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Sauk Rapids Coborn's Earns Silver Plate Award for Hunger Awareness Project
(KNSI) - A local grocery store wins an award for educating others about the fight against hunger. As part of the Minnesota Grocers Association's 2020 Bag Hunger Campaign, Coborn's in Sauk Rapids teame...
Dene Dryden Mar 31, 2021

Minnesota Farmers See Highest Annual Profits in Nearly a Decade
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Rising commodity prices, good weather and two rounds of government aid in 2020 led Minnesota farmers to their most profitable year in nearly a decade. A report from the University o...
Associated Press Mar 31, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota's Tax Burden Sixth Highest in Nation, Report Finds
(KNSI) - Minnesota has the sixth-highest tax burden in the U.S. A report by WalletHub shows each state's tax burden, defined as "the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state...
Dene Dryden Mar 31, 2021

On First Day of Expanded COVID Vaccine Eligibility, Walz Gets His Dose
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty each received a dose of coronavirus vaccine in a bipartisan display aimed at boosting acceptance of the vaccine as eligibility opened up t...
Associated Press Mar 31, 2021 Gov. Tim Walz's Office

Witnesses: Onlooker Anger Increased as Floyd Stopped Moving
Minneapolis (AP) - Witnesses testified Tuesday that onlookers grew increasingly angry as they begged Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin to take his knee off George Floyd's neck. But they say Chauvin re...
Jake Judd Mar 30, 2021 Pool Court TV/Associated Press/Pool Photo from Video

Stearns County Looking to Renovate, Rebuild Justice Center
(KNSI) - Stearns County is looking at improving the jail facility and one of its courthouse buildings. The Stearns County Board of Commissioners held Special Session on Tuesday to go over a needs asse...
Jake Judd Mar 30, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)

SJU Gold Coach Stepping Down To Focus on Athletic Director Role
(KNSI) - Saint John's University's golf coach is stepping down to concentrate on his duties as the Johnnies' athletic director. Bob Alpers has coached the golf team for 28 years. In that time, he guid...
Jake Judd Mar 30, 2021 Saint John's University

St. Cloud Lawmaker Wants Cameras On Outside of School Buses
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud lawmaker has sponsored a bill to bust stop-arm violators by letting school districts install security cameras on the outside of buses. The legislation would give schools and bus c...
Jake Judd Mar 30, 2021 Associated Press

Minnesota Hits Two Vaccination Goals Tuesday, But It Also Adds 1,200+ New Cases
(KNSI) - Tuesday is a key day for Minnesota's COVID-19 vaccination effort with a major eligibility expansion and a record-setting weekend for vaccine administration. Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday th...
Dene Dryden Mar 30, 2021 Unsplash

Burn Restrictions Extend To St. Cloud Area
(KNSI) - The Department of Natural Resources is expanding burning restrictions into Central Minnesota. Warm, windy conditions have quickly dried out much of the areas that saw rain recently. Officials...
Jake Judd Mar 30, 2021 KNSI News