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COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility for Next Two Priority Groups to Open at Once This Week
(KNSI) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says the Minnesota Department of Health is opening up the next two COVID-19 vaccination eligibility groups at once. The announcement comes as the state nears the 7...
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Taproom Holding St. Patrick's Day Fundraiser for Food Shelf
(KNSI) - March is Food Share month, and you can help a St. Cloud area food shelf feed hungry families and enjoy a beer from a local taproom on St. Patrick's Day. Catholic Charities Emergency Services ...
Mar 08, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
MDH: Vaccine Rollout Faces 'Race Against Time' in Preventing Future COVID-19 Case Surges
(KNSI) - The swift distribution of COVID-19 vaccines developed less than a year after the first cases were found in the U.S. has painted a brighter picture for 2021 versus 2020. However, Minnesota hea...
Mar 08, 2021
House Fire Injures Two People Near St. Joseph
(KNSI) - Two people were hurt when a home in rural Stearns County caught fire. The sheriff's office says the fire started in an upstairs bedroom at 35274 County Road 4 in St. Wendel Township, about th...
Mar 08, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Former Owner of The Persian Supper Club Has Died
(KNSI) - The former owner of the famous Persian Supper Club has passed away. Sources tell KNSI that 84-year-old Al Kirmeier died Sunday at St. Cloud Hospital. According to the Stearns History Museum, ...
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Department of Public Safety Opens Saturday Times for Licenses and State ID Renewal
(KNSI) - For those who have expiring driver's licenses or ID cards as COVID-19 extensions end, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety offers Saturday hours and online renewals. The St. Cloud Exam S...
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Tickets for Imagination Library Virtual Dinner on Sale
(KNSI) - You can help expand a child's mind and enjoy some fantastic food from your home during the 12th annual Imagination Library Progressive Dinner presented by the United Way of Central Minnesota....
Mar 08, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Maple Syrup Open House Tours Coming Up at Kraemer Lake - Wildwood County Park
(KNSI) - People curious about how maple syrup is made can go to a maple syrup open house tour at Kraemer Lake - Wildwood County Park. Wildwood Ranch Maple Syrup is offering smaller open house tours of...
Mar 08, 2021 Stearns County
39 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Around St. Cloud Monday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 473 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths on Monday. None of those new deaths occurred around St. Cloud, but there are 39 new cases in the five-county a...
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More than Half of Minnesota's Teachers, Seniors Vaccinated Against COVID-19
(KNSI) - Minnesota hit a milestone this weekend: 1 million people vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least one dose. The state's latest data, reported on March 5, shows 1,046,077 people have received...
Mar 08, 2021 A nurse prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccination at the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center during COVID-19 vaccinations in Eagan, Minn., on Friday, March 5, 2021. Approximately 13,400 doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered at the Minnesota Vikings practice facility to health care workers and adults 65 years of age or older over the next few days. (John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool)