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Dozens Rally Outside Governor's Mansion Ahead of Chauvin Trial
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Dozens of people gathered in front of the Minnesota governor's mansion on Saturday to demand accountability for police officers, days before a former Minneapolis officer is sche...
Mar 08, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Jury Selection First Battleground in Chauvin Case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The fate of a former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck as the Black man said he couldn't breathe will be decided by 12 Hennepin County residen...
Mar 08, 2021
Record Number of Cross Country Ski Passes Sold
ST. PAUL Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials say sales of its statewide cross country ski pass are the best they've been in six years. The DNR says more than 17,900 people...
Mar 07, 2021 Unsplash
Who Are the Key Players in Derek Chauvin Murder Trial?
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jury selection begins Monday for a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death. Derek Chauvin's trial, which is expected to last w...
Mar 07, 2021 Associated Press
Floyd's Cause of Death and Chauvin's Use of Force Keys at Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis police officer was swiftly fired and charged with murder after bystander video showed him pressing his knee into George Floyd's neck, ignoring the Black man's cries th...
Mar 07, 2021 Associated Press
Man Shot to Death at Area Known as George Floyd Square
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities say a man was shot and killed near the the Minneapolis intersection known as George Floyd Square, where Floyd died in police custody last May. Police received reports ab...
Mar 07, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Hundreds of Central Minnesota Businesses Earn Small Business Relief Grants
(KNSI) - More than 100 St. Cloud businesses are getting $10,000 grants through the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development's small business grant program aimed at keeping those bus...
Mar 05, 2021 Unsplash
MDH Unveils Race, Ethnicity Data of COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients
(KNSI) - On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Health published COVID-19 vaccination data that details vaccine recipients' race and ethnicity. The data show that white Minnesotans are disproportionat...
Mar 05, 2021 Photo by Samuel Regan-Asante on Unsplash
Belgrade Woman Killed After Crash With Semi
UPDATE: 4:30 PM---The Minnesota State Patrol has identified the victim as 82-year-old Marilyn Joan Hagen (KNSI) - A Belgrade woman was killed after crashing head-on into a semi in Kandiyohi County. Th...
Mar 05, 2021
Rox Sign Sauk Rapids Graduate
(KNSI) - The latest players to sign with the St. Cloud Rox include a Sauk Rapids native. Left-handed pitcher Brady Posch graduated from Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in 2019. He led his team with a 1.8...
Mar 05, 2021