Category Archives: Veterans Affairs
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
Central Minnesota Native Serving Aboard Submarine USS Maryland Continues 123 Year Tradition of Service Under the Sea
(KNSI) - Of the hundreds of thousands of men and women who serve in the U.S. Navy, a fraction of those are considered submariners, and one of them happens to be from central Minnesota. Petty Officer 1...
Jun 09, 2023 Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class
Josiah Trombley, Navy Office of Community Outreach
St. Cloud VA Hosting Ninth Annual Summer Games in August
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud VA is hosting its ninth annual Summer Games in August. The Summer Games are open to all veterans enrolled at the St. Cloud VA. The events will be a one mile run/walk/cycle/wheel...
Jun 08, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Provisions Addressing the Needs of Veterans Part of Bills Passed by Minnesota Legislature
(KNSI) - Inside this year's funding packages and bills were several provisions addressing the needs of veterans. One passed as part of the final tax bill reverses an unintended consequence resulting f...
May 31, 2023 KNSI News
Where Are the Local Memorial Day Ceremonies?
(KNSI) - After a three year hiatus, the St. Cloud VA Medical Center is bringing back its in person Memorial Day commemoration. St. Cloud VA Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable says they are "very ple...
May 26, 2023 Pixabay
St. Cloud VA Medical Center Honored With Prestigious Award
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud VA Medical Center is being honored for its commitment to the environment. Practice Greenhealth says the local VA is one of 25 organizations in the country to get the award. This...
May 26, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Hosting Special Memorial Day Ceremonies
(KNSI) - To commemorate Memorial Day, the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs will host special ceremonies at each of the three State Veterans Cemeteries on Sunday, May 28th. A press release from...
May 17, 2023 Unsplash
Volunteers Needed To Help Vets Honor Fallen Soldiers On Memorial Day
(KNSI) - St. Cloud will honor soldiers who died defending the nation on Memorial Day. The day will be observed with an official ceremony on Monday, May 29th, at the St. Cloud VA. The outdoor ceremony ...
May 16, 2023 Unsplash
St. Cloud VA Taking Action To Prevent Veteran Suicide
(KNSI) - May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the St. Cloud VA Medical Center is speaking up about mental health, PTSD, and veterans. Ann Fleming, a social worker with the suicide prevention team...
May 02, 2023 Pixabay
Vietnam Memorial Exhibit Stopping In Monticello This Summer
(KNSI) - The Wall That Heals is coming to central Minnesota in July. The mobile replica of the Vietnam War Memorial is built at a three-quarter scale to the one found near the National Mall in Washing...
Apr 26, 2023 Associated Press