Category Archives: Latest News
Latest News–Can be local, state or national will be a primary feature and should also be included in any other applicable categories.

UPDATE: One Dead After Crash on I-94 That Stalled Traffic Friday
Update: 3:55 p.m.: The Minnesota State Patrol reports that one person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 near Monticello on Friday. Just after 10:30 a.m., the state patrol says a 2017 ...
Jake Judd Apr 16, 2021 MnDOT

Stream Fishing For Trout Opens Saturday
(KNSI) - Trout anglers looking to get out have their first chance this weekend, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has a new tool to help people find a spot. Stream trout fishing opens ...
Jake Judd Apr 16, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)

St. Cloud Legal Expert: What To Watch For During Chauvin Trial Monday
(KNSI) - Witness testimony in the case against a former Minneapolis Police officer accused of killing George Floyd in May of 2020 has come to an end. The judge in the case against Derek Chauvin will s...
Jake Judd Apr 16, 2021 Associated Press

North Junior High, Apollo Robotics Teams Compete at State Tournament
(KNSI) - On Friday and Saturday, local students will compete in the state VEX Robotics tournament at the River's Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud. Sara Laudenbach, a technology teacher at North Jun...
Dene Dryden Apr 16, 2021 St. Cloud Area School District 742

'Perfect Storm' Causing Shipping Issues Across the Globe
(KNSI) - If it seems like store shelves are still a little bare or that item you ordered online is still on backorder, you're not alone. Transportation experts say the perfect storm of a trade war wit...
Jake Judd Apr 16, 2021 Andy Li/Unsplash

Omnibus Housing Bill Passes Minnesota House
(KNSI) - The Minnesota House has approved the Omnibus Housing Bill, which would fund the creation of more affordable housing. The bill passed on a vote of 69 to 62. Housing Finance and Policy Committe...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 16, 2021 Unsplash

Police Looking for Missing Teen, Asking for Public's Help
Update at 7:33 a.m. April 16th (KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says a Benson teen who hadn't been seen since Tuesday has been found safe. 14-year-old Cienna Pittman was last see...
Jake Judd Apr 16, 2021 Submitted BCA

Minnesota COVID Case, Hospitalization Rate Up 60 Percent in Two Weeks, Health Officials Say
(KNSI) - Minnesota is still in "precarious territory" with COVID-19, according to state health leaders, who pointed to a 60 percent growth in new cases in the past two weeks as one indication of conce...
Dene Dryden Apr 15, 2021 Unsplash

Cathedral Students Raise More than 8K for Food Shelf
(KNSI) - A group of high school students in St. Cloud shattered their goal by raising more than $8,000 for a local food shelf. Cathedral High School kids in the Global Issues class raised the money fr...
Jake Judd Apr 15, 2021 Submitted by Cathedral High School

Wright's Family Advocates for More Serious Charges in Fatal Police Shooting
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) - Daunte Wright's family members joined with community leaders Thursday in calling for more serious charges against the white former police officer who fatally shot him, co...
Associated Press Apr 15, 2021 Ben Crump/Twitter