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MSHSL Asks State Health Department for Mask Leniency with Outdoor Sports
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota State High School League board asked state health officials Thursday to allow spring sports athletes to compete outdoors without wearing masks. The recommendation by t...
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Sen. Putnam, Other DFL Senators Speak in Favor of Ranked-Choice Voting
(KNSI) - On Thursday, St. Cloud DFL Sen. Aric Putnam spoke with several other state senators in favor of ranked-choice voting. A Senate bill proposes required ranked-choice voting in state and federal...
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State Unemployment Numbers Fall for March
(KNSI) - Minnesota's unemployment rate has fallen again for March. The state Department of Employment and Economic Development says, Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.2% i...
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First Steps Baby Expo Saturday
(KNSI) - If you are a first-time parent or someone you know is about to become a parent for the first time, there's an event coming up this weekend just for you. It's the virtual First Steps Baby Expo...
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Chamber Holding Virtual Legislative Update With Congressman
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce will host a virtual federal legislative update with Sixth District Congressman Tom Emmer. The interactive event is for all Chamber members, community le...
Apr 15, 2021 Tom Emmer's Office
St. Cloud Reports 273 New COVID-19 Cases Thursday; Nearly 700 People Hospitalized with COVID Statewide
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 2,736 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 deaths on Thursday. None of the deaths were reported from the five-county St. Cloud area. There are 273 local new cases: 16 in Benton Coun...
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Two Arrested in Litchfield Drug Bust
(KNSI) - Two people from Litchfield were arrested after a drug bust Wednesday. According to a press release from the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office, the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force executed a s...
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SJU Names Transitional President
(KNSI) - Saint John's University has named a transitional president. The Board of Trustees says Dr. James Mullen Jr. will take over the university starting on June 1st. His tenure as transitional pres...
Apr 15, 2021 Submitted by Saint John's University
Derek Chauvin Will Not Testify in His Own Defense
(KNSI) - Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will not testify in his own defense. At a hearing Thursday morning, Chauvin told Hennepin County judge Peter Cahill, "I will invoke my Fifth Am...
Apr 15, 2021 Associated Press
Man Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting a Police Officer With a Hammer
(KNSI) - A Hutchinson police officer is out of the hospital after allegedly being attacked by a man with a hammer Wednesday. Hutchinson police responded to an alleged assault at the Menards store abou...
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