Category Archives: Latest News
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Seven Shot in Three Separate Incidents in St. Paul Saturday Night
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Authorities say at least seven people were injured in three separate overnight shootings in St. Paul. Police say three people were wounded during a shooting at a gas station at ...
Associated Press May 03, 2021 KNSI News

Work Started on Historic Courthouse 100 Years Ago
(KNSI) - Stearns County laid the foundation for the historic courthouse 100 years ago. Construction started on the courthouse in St. Cloud in 1921, and the building was completed in 1922. According to...
Jake Judd May 02, 2021 Courtesy of the Stearns History Museum

Boy Unhurt After Taking a Ride on Airport Conveyor Belt System at MSP
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities say a 9-year-old boy who found his way onto the conveyor belt baggage handling system at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was not injured. Airport spokesperson...
Associated Press May 02, 2021 Unsplash
Activists Take Next Step to Replace Minneapolis Police Department
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A charter amendment to replace the Minneapolis Police Department is one step closer to going before voters in November after a coalition of activists submitted their petition to cit...
Associated Press May 01, 2021

Memorial Remembers Nearly 400 St. Cloud Area Residents Lost to COVID-19
(KNSI) - Dozens of St. Cloud area residents gathered at Lake George to remember family and friends lost to COVID-19. People tied hundreds of ribbons on a railing behind the boathouse overlooking the l...
Jake Judd May 01, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Holy Cross School in Marty to Close
(KNSI) - An announcement parents, parishioners, and staff knew had been coming for months was made official on Saturday, May 1st. Holy Cross School in Marty will close at the end of the 2020-2021 scho...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 01, 2021 Unsplash

Trial of Other Cops Charged in George Floyd's Death to be Televised
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Derek Chauvin's murder trial was the first Minnesota criminal trial to be broadcast live on television. It won't be the last. Some in the Minnesota legal system were apprehensive ab...
Associated Press May 01, 2021 Unsplash

Red Flag Warning Issued for Saturday, May 1st
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for a large portion of central and western Minnesota. The red flag warning is in effect until 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 1st. Temperatu...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 01, 2021 National Weather Service

Waite Park American Legion Closed
(KNSI) - The American Legion in Waite Park is closing its building. Friday was the last time people could enjoy a drink or a meal inside the Silver Star Legion Post 428, located at 17 2nd Avenue North...
Jake Judd Apr 30, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz (KNSI News)

Paramount Center for the Arts Commissions Sculptor for New Installation Outside Theatre
(KNSI) - As part of its celebration of the Paramount Theatre's 100th anniversary, the Paramount Center for the Arts is commissioning a Minnesota sculptor to create a new art installation outside the t...
Dene Dryden Apr 30, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News