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Stearns County Looking to Renovate, Rebuild Justice Center
(KNSI) - Stearns County is looking at improving the jail facility and one of its courthouse buildings. The Stearns County Board of Commissioners held Special Session on Tuesday to go over a needs asse...
Mar 30, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
SJU Gold Coach Stepping Down To Focus on Athletic Director Role
(KNSI) - Saint John's University's golf coach is stepping down to concentrate on his duties as the Johnnies' athletic director. Bob Alpers has coached the golf team for 28 years. In that time, he guid...
Mar 30, 2021 Saint John's University
St. Cloud Lawmaker Wants Cameras On Outside of School Buses
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud lawmaker has sponsored a bill to bust stop-arm violators by letting school districts install security cameras on the outside of buses. The legislation would give schools and bus c...
Mar 30, 2021 Associated Press
Minnesota Hits Two Vaccination Goals Tuesday, But It Also Adds 1,200+ New Cases
(KNSI) - Tuesday is a key day for Minnesota's COVID-19 vaccination effort with a major eligibility expansion and a record-setting weekend for vaccine administration. Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday th...
Mar 30, 2021 Unsplash
Burn Restrictions Extend To St. Cloud Area
(KNSI) - The Department of Natural Resources is expanding burning restrictions into Central Minnesota. Warm, windy conditions have quickly dried out much of the areas that saw rain recently. Officials...
Mar 30, 2021 KNSI News
St. Cloud Compost Site Opening, Yard Waste Pick-Up Starting Soon
(KNSI) - The city of St. Cloud's yard waste services will be available soon. The St. Cloud River Bluffs Regional Park Compost Site opens up on April 5th. Residents can purchase compost site permits at...
Mar 30, 2021 Jake Judd
Sauk Rapids-Rice Junior Earns MSHSL ExCEL Award
(KNSI) - Every year, the Minnesota State High School League recognizes several high-achieving juniors with the Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Award. This year, William Niels...
Mar 30, 2021 Dene Dryden
How the Pandemic Impacts the Derek Chauvin Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd 's death is being conducted under special circumstances due to the coronavirus pandemic. The biggest sin...
Mar 30, 2021
Witnesses Testify During First Day of Derek Chauvin's Trial in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man who was among onlookers shouting at a Minneapolis police officer to get off George Floyd last May was to continue testifying Tuesday, a day after he described seeing Floyd str...
Mar 30, 2021 In this image from video, witness Donald Williams answers questions as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Monday, March 29, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Williams was testifying about what he saw of Floyd’s arrest. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
Vaccine Eligibility Greatly Expands in Minnesota
(KNSI) - All Minnesotans age 16 and older can get in line for a COVID-19 vaccine. Tuesday is the first day of Minnesota's eligibility expansion. The state is expecting to nearly double the number of v...
Mar 29, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)