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Road Work on County Road 75 Between Waite Park and St. Cloud Expected to Start Monday
(KNSI) - A head's up for drivers from the Stearns County Highway Department. Starting Monday, weather permitting, a section of County Road 75 will undergo resurfacing and repair work. The work is taki...
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Stearns County Ditch Fire Blamed on Discarded Cigarette Butt
(KNSI) - A fire in Sauk Centre Township Tuesday afternoon is believed to have started due to a cigarette butt thrown from a passing vehicle. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they received seve...
Apr 07, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
SCSU Frozen Four T-Shirts On Sale to Public
(KNSI) - St. Cloud State University Hockey fans can now purchase their own SCSU Frozen Four T-shirt. St. Cloud State Athletics is selling the shirts leading up to the start of the 2021 NCAA Division I...
Apr 07, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Fairhaven Township Man Cited After Fire Monday Afternoon
(KNSI) - A Fairhaven Township man was cited Monday afternoon for burning without a permit after a Stearns County Sheriff's Deputy discovered a fire on his property that had gotten out of control. The ...
Apr 07, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Two Locals Among 19 COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Minnesota Wednesday
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 2,004 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths on Wednesday. The death count includes one person from Morrison County in their 90s and one person from Stearns County in their 70s...
Apr 07, 2021
TCHS Soliciting Auction Items for Upcoming Spring Fundraiser
(KNSI) - Later this month, the Tri-County Humane Society will host its annual Wine, Kibble and Bids fundraiser virtually. The online auction begins on April 23rd and ends on April 30th. TCHS special e...
Apr 07, 2021
Most Americans Watching Some Coverage of Chauvin's Trial, Survey Shows
(KNSI) - A majority of American voters are consuming a lot or some coverage of the Derek Chauvin murder trial in Minneapolis. A poll from Politico and Morning Consult shows that 44 percent of voters s...
Apr 07, 2021 A protester holds a sign across the street from National Guard soldiers guarding the Hennepin County Government Center Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Minneapolis where testimony continues in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last May in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Minnesota Health Leaders Warn of COVID-19 Case, Hospitalization Uptick in Recent Weeks
(KNSI) - During March, Minnesota made significant process in vaccinating its 16-and-older population against COVID-19, doling out 1,346,507 doses last month. About 42 percent of eligible Minnesotans h...
Apr 06, 2021 Unsplash
Melrose Man Killed In Rollover Accident
(KNSI) - A Melrose man was killed in a rollover crash in South Dakota on Friday. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says Aaron Kroshus was pronounced dead at the scene. The highway patrol stated their pr...
Apr 06, 2021 South Dakota Highway Patrol/Facebook
3M to Pay Bemidji $12.5 Million for PFAS Treatment Plan
BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) - The city of Bemidji has reached a settlement with 3M to help pay for treating contamination in the community's water supply. 3M will pay $12.5 million toward building and operati...
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