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Snap-decision defense may not work for Minneapolis officer
(AP) - For most police officers going on trial, the argument that they made a split-second decision in a life-or-death situation often carries significant weight for a jury. It's a reason why officers...
Mar 26, 2021 Associated Press
Dinner Theater Cancels Show Because Cast Was Mostly White
CHANHASSEN (AP) - A suburban Minneapolis dinner theater has scrapped plans for a production of "Cinderella" because the cast was mostly white and it didn't fit with its efforts to become more diverse....
Mar 26, 2021
Area Farms Earn 'Century Farm' Recognition
(KNSI) - Several farms in the St. Cloud area are being recognized as Century Farms by the Minnesota Farm Bureau and the Minnesota State Fair. The title signifies that a farm 50 acres or larger has had...
Mar 26, 2021 Photo by Tony L on Unsplash
Minnesota Expands Vaccine Eligibility To All 16 and Older
(KNSI) - All Minnesota residents 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting Tuesday. Governor Tim Walz made the announcement on Friday. "We're here to end this pandemic. We are on...
Mar 26, 2021 Governor Walz's Office
More People Using Local Parks, Trails During Pandemic
(KNSI) - The Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission is making more than $10 million in grants available to fund improvement projects around the state. Stearns County Parks Director Ben...
Mar 26, 2021 KNSI News
Stearns County Parks Department Says Monitoring Needed for Emerald Ash Borer
(KNSI) - Following the 2019 discovery of emerald ash borer or EAB in a tree in Sauk Centre, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture placed Stearns County under an emergency quarantine. Now, the Stearn...
Mar 26, 2021 Stearns County Parks Department
2 Deaths, 236 New COVID-19 Cases Around St. Cloud Friday
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 1,714 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths Friday. The death count includes one Morrison County resident in their 60s and a Sherburne County resident in their 70s. Around St....
Mar 26, 2021 Unsplash
Sauk Rapids Man Arrested for Alleged Theft and Check Forgery
(KNSI) - A 57-year-old Sauk Rapids man is under arrest after police say he stole tools and a checkbook earlier this year. According to a criminal complaint, police in Sauk Centre met with an employee ...
Mar 26, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Sauk Rapids Man Dies in Crash North of Freeport
(KNSI) - A 91-year-old Sauk Rapids man is dead after a rollover crash Wednesday night. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they got a 911 call about 11:30 got a call about the crash on County Roa...
Mar 26, 2021 Unsplash
Can You Take a Tax Deduction for Your Home Office?
(KNSI) - Millions of Americans forced out of their offices by the COVID-19 pandemic set up make-shift ones in their homes in 2020, so many are asking if they can get a tax deduction for a home office....
Mar 26, 2021 Unsplash