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Minnesota Launches Vaccination Campaign Aimed at Food Service Workers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday launched an outreach campaign aimed at vaccinating Minnesota workers in frontline industries in the coming weeks. The outreach effort, which is part of a br...
Associated Press Apr 06, 2021

Sheriff: Woman Pinned, Man Hurt In ATV Crash
(KNSI)- A woman was taken to the hospital by helicopter and a man by ambulance after an ATV crash in Stearns County. The sheriff's office says 64-year-old James Hiltner of Freeport was driving a 2013 ...
Jake Judd Apr 06, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

GSDC Turns Ten This Week
(KNSI) - The Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week. The GSDC was created as a private collaboration to lead economic development in Benton, Sherburne,...
Jake Judd Apr 06, 2021 Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation/Facebook

Free Call Could Safe Your Life if You Have A Digging Project
(KNSI) - April is National Safe Digging Month, and Minnesotans can make sure they're safe doing their spring projects by making a phone call. Call 8-1-1 to have underground utility lines marked free o...
Jake Judd Apr 06, 2021 Pixabay

Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Meeker County Crash
(KNSI) - A 63-year-old Grove City man pled guilty to two felony charges after causing a fatal crash in May of 2018. Blake Lee Ahlbrecht pleaded guilty in Meeker County Court to criminal vehicular homi...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 06, 2021 Pixabay

St. Cloud Area Adds 297 New COVID-19 Cases Tuesday from Combined Sunday, Monday Test Data
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 3,014 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. The higher number of cases is due to the Minnesota Department of Health reporting both Sunday's and Monday's test data on one day. Th...
Dene Dryden Apr 06, 2021 Unsplash

Stearns County Has Big Jump in Vaccinations
(KNSI) - Stearns County residents saw a giant leap in people getting vaccinated in the last week. According to Stearns County, COVID-19 vaccinations jumped nearly 12%. Officials say 38% of people have...
Jake Judd Apr 06, 2021 Unsplash

Illinois Murder Suspect Arrested in St. Cloud Area
(KNSI) - A 27-year-old Chicago man wanted for allegedly murdering an 11-year-old girl was arrested in the St. Cloud area last month. Marcus Starkey was charged with first-degree murder, attempted murd...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 06, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Homeowner Cooking Maple Syrup Accidentally Started a Grass Fire
(KNSI) - A 41-year-old Albany woman was cited Saturday after the Stearns County Sheriff's Office says she started a grass fire in a pasture behind her home. According to the sheriff's office, they wer...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 06, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

Representative Dan Wolgamott Hosting Virtual Listening Session for Budget Proposal
(KNS) - St. Cloud area Representative Dan Wolgamott is hosting a virtual listening session next week regarding the state budget. A press release says that Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan will join ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 06, 2021 Unsplash