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Dry Conditions Likely to Linger for Months as Minnesota, Upper Midwest Experiences Drought
(KNSI) - Much of the Upper Midwest is in a state of drought. Nearly all parts of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan are experiencing abnormally dry, moderate drought or severe drought conditions....
Jun 16, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Reaches 3 Million Residents Vaccinated Against COVID-19
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota has reached 3 million residents who've had at least one COVID-19 shot, health officials said Wednesday. The Minnesota Department of Health said 3,005,706 Minnesotans h...
Jun 16, 2021 Photo by CDC on Unsplash
Minnesota BCA Asking for Public's Help in Finding Missing St. Bonifacius Man
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has issued a missing person alert for a 26-year-old man from St. Bonifacius who hasn't been heard from since this weekend. Authorities are asking...
Jun 16, 2021 Minnesota BCA
Minnesota National Guard on Standby as Anti-Police Brutality Demonstrations Continue in Minneapolis
(KNSI) - The Minnesota National Guard has been put on standby to possibly assist law enforcement in Minneapolis amid protests and demonstrations in response to the fatal shooting of Winston Smith on J...
Jun 16, 2021 Minnesota National Guard
Sauk Rapids Lifts Watering Ban
(KNSI) - Sauk Rapids has lifted its city-wide watering ban and is returning to its odd/even lawn sprinkling schedule. The city says citations will be issued to property owners who don't comply with th...
Jun 16, 2021 Unsplash
St. Paul Man Charged with Murder After Allegedly Driving SUV Into Minneapolis Protest Crowd
(KNSI) - The man who authorities say drove into a crowd of protesters in Uptown Minneapolis Sunday night, killing one, has been charged in Hennepin County District Court. Thirty-five-year-old Nicholas...
Jun 16, 2021 Hennepin County Sheriff's Office
Princeton Man Dies in Motorcycle Crash
(KNSI) - A 53-year-old Princeton man has died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 95. The Minnesota State Patrol says Lonnie Mayo was driving his Harley Davidson east on Highway 95 near 107th Avenue when...
Jun 16, 2021 Unsplash
Authorities Respond to Shed Fire in Rural Meeker County
(KNSI) - A controlled brush burn led to one shed being destroyed and another seriously damaged in rural Meeker County. The Meeker County Sheriff's Office says its deputies, along with Eden Valley Fire...
Jun 16, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Minnesota Legislature Hopes to Provide Money for Water Safety Grants
(KNSI) - The recent spate of water-related injuries and fatalities, along with community pools staying closed for 2021 due to the lack of lifeguards, is leading the Minnesota State Legislature to incl...
Jun 16, 2021 Unsplash
Teen Killed by Hit and Run Driver
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Police say a teenager was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Minneapolis. The 16-year-old boy was either on foot or skateboarding when he was struck in north Minneapolis about 8:30 p...
Jun 16, 2021 KNSI News