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Murder Victim's Family Waits for Answers
(KNSI) - As four suspects are in custody for their alleged roles in one murder, another victim's family waits for answers. 28-year-old Janesa Lashay Harris was found shot to death in her St. Cloud apa...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 13, 2021 Breonda Alexander

Demand for HVAC Services Soars Amid Minnesota's Early Heat Spell
(KNSI) - Minnesota's early heat wave is driving up demand for air conditioning maintenance and repair. Julie Preusser, office lead at Opie's One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning in St. Joseph, says t...
Dene Dryden Jun 11, 2021 Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

Four Suspects Charged in Connection to June 3rd St. Cloud Homicide
Original published 2:28 p.m. Update posted 3:09 p.m. June 11th, 2021 (KNSI) - Four people accused in the June 3rd shooting death of 25-year-old Keisa Marie Lange have now been charged. According to th...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 11, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

State Fair Officials: 'Great Minnesota Get-Back-Together' Set for Aug. 26th - Sept. 6th
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota State Fair is back. The fair was canceled last year amid COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and social distancing recommendations. But fair officials announced Friday the...
Associated Press Jun 11, 2021 Photo by Gordon Wells on Unsplash

Teen Who Filmed George Floyd's Murder Receives Pulitzer Prize Recognition
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The teenager who pulled out her cellphone and recorded the police restraint and death of George Floyd, helping to launch a global movement to protest racial injustice, was on Friday...
Associated Press Jun 11, 2021 AP Photo/Julio Cortez

Another Weather Record Set Thursday Amid Days Long Heatwave
(KNSI) - Another weather record was tied Thursday, June 10th, as the historic heatwave that has settled over Minnesota continues. The official high temperature hit 96 degrees, tying the old record set...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 11, 2021 Unsplash

St. Cloud Professor, Mentor for Young Women is 2021's ATHENA Award Recipient
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud Technical and Community College administrator, dance professor and local leader is this year's Central Minnesota Community Foundation Women's Fund's ATHENA Award winner. Debra L. ...
Dene Dryden Jun 11, 2021 Central Minnesota Community Foundation

Minnesota COVID Cases Remain Low as State Inches Closer to 3 Million Vaccinated
(KNSI) - Minnesota confirmed fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 between Monday and Friday, showing that cases are still on the decline as more than half of the state's population has gotten vaccin...
Dene Dryden Jun 11, 2021 Photo by Mat Napo on Unsplash

Fourth Person Arrested in Connection to June 3rd Homicide in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A fourth suspect has been taken into custody in connection to the shooting death of a woman whose body was found on the side of a road in St. Cloud last week. According to a press release fro...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 11, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Child Dies in ATV Crash in Wright County
(KNSI) - A 12-year-old boy is dead after the ATV he was driving crashed near Monticello. The Wright County Sheriff's Office says deputies were dispatched to the scene on private property along 120th S...
Dene Dryden Jun 11, 2021 Unsplash