Category Archives: Latest News
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Rock the Riverside in Sauk Rapids Starts July 1st
(KNSI) - The City of Sauk Rapids will be showing off its new Southside Park this summer with a ten week concert series. The series is called Rock the Riverside, and each week will feature a warm up ba...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 24, 2021 Sauk Rapids Facebook

Minnesota Confirms 469 New COVID Cases, Zero Deaths Monday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 469 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and no new deaths statewide. New cases in Minnesota have been on the downtrend over the past two weeks, accordi...
Dene Dryden May 24, 2021 Unsplash

Severe Weather Possible for Monday
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service says central Minnesota has the potential to see some isolated severe weather today. The risk is at the marginal level. Forecasters say heavy fog that blanketed th...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 24, 2021 Unsplash

Minnesota's COVID-19 Vaccination Pace Picks Up Over Weekend
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's coronavirus vaccination rate has accelerated after several weeks of sluggish inoculation numbers. The state pace remained above 40,000 shots a day on Sunday, a level...
Associated Press May 24, 2021 Photo by Spencer Davis on Unsplash

Two Injured in Kandiyohi County Motorcycle Crash
(KNSI) - Two people were sent to the hospital Sunday night after colliding with a deer. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office says it learned about the crash shortly before 10 p.m. and responded to th...
Dene Dryden May 24, 2021 Pexels

Free Vaccination Bus Coming to Monticello
(KNSI) - For those who haven't gotten a COVID-19 vaccine, a mobile vaccination clinic is coming up this week. On Wednesday, May 26th, there will be a Blue Cross Blue Shield vaccination bus administeri...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 24, 2021 John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool

No Injuries in St. Cloud Apartment Fire Sunday Night
(KNSI) - No one was injured but thousands of dollars in damage occurred in an apartment fire Sunday evening in St. Cloud. The St. Cloud Fire Department responded to a call for a kitchen fire around 8 ...
Dene Dryden May 24, 2021 KNSI News

Minneapolis City Leaders Create Fund to Reward Informational Tips in Recent Shootings Involving Children
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis city leaders on Sunday announced a combined $30,000 reward fund seeking information about three recent child shootings. The fund includes up to $10,000 for tips leading ...
Associated Press May 24, 2021 KNSI News

George Floyd's Family Holds March, Rally Sunday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Members of George Floyd's family, and others who lost loved ones to police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis on Sunday for a march that was one of several eve...
Associated Press May 24, 2021 AP Photo/Julio Cortez

Arrest Made in Minneapolis Shootout That Killed 2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis police say one person has been arrested after a shooting in downtown Minneapolis early Saturday left two people dead and eight more wounded. Police spokesman John Elder ...
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