Category Archives: Outdoor News

(KNSI) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says many lakes could see significant algae blooms by the 4th of July. Lee Engel, a surface water monitoring supervisor for the MPCA, says conditions ar...

(KNSI) - Experts say heavy rain in May followed by a warm-up in June has created ideal conditions for mosquitoes. So how do you control these nasty pests? Assistant Professor at the University of Minn...

(KNSI) - The City of St. Cloud says its wading pools will be closed for the summer, so where can families go to beat the heat? Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes, so there's always one nearby. Quar...

(KNSI) - St. Cloud tied a record high temperature Tuesday. The National Weather Service says the official temp in St. Cloud hit 95 degrees just before 3:00 p.m. We hit that number twice before, once i...

(KNSI) - A new program to help teach kids through nature is launching in central Minnesota. Avon Hills Folk School is starting a local TimberNook program. Parents can learn about the program from foun...

(KNSI) - Zebra mussels have been found on a popular lake near Rockville. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the Grand Lake Improvement District called the DNR about three adult zebra m...

(KNSI) - The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Sherburne and Wright counties on Tuesday. High temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and blazing sunshine will make for a scorcher. ...

(KNSI) - It is the annual Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Take a Kid Fishing weekend, meaning adults don't need a fishing license if they have someone under 16 with them. Minnesota DNR Volun...

(KNSI) - A 20-year-old man is dead after falling off a pontoon in Becker County. The sheriff's office water patrol was already on Big Detroit Lake when the call came in at about 5:40 Monday afternoon....

(KNSI) - Kids who live around Pleasantview Elementary School looking for a playground this summer will have to look elsewhere. The Sauk Rapids-Rice School District says the Pleasantview playground is ...