Category Archives: Latest News
Winstock 2021 Postponed to August
(KNSI) - The Winstock Music and Camping Festival is being postponed again. Originally set for June, organizers are moving the festival to August 20th and 21st. It was canceled last year due to the COV...
Mar 24, 2021 Unsplash
St. Cloud Hosting Second Mass Vaccination Clinic Wednesday
(KNSI) - A mass vaccination site in St. Cloud will be inoculating another 1,000 people on Wednesday. The Moderna vaccine is being offered at the River's Edge Convention Center on Wednesdays from noon ...
Mar 24, 2021 Unsplash
Lawmaker Calls For Abortion Clinics To Be Licensed
(KNSI) - A Minnesota lawmaker has proposed a bill to license abortion clinics. The legislation would require abortion clinics to be licensed the same way as birthing facilities. Right now, abortion cl...
Mar 24, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Grass Fire in Wakefield Township Under Investigation
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is investigating the cause of a large grass fire in Wakefield Township early Sunday morning. A press release says someone called 911 about 12:30 to report ...
Mar 24, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
B117 Variant of COVID-19 Becoming More Common Among Sampled Cases, Minnesota Health Leaders Say
(KNSI) - The proportion of COVID-19 cases in Minnesota caused by the more contagious B117 variant appears to be growing, say state health officials. The B117 variant of COVID-19, which was first ident...
Mar 23, 2021
Man Accused of Pointing Gun at Group Making Tik-Tok Video
(KNSI) - After allegedly pointing a gun at a group of young adults making a video for social media, a Waite Park man was arrested. According to a press release, police were called around 9:00 p.m. on ...
Mar 23, 2021 Unsplash
Man Arrested After Threatening Man With PVC Pipe
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man is in jail after being accused of threatening a man with a pipe. According to the criminal complaint, police were called to a home on the 700-block of 7th Avenue North on Sund...
Mar 23, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Jury Selection Finished for Derek Chauvin's Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A jury has been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd's death, with opening statements set for March 29 in a case that led to weeks of protests...
Mar 23, 2021
Authorities Searching for Runaway Teen Last Reported in St. Cloud Area
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is asking for the public's help in finding a 17-year-old boy who was reported as a runaway in early January. Authorities reported John Patrick Gr...
Mar 23, 2021 Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Anglers Can Keep Some Walleyes on Mille Lacs in 2021
(KNSI) - Anglers will be able to keep some early and late-season walleyes on Mille Lacs Lake. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will allow one walleye between 21-23 inches long or longer t...
Mar 23, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)