Category Archives: Outdoor News
St. Cloud Fireworks Commissioner Tom Richardson Has Passed Away
(KNSI) - The main driving force behind St. Cloud's Fourth of July Fireworks celebration has died. Family and friends learned Fireworks Commissioner Tom Richardson passed away on Saturday. He was 65. F...
Mar 27, 2023 Dan "The OX" Ochsner
Question and Answer Open House Monday Regarding Radioactive Water Leak from Monticello Nuclear Power Plant
(KNSI) - There will be an open house Q&A session Monday regarding two leaks amounting to a spill of over 400,000 gallons of water tainted with a radioactive element from the Monticello nuclear pow...
Mar 27, 2023 Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Xcel: Radioactive Leak Has Reached Groundwater
(KNSI) - Xcel Energy is taking immediate steps to fix a leak that has dumped radioactive water into the environment after officials say it's now reached groundwater. The energy company powered down th...
Mar 24, 2023 Associated Press
PFAS Pollution Factors Heavily In New Budget
(KNSI) - Several Minnesota agencies introduced a proposed legislative package to deal with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances Thursday morning at 10:30. The Maximum Contaminant Levels proposed by the...
Mar 23, 2023 Pixabay
Hemker Zoo Gets New Rare, Endangered Cats
(KNSI) - A zoo in Stearns County is getting some new residents and is looking for the public's help in providing a good home. Hemker Zoo and Park in Freeport has taken in an Amur Leopard and three Pal...
Mar 23, 2023 Hemker Park & Zoo
Stearns County Begins Work On Beaver Island Trail Extension
(KNSI) - Snowmobilers will need to make adjustments if they are trying to ride between St. Cloud and Clearwater for some late-season fun. Stearns County Parks will be connecting the Beaver Island Trai...
Mar 22, 2023
New Minnesota budget targets include $3 billion for tax cuts
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Democratic legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz agreed Tuesday on broad budget targets that add up to nearly $17.9 billion in new spending, including $3 billion for tax cuts, b...
Mar 22, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Xcel Files To Build Transmission Lines To Future Sherco Solar Site
(KNSI) - Xcel Energy says in a statement Tuesday that it has filed a Certificate of Need to build what it's calling the Minnesota Energy Connection transmission line. The utility has already released ...
Mar 22, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Cloud Could Face Flooding in 2023
(KNSI) - Minnesota meteorologists are watching the state's waterways for signs of flooding in the coming weeks. Weather data showed St. Cloud is experiencing its fourth snowiest winter on record with ...
Mar 21, 2023 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
St. Cloud Compost Site Permits On Sale
(KNSI) - Now that spring is officially here, permits for St. Cloud's compost site are on sale for the 2023 season. The permits can be bought at St. Cloud City Hall (1201 7th Street South) during regul...
Mar 21, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News