Category Archives: Latest News
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Man Accused of Selling Meth In St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A man is accused of selling methamphetamine in the St. Cloud area. The Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force says that they recovered more than seven ounces of meth from Trent Marc Tu...
Jake Judd May 26, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Juvenile, Woman Hurt In ATV Rollover Accident
(KNSI) - Multiple people were hurt after an ATV carrying five people rolled in rural Stearns County. First responders were called around 6 p.m. on Tuesday to the intersection of County Road 168 and Th...
Jake Judd May 26, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

Man Accused of Running From Police With a Hatchet Charged in Benton County Court
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud man accused of running from police and threatening officers with a hatchet is now charged with three felonies. A woman at a home on the 400 block of 2nd Street Southeast called ...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 26, 2021 Benton County Jail

Survey Cites Federal COVID Aid As Main Cause For Worker Shortage
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area business owners cited expanded unemployment benefits as the most significant detriment to finding workers in a recent survey. The survey was commissioned by the Greater St. Clo...
Jake Judd May 26, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Richfield Man Charged After Allegedly Raping Teenaged Runaway
(KNSI) - A 39-year-old Richfield man is in the Stearns County jail, accused of raping a teenager earlier this year. In February, an investigation was opened by the Central Minnesota Human Trafficking ...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 26, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Monticello Man Sentenced for Riot Related Bank Arson
(KNSI) - A Monticello man will spend just over two years in prison for his role in torching a Wells Fargo bank in Minneapolis last May. The U.S. Attorney's Office says May 28th, 22-year-old Alexander ...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 26, 2021 John Minchillo/AP Photos

Minnesota Based Soldiers Deploy to Eastern Europe Thursday
(KNSI) - A handful of Minnesota National Guard members are heading to Eastern Europe from Camp Ripley this week to provide maintenance support to U.S. service members and allied forces operating in th...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 26, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)

St. Cloud VA Holding Virtual Townhall for Women Vets
(KNSI) - A virtual town hall meeting focused on women's health is being held next month with the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. The topic will be improving VA health care services for women. The vir...
Jake Judd May 25, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Major Changes To Parking In Downtown St. Cloud Begin Next Week
(KNSI) - Major changes to parking in downtown St. Cloud begin next month. Starting June 1, there will be no free street parking in the evenings and weekends. Instead, parking will be free in ramps aft...
Jake Judd May 25, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Boys & Girls Clubs to Provide Meals, Snacks for Kids This Summer
(KNSI) - St. Cloud-area Boys & Girls Clubs will be giving out meals on Mondays and Thursdays this summer. Youth enrolled in programs at the Eastside, Roosevelt and Southside clubs will be able to ...
Dene Dryden May 25, 2021 Pexels