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Stearns County Parks Department Says Monitoring Needed for Emerald Ash Borer
(KNSI) - Following the 2019 discovery of emerald ash borer or EAB in a tree in Sauk Centre, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture placed Stearns County under an emergency quarantine. Now, the Stearn...
Mar 26, 2021 Stearns County Parks Department
2 Deaths, 236 New COVID-19 Cases Around St. Cloud Friday
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 1,714 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths Friday. The death count includes one Morrison County resident in their 60s and a Sherburne County resident in their 70s. Around St....
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Sauk Rapids Man Arrested for Alleged Theft and Check Forgery
(KNSI) - A 57-year-old Sauk Rapids man is under arrest after police say he stole tools and a checkbook earlier this year. According to a criminal complaint, police in Sauk Centre met with an employee ...
Mar 26, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Sauk Rapids Man Dies in Crash North of Freeport
(KNSI) - A 91-year-old Sauk Rapids man is dead after a rollover crash Wednesday night. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they got a 911 call about 11:30 got a call about the crash on County Roa...
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Can You Take a Tax Deduction for Your Home Office?
(KNSI) - Millions of Americans forced out of their offices by the COVID-19 pandemic set up make-shift ones in their homes in 2020, so many are asking if they can get a tax deduction for a home office....
Mar 26, 2021 Unsplash
License Center Open For Walk-In Vehicle Tab Renewals
(KNSI) - If you need to renew your vehicle tabs, you can do so in person in Stearns County. For nearly a year, the Stearns County's License Centers have been closed because of the coronavirus pandemic...
Mar 25, 2021
Minnesota to Expand COVID Vaccine Access to All Residents 16 and Older Next Week
(KNSI) - Gov. Tim Walz will announce Friday that all Minnesota residents 16 and older will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 30th. Walz will formally make the announcement at 11...
Mar 25, 2021 John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool
Vets Asked To Sign Up For Vaccination
(KNSI) - Veterans in Central Minnesota are asked to sign up for their COVID-19 vaccine to help manage the limited doses and share their plans to get vaccinated. Officials say by sharing vaccination pl...
Mar 25, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Traffic Stop Leads To Meth Bust
(KNSI) - After getting pulled over for allegedly driving without a license and possession of methamphetamine, a man was taken to the Benton County jail. A deputy pulled over a pickup truck for expired...
Mar 25, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Little Falls Man Found Dead In Royalton
(KNSI) - The Morrison County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a man in Royalton. On Monday, around 10:20 p.m., deputies were called to Rick's Towing & Auto Sales for a man pinned und...
Mar 25, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News