Category Archives: Latest News
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Two Killed in Fiery Crash on Interstate 94 Sunday Night
(KNSI) - Two people are dead, and another person is fighting for their life following a fiery crash in the Lowry Tunnel in Minneapolis Sunday night. The Minnesota State Patrol says about 9:40, a BMW w...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 19, 2021 MNDoT Camera Screen Grab

Closing Arguments in Derek Chauvin Trial Monday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd are set to make their closing arguments Monday, each side seeking to distill three we...
Associated Press Apr 19, 2021 Pool Court TV/Associated Press/Pool Photo from Video

Paramount Center for the Arts Turns 100 This Year
(KNSI) - A landmark building in St. Cloud is celebrating a century of entertainment in 2021. The Paramount Center for the Arts, commonly called the Paramount Theatre, opened on Christmas Eve 1921 as t...
Jake Judd Apr 18, 2021 Courtesy of the Paramount Center for the Arts

Two National Guard Members Injured Near Wright Shooting Scene Early Sunday Morning
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Two National Guardsmen suffered minor injuries early Sunday when they were fired upon as they provided neighborhood security in Minneapolis following the police killing of a 20-year...
Associated Press Apr 18, 2021 Submitted by the Minnesota National Guard

Minnesota 4th in Country for New COVID-19 Cases Per Capita
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota health officials on Sunday reported 1,847 new COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths due to complications from the coronavirus. The update lifted the total number of positive vi...
Associated Press Apr 18, 2021 Unsplash

St. Cloud Community Members March, Gather for Daunte Wright Vigil Friday Evening
(KNSI) - On Friday evening, around one hundred people gathered in Seberger Park in St. Cloud to hold a vigil for Daunte Wright, who was killed by police during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center on Sun...
Dene Dryden Apr 17, 2021 Dene Dryden

UDPATE: Missing Woman Found in St. Cloud
Update, 3:35 p.m. Monday, April 19th: The St. Cloud Police Department says Alicia Lewis has been found. "Alicia Lewis has been located in the City of St. Cloud and is working with the police departmen...
Jake Judd Apr 16, 2021 St. Cloud Police Department

Man Accused of Attacking Cop, Menards Worker Over Mask Policy is Charged
(KNSI) - A man accused of attacking a police officer with a hammer while dragging him from his vehicle has been charged. Luke Alvin Oeltjenbruns is charged with one count of first-degree assault, two ...
Jake Judd Apr 16, 2021 McLeod County Jail

Brooklyn Center Leaders Asking Outside Law Enforcement to Scale Back Engagement with Protesters
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) - Elected leaders in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright want officers to scale back their tactics amid nightly protests, leaving some ...
Associated Press Apr 16, 2021 John Minchillo/Associated Press

Minnesota Reports 2,299 COVID-19 Cases, 6 Deaths Friday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 2,299 new cases of COVID-19 and six deaths on Friday, including a Wright County resident who was in their 70s. The five-county St. Cloud area sees 2...
Dene Dryden Apr 16, 2021 Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash