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Man Sentenced in Fatal 2019 Red Carpet Nightclub Stabbing
(KNSI) - One of three men accused in the fatal stabbing of a man at the Red Carpet Nightclub has been sentenced. 29-year-old Lawrence Michael Johnson was convicted in October of one count of second-de...
Mar 17, 2021 Stearns County Jail
U of M Researchers Pinpoint Where Minnesota Can Implement Groundwater Conservation Measures
(KNSI) - New research from the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center has identified aquifers around the state that would be suitable for aquifer storage and recovery treatment. Seventy-five p...
Mar 17, 2021 Pixabay
St. Cloud Area Adds 1 New COVID-19 Death, 100+ Cases Wednesday
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud area reports 106 new cases and one death from COVID-19 Wednesday. The newly reported death was a Wright County resident who was in their 70s. Benton County sees 12 new cases, Mo...
Mar 17, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Sees Slight COVID-19 Case Uptick with More Teens Testing Positive
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Health officials say teenagers are behind a slight increase in coronavirus activity in Minnesota. The state Department of Health reported 6,818 additional COVID-19 cases in the week...
Mar 17, 2021 Unsplash
Patients at Sauk Centre COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Receive Saline Injections by Accident
(KNSI) - Patients at a clinic in Sauk Centre who thought they were getting a COVID-19 vaccine accidentally received saline a injection instead. A statement from CentraCare says that a small number of ...
Mar 17, 2021 Unsplash
One Person Killed in Wrong Way Crash Wednesday Morning
UPDATE: 3:04 p.m. The Minnesota State Patrol has identified the victim as 78-year-old Bryan Theodore Withers, of Osakis. (KNSI) - One person is dead after a head-on crash on Interstate 94 Wednesday mo...
Mar 17, 2021 KNSI News
Lawmakers Fear Turning 144 Cities Into "Micropolitan" Areas
CITY (AP) - A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the federal government not to remove 144 cities from being designated as metropolitan areas. They say reclassifying them as "micropolitan" could pu...
Mar 16, 2021 KNSI News
River's Edge Convention Center Tapped as State's Next COVID-19 Community Vaccination Site
(KNSI) - St. Cloud's River's Edge Convention Center will soon turn into a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination clinic as Minnesota makes it its sixth community vaccination site in the state. Gov. Tim Walz...
Mar 16, 2021 Dene Dryden
Music, Art Events Returning to Munsinger Gardens This Summer
(KNSI) - Summer events at Munsinger Gardens are back on for 2021. The biweekly Music in the Gardens concerts start Sunday, June 13th at 3 p.m. near the Munsinger Gardens gazebo. The summer's musical l...
Mar 16, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Sen. Smith Will Chair Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee
(KNSI) - A U.S. Senator from Minnesota has been tapped to Chair the Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee. Senator Tina Smith is in charge of the subcommittee, which oversees many U.S. Department ...
Mar 16, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News