Category Archives: Latest News
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With Summer Travel Soaring, Here's How to Prevent Getting Scammed
(KNSI) - As more Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19 and new cases fall, people are eager to travel this summer. "The demand for travel is high," says Gretchen Winters, director of sales and mar...
Dene Dryden Jun 09, 2021 Unsplash

Sartell Issues Immediate Watering Ban
(KNSI) - Low water levels have prompted Sartell to issue a temporary watering ban, effective immediately. According to a press release from the city, the ban is due to drought conditions, leading to S...
Jake Judd Jun 09, 2021 Unsplash

Justices to Decide if Charge Fits Minneapolis Police Killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in the case of Mohamed Noor, a former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of third-degree murder in the shoot...
Associated Press Jun 09, 2021 AP Photos

Mille Lacs Resort Owners Worried How Walleye Regulations Will Affect Business
(KNSI) - Resort owners on Lake Mille Lacs say they are worried new walleye fishing restrictions imposed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are harming their business. The DNR has impleme...
Jake Judd Jun 08, 2021 Twin Pines Resort Facebook

Deputies Who Killed Man Had Body Cams, Couldn't Use Them
WASHINGTON (AP) - The two sheriff's deputies who shot and killed a Black man while assigned to a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force had been told they could not use their body-worn cameras. Tha...
Associated Press Jun 08, 2021 Associated Press

Why a Rural Pipeline is a Climate Battleground
UNDATED (AP) - An oil pipeline that crosses rural northern Minnesota is an emerging focal point of the battle over climate change and energy production. Protesters are trying to halt work on a rebuild...
Associated Press Jun 08, 2021 Associated Press

Minneapolis Reopens Floyd Square, Activists Close it Again
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Crews returned to a Minneapolis intersection where a memorial to George Floyd was assembled after his death last year and worked to reopen it to traffic by removing debris and makes...
Associated Press Jun 08, 2021 Associated Press

Swing Into Summer Holds First Event
(KNSI) - Sartell is hosting a new event in June to give families a chance to enjoy time outside together playing mini-golf. Community Engagement Specialist for the City of Sartell Nikki Sweeter says t...
Jake Judd Jun 08, 2021 Sartell Community Center Facebook

Police Searching For Hit and Run Driver
(KNSI) - Police are looking for a hit and run driver after a woman's vehicle was flipped on its roof in East St. Cloud. First responders were called to the 800 block of Lincoln Avenue Northeast around...
Jake Judd Jun 08, 2021 Phot Taken by Daniel Hollis/Facebook

Virology Expert Sheds Light on COVID-19 Herd Immunity, Vaccine Safety
(KNSI) - As of Sunday, more than 65 percent of Minnesotans age 16 and older have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. When 12-to-15-year-olds are added to the count, nearly 3 million people in t...
Dene Dryden Jun 08, 2021 Photo by Marisol Benitez on Unsplash