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License Center Open For Walk-In Vehicle Tab Renewals
(KNSI) - If you need to renew your vehicle tabs, you can do so in person in Stearns County. For nearly a year, the Stearns County's License Centers have been closed because of the coronavirus pandemic...
Mar 25, 2021
Minnesota to Expand COVID Vaccine Access to All Residents 16 and Older Next Week
(KNSI) - Gov. Tim Walz will announce Friday that all Minnesota residents 16 and older will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 30th. Walz will formally make the announcement at 11...
Mar 25, 2021 John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool
Vets Asked To Sign Up For Vaccination
(KNSI) - Veterans in Central Minnesota are asked to sign up for their COVID-19 vaccine to help manage the limited doses and share their plans to get vaccinated. Officials say by sharing vaccination pl...
Mar 25, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Traffic Stop Leads To Meth Bust
(KNSI) - After getting pulled over for allegedly driving without a license and possession of methamphetamine, a man was taken to the Benton County jail. A deputy pulled over a pickup truck for expired...
Mar 25, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Little Falls Man Found Dead In Royalton
(KNSI) - The Morrison County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a man in Royalton. On Monday, around 10:20 p.m., deputies were called to Rick's Towing & Auto Sales for a man pinned und...
Mar 25, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
'Fair Food' Stand Opens Early in Sauk Rapids
(KNSI) - Anyone looking to feed a craving for their fair food favorites can swing through Coborn's Marketplace in Sauk Rapids. Miller Concessions opened their first food stands of the season at the gr...
Mar 25, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Governor Walz Announces Make Up Date for State of the State Address
(KNSI) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has announced a make-up date for his State of the State address. Originally scheduled for Sunday, March 21st, Walz will deliver his third State of the State addres...
Mar 25, 2021 Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, Pool
Statewide Unemployment Numbers Drop Again
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says the unemployment rate for the state dropped again in February. Following strong gains in the hospitality and leisure secto...
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St. Cloud Area Reports 200+ New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death Thursday
(KNSI) - Thursday, Minnesota reports 1,857 new COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths statewide. The death count includes one Stearns County resident who was in their 80s. The five-county St. Cloud area adds 21...
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Police Warn of Phone Scam Resurfacing
(KNSI) - The Wright County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about ongoing COVID-19 related scams around the area. They say the scammers are trying to contact people via phone, mail, email, and s...
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