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Major Road Construction on Stearns County Road 136 Starts June 28th
(KNSI) - One major road construction project is set to start on Monday, just as another sees more changes to its setup. Starting on Monday, June 28th, Stearns County Road 136 is closing down from 22nd...
Jun 25, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Minnesota's COVID-19 Cases Stay Low With Half of Minnesotans Fully Vaccinated
(KNSI) - COVID-19 cases are continuing to stay low in Minnesota. Between Monday and Friday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported 513 positive COVID cases in the state, including 34 found in the...
Jun 25, 2021 Unsplash
Register Your National Night Out Get Together With the City of St. Cloud
(KNSI) - Just like most other social or group activities, National Night Out is back after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. National Night Out's annual community-building initiative pro...
Jun 25, 2021 City of St. Cloud
Members of George Floyd's Family to Speak at Chauvin's Sentencing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - An attorney for George Floyd's family said Friday that family members were feeling anxious ahead of a sentencing hearing for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin...
Jun 25, 2021 Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, leads the chant "say his name" as members of the Floyd family talk with reporters after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Housing and Finance Policy Budget Headed to the Minnesota Senate
(KNSI) - House lawmakers Thursday approved the Housing and Finance Policy budget on a bipartisan vote of 72 to 59. The legislation funds several initiatives and programs to help create more affordable...
Jun 25, 2021 Unsplash
Rock-On Award Goes To Healthcare Workers During Granite City Days Opening Ceremony
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area health care workers were honored, and a new award was presented during the Granite City Days opening ceremony. This year, the summer celebration has chosen to make music its th...
Jun 24, 2021
UPDATE: Teenager Killed in Thursday Afternoon Motorcycle Crash
Update posted 7:22 p.m. June 24, 2021 (KNSI) - A 17-year-old St. Cloud boy is dead after a motorcycle crash Thursday afternoon. Crash investigators with the St. Cloud Police Department say the teen wa...
Jun 24, 2021 Dene Dryden/KNSI News
Ribbon Cutting, Open House for The Ledge Ampitheater in July
(KNSI) - One of Central Minnesota's newest entertainment venues will officially open to the public next month. The Ledge Ampitheater in Waite Park is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house o...
Jun 24, 2021 City of Waite Park
Drought Conditions Remain In Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - Almost all of Central Minnesota, including the St. Cloud area, remains in drought conditions. According to the National Drought Mitigation Center, Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, and Morr...
Jun 24, 2021 Unsplash
Sauk Centre Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Two Girls
(KNSI) - A Stearns County man who admitted sexually assaulting two girls multiple times has been sentenced. Elliot James Hill was sentenced to 14-years in prison on Thursday. He will be required to re...
Jun 24, 2021 Stearns County Jail