Category Archives: Latest News
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CentraCare Reopening Urgent Care in South St. Cloud
(KNSI) - After a year-long closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CentraCare will reopen its Urgent Care location in south St. Cloud. The south urgent care center is at CentraCare - St. Cloud Medical G...
Jake Judd Mar 31, 2021 CentraCare

Holy Week Being Celebrated Across Central Minnesota, World
(KNSI) - Easter is Sunday, but for many Christians, it's Holy Week. The week-long observance of Jesus's life, teachings, and death began on March 28th on what's called Palm Sunday. It's the day Jesus ...
Jake Judd Mar 31, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)

St. Cloud Area Reports More than 200 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death Wednesday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,660 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths on Wednesday. The death count includes a Wright County resident who was in their 50s. The five-county area...
Dene Dryden Mar 31, 2021 Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash

Former Tech Employee Accused of Stealing $119K Pleads Not Guilty
(KNSI) - A former bookkeeper for St. Cloud Tech High School has pleaded not guilty to a charge of theft by swindle for allegedly stealing around $119,000. Allison Paige Tadych was in Stearns County Di...
Jake Judd Mar 31, 2021 Stearns County Jail

St. Joseph Cidery Named Best in Nation by USA Today's 10Best
(KNSI) - A Stearns County cidery has earned the title of 2021's Best Cidery by USA Today's 10Best. A panel of cider experts picked out some of the best cidermakers in the U.S., and then a public vote ...
Dene Dryden Mar 31, 2021 Photo by Erika Fletcher on Unsplash
Sauk Rapids Coborn's Earns Silver Plate Award for Hunger Awareness Project
(KNSI) - A local grocery store wins an award for educating others about the fight against hunger. As part of the Minnesota Grocers Association's 2020 Bag Hunger Campaign, Coborn's in Sauk Rapids teame...
Dene Dryden Mar 31, 2021

Minnesota Farmers See Highest Annual Profits in Nearly a Decade
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Rising commodity prices, good weather and two rounds of government aid in 2020 led Minnesota farmers to their most profitable year in nearly a decade. A report from the University o...
Associated Press Mar 31, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota's Tax Burden Sixth Highest in Nation, Report Finds
(KNSI) - Minnesota has the sixth-highest tax burden in the U.S. A report by WalletHub shows each state's tax burden, defined as "the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state...
Dene Dryden Mar 31, 2021

On First Day of Expanded COVID Vaccine Eligibility, Walz Gets His Dose
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty each received a dose of coronavirus vaccine in a bipartisan display aimed at boosting acceptance of the vaccine as eligibility opened up t...
Associated Press Mar 31, 2021 Gov. Tim Walz's Office

Witnesses: Onlooker Anger Increased as Floyd Stopped Moving
Minneapolis (AP) - Witnesses testified Tuesday that onlookers grew increasingly angry as they begged Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin to take his knee off George Floyd's neck. But they say Chauvin re...
Jake Judd Mar 30, 2021 Pool Court TV/Associated Press/Pool Photo from Video