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UPDATE: St. Cloud Wells Fargo Bank Robbery Suspect in Custody, Faces Multiple Charges Friday
Update, 10:40 a.m. Friday, May 7th: (KNSI) - The suspect in a St. Cloud bank robbery and hostage situation will be charged by the Stearns County Attorney's Office later today with aggravated robbery, ...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 07, 2021 Dene Dryden (KNSI News)

UPDATE: Hostage Situation at Wells Fargo Bank is Over
UPDATE: 10:30 p.m. (KNSI) - The hostage situation at Wells Fargo Bank in St. Cloud, which had been going on for over eight and a half hours is over. The suspect was taken out of the building shortly b...
Jake Judd May 06, 2021 Dene Dryden (KNSI News)

Minnesota Confirms 1,661 COVID-19 Cases, 13 Deaths Thursday
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 1,661 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths on Thursday. The death count includes one person from Stearns County in their 70s and one person from Wright County in their 60s. T...
Dene Dryden May 06, 2021 Unsplash

Road Work Starts Monday on 10th Street Northeast in Sauk Rapids
(KNSI) - Starting Monday, construction will begin on 10th Street Northeast in Sauk Rapids. Work includes removing short sections of trail and sidewalk and replacing them with ADA-compliant warning ram...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 06, 2021 Unsplash

Wright County Parks and Rec Hosts Step Into Spring Hike
(KNSI) - The Wright County Parks and Recreation Department hosts the second installment of its Step Into Spring Hike this weekend. The hike is set for Saturday, May 8th, at Robert Ney Memorial Park Re...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 06, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Survey Launched Thursday Regarding Employee Shortages in St. Cloud and Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - The Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation and the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce, along with other nearby chambers, have posted an online survey for investors and chamber members to s...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 06, 2021 Pexels

Minnesota to Remove COVID-19 Restrictions, Mask Mandate by July 1
(KNSI) - Minnesota will roll back some COVID-19 restrictions starting at noon Friday as part of a three-phase plan by Gov. Tim Walz to end virtually all of the state's restrictions by July 1st. The an...
Dene Dryden May 06, 2021 John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool

Camping World Holdings, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Hilmerson RV in Little Falls
(KNSI) - Camping World Holdings is expanding its presence in Minnesota by announcing an agreement to acquire Hilmerson RV in Little Falls. According to a press release from Camping World, Hilmerson RV...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 06, 2021 Unsplash

Red Flag Warning Issued for Thursday, May 6th
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Thursday, May 6th. Forecasters say temperatures will rise into the low to mid-60s this afternoon, and relative humidity values w...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 06, 2021 Unsplash

Missing Man with Dementia Found Safe
Originally posted at 6:08 p.m. May 5th, 2021 Update posted at 5:13 a.m. May 6th, 2021 UPDATE: (KNSI) - A 93-year-old dementia patient who went missing from Elk River has been found in Stevens Point, W...
Jake Judd May 06, 2021 Big Lake Police Department