Category Archives: Latest News
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Protect Yourself From COVID-19 Vaccine Email Scams
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says a man is dead after a workplace accident Friday afternoon. 32-year-old Keith Kingsley was working to sanitize the inside of a turkey barn while pullin...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 11, 2021
Fatal Workplace Accident Under Investigation
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says a man is dead after a workplace accident Friday afternoon. 32-year-old Keith Kingsley was working to sanitize the inside of a turkey barn while pullin...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 11, 2021

Slip Up On Your Healthy Eating Plan? Weight Loss Expert Says Don't Panic
(KNSI) - It's Monday. Did you slip up on your healthy eating plan over the weekend? Weight loss counselor Tabetha Temperley with Livea Weight Control Centers says to look at your healthy eating plan m...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 11, 2021
Governor Denounces GOP Leaders for Refusal to Admit 2020 Election Was Fair
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz denounced Minnesota Republican leaders Monday for refusing to clearly state that the presidential election was free and fair. The Democratic governor also disclosed th...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 11, 2021

St. Cloud Police Investigating Weekend Shooting
(KNSI) - A case of mistaken identity may have been the reasoning behind a shooting over the weekend in St. Cloud. Police say just before 12:30 Saturday afternoon, they were called to the parking lot o...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 11, 2021

COP House Clothing Drive This Week
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Community Outpost or COP House is collecting warm clothing and blankets to help area families in need. The winter clothing drive is coming up this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 11, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Education Minnesota Worried About Unsafe Return to In Person Learning
(KNSI) - Education Minnesota, the state's largest teachers' union, says it is worried about the dial turns taking effect today and how a new resurgence in cases could lead to unsafe reopenings of scho...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 11, 2021 Unsplash

Local Water Expert Chosen to Assist State Pollution Control Agency
SAINT CLOUD (KNSI) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has hired a local water treatment manager to serve as a technical advisor for its Smart Salting Assessment Tool program. The MPCA hired Jim ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 08, 2021

MDH Officials Optimistic but Cautious as State Loosens Restrictions, Continues Vaccinations
(KNSI) - According to the CDC, Minnesota has been allocated more than 378,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far. Amid worries that vaccine rollout in the state and nationwide is going too slowly, stat...
Dene Dryden Jan 07, 2021 Kai Pilger / Unsplash
District 742 Speeds Up Return to Classrooms
(KNSI) - Officials with St. Cloud Area School District 742 are speeding up their plan to return kids to the classroom. A press release from the district says the plans prioritize the youngest students...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 07, 2021