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Mayor Sets Date, Location for 16th State of The City Address
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis is getting ready to deliver his 16th State of the City Address. "It's May 4, at 12:30 p.m. at Lake George on the performing stage, weather permitting. Hopefully, it...
Apr 14, 2021
Paramount To Host Crowd For First Time Since Start of Pandemic
(KNSI) - After more than a year without an audience, the Paramount Center for the Performing Arts in St. Cloud will play to a live crowd. The Paramount Theatre will open on May 6th with the Fabulous A...
Apr 14, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
MN Extends COVID-19 State of Emergency for 13th Time
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota officials extended the peacetime emergency for another 30 days in order to boost the state's response to more infectious variants of the COVID-19 virus. The five Democrati...
Apr 14, 2021 Governor Walz's Office
Two Juveniles Charged With Stealing Car at Gunpoint
(KNSI) - Two juveniles from St. Cloud have been charged after allegedly pulling a gun on a woman in Big Lake and stealing her vehicle last week. The Sherburne County Attorney's Office says the juvenil...
Apr 14, 2021 Big Lake Police Department/Facebook
One Hurt in Three Vehicle Crash on I-94
(KNSI) - One person was hurt in a three-vehicle crash involving a semi on Interstate 94 near Monticello. The Minnesota State Patrol says the semi and two passenger cars were headed eastbound on I-94 w...
Apr 14, 2021 Unsplash
Willmar Man Arrested After Authorities Allegedly Find Synthetic Cannabinoids Worth $15K
(KNSI) - The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office arrested a Willmar man Wednesday morning after they say they found drugs and handgun ammunition in his vehicle. Authorities say a Department of Natural R...
Apr 14, 2021 Unsplash
Former Minnesota Cop Charged in Shooting of Black Motorist
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota prosecutor has charged a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright with second-degree manslau...
Apr 14, 2021 Hennepin County
Minnesota One of Top 10 Greenest States in the US, Report Says
(KNSI) - Minnesota is the 7th most environmentally friendly state in the nation, according to WalletHub. In its ranking, Minnesota places 5th for environmental quality, 7th for eco-friendly behaviors ...
Apr 14, 2021 Lake Minnetonka. Photo by Peter Emery on Unsplash
St. Cloud Lawmaker Holds Virtual Listening Session On Minnesota Budget
(KNSI) - Dozens of St. Cloud area residents tuned in for a listening session with a local lawmaker on the Democrat's proposed budget for Minnesota. St. Cloud Reprsentatnive Dan Wolgamott says he's int...
Apr 14, 2021 Submitted by Dan Wolgamott's Office
Three COVID Deaths, 178 Cases Reported Around St. Cloud Wednesday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,715 new COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths across the state Wednesday. The death count includes a Stearns County resident in their 90s, Benton County re...
Apr 14, 2021