on the east side of the Benton...
Mar 31, 2023 Benton County
Governor Tim Walz Reacts to Raymond Train Derailment
(KNSI) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz got a first hand look at the fiery train derailment in Raymond, Minnesota, Thursday morning. The train was carrying mixed freight of ethanol and corn syrup when it...
Mar 30, 2023 Officer of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz
Winter Weather Advisory, Winter Storm Watch Issued Ahead of Impending Early Spring Storm
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory and a winter storm watch as "a complex prolonged winter storm" will bring "multiple precipitation types and associated impact...
Mar 30, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Vote for Your Favorite T Shirt Design for the 2023 Benton County Fair
(KNSI) - The Benton County Fair Board is asking you to help pick its logo for the 2023 extravaganza. Earlier this month, the board asked residents to submit designs with the winning artwork to be feat...
Mar 29, 2023
May and June Filled With Disc Golf Tournaments
(KNSI) - Two central Minnesota disc golf courses will get a chance to shine on Sunday, May 21st. Tim Mackey, a local enthusiast, says it will be a Professional Disc Golf Association event, which will ...
Mar 29, 2023 Juliana Korver Facebook
MPCA Announces Fish Kill Near Monticello Nuclear Power Plant
(KNSI) - The shutdown of the Monticello nuclear power plant has led to a temperature-related fish kill on the Mississippi River. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Xcel Energy notifi...
Mar 28, 2023 Unsplash
Snowmobile Season Ends For Most of the State This Week
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding people that the season for grant-in-aid snowmobile trails is required by law to end on March 31st. The program began in the 1970's a...
Mar 28, 2023 Pixabay
DNR Celebrates Hatching On EagleCam
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Monday that the lone remaining egg has hatched at the nest watched over by the agency's EagleCam. The chick has briefly been visible bu...
Mar 27, 2023 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources