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House Fire Injures Two People Near St. Joseph
(KNSI) - Two people were hurt when a home in rural Stearns County caught fire. The sheriff's office says the fire started in an upstairs bedroom at 35274 County Road 4 in St. Wendel Township, about th...
Mar 08, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Former Owner of The Persian Supper Club Has Died
(KNSI) - The former owner of the famous Persian Supper Club has passed away. Sources tell KNSI that 84-year-old Al Kirmeier died Sunday at St. Cloud Hospital. According to the Stearns History Museum, ...
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Department of Public Safety Opens Saturday Times for Licenses and State ID Renewal
(KNSI) - For those who have expiring driver's licenses or ID cards as COVID-19 extensions end, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety offers Saturday hours and online renewals. The St. Cloud Exam S...
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Tickets for Imagination Library Virtual Dinner on Sale
(KNSI) - You can help expand a child's mind and enjoy some fantastic food from your home during the 12th annual Imagination Library Progressive Dinner presented by the United Way of Central Minnesota....
Mar 08, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Maple Syrup Open House Tours Coming Up at Kraemer Lake - Wildwood County Park
(KNSI) - People curious about how maple syrup is made can go to a maple syrup open house tour at Kraemer Lake - Wildwood County Park. Wildwood Ranch Maple Syrup is offering smaller open house tours of...
Mar 08, 2021 Stearns County
39 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Around St. Cloud Monday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 473 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths on Monday. None of those new deaths occurred around St. Cloud, but there are 39 new cases in the five-county a...
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More than Half of Minnesota's Teachers, Seniors Vaccinated Against COVID-19
(KNSI) - Minnesota hit a milestone this weekend: 1 million people vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least one dose. The state's latest data, reported on March 5, shows 1,046,077 people have received...
Mar 08, 2021 A nurse prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccination at the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center during COVID-19 vaccinations in Eagan, Minn., on Friday, March 5, 2021. Approximately 13,400 doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered at the Minnesota Vikings practice facility to health care workers and adults 65 years of age or older over the next few days. (John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool)
Jury Selection in Derek Chauvin Trial Stopped
(KNSI) - Jury selection in the Derek Chauvin trial is on hold for at least a day. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill ruled Monday morning that he wants to hear from the Minnesota Court of Appeals abou...
Mar 08, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Man Jailed on Charges of Criminal Sexual Conduct
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man is in the Stearns County jail and charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct. Police say they were called to a report of a woman being choked Wednesday night. They say...
Mar 08, 2021 Stearns County Jail
A Timeline of Events Leading Up to Derek Chauvin Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd's arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis: May 25 - Minneapolis police officers respond to a call shortl...
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