Category Archives: Latest News
Over 96,000 Permits to Carry a Firearm Issued in 2020
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released its annual permit to carry report, and it shows a staggering increase in the number issued over 2019. The report says sheriffs issue...
Mar 02, 2021 Unsplash
Study Shows Minnesota Deer Exposed to Insecticides
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A preliminary study shows that deer throughout Minnesota have been exposed to a certain class of insecticides, the state Department of Natural Resources said Monday. The DNR said fu...
Mar 01, 2021 Unsplash
Appeals Court Considers Third-Degree Murder Charge for Chauvin Ahead of Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - An appeals court considering whether to reinstate a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd reacted with skepticism ...
Mar 01, 2021
UPDATE: Meeker County Authorities Arrest One After Friday Night Homicide
Update, posted Monday, March 1 at 4:15 p.m.: (KNSI) - The Meeker County Sheriff's Office has arrested one person in a lethal shooting that happened Friday night along 545th Avenue. The 23-year-old mal...
Mar 01, 2021 Pixabay
Will St. Cloud Law Enforcement Go to Minneapolis for Chauvin's Trial? It Depends, Officials Say
(KNSI) - St. Cloud-area law enforcement authorities might assist with security efforts surrounding Derek Chauvin's trial in Minneapolis, but the potential for protests and riots in St. Cloud could kee...
Mar 01, 2021 DPS Commissioner John Harrington speaks at an Operation Safety Net press conference on March 1.
Catholic Charities Announces Senior Meal Program Pick-Up Opportunities for March
By KNSI's Jake Judd: (KNSI) - The Senior Dining Frozen Meal Expansion Project started incorporating frozen foods, developing pop-up sites, and partnering with food shelves to more than triple its capa...
Mar 01, 2021 Photo by Laura James from Pexels
Virtual Central Minnesota Home, Lifestyle Show Begins Friday
By KNSI's Jake Judd: (KNSI) - You can start planning your dream home at the Central Minnesota Builders Association 2021 Virtual Home and Lifestyle Show. The free show connects area vendors and experts...
Mar 01, 2021 Unsplash
DFL Party Executive Director Departs
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's executive director is leaving the organization. Sally Miller, who has served as executive director since January 2019, is leaving her role to bec...
Mar 01, 2021 Minnesota DFL
Stearns County Bar Caught Allegedly Serving Underage Patrons
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says more than three dozen minor consumption tickets were handed out at the Horseshoe Bar in Spring Hill after several people were reportedly inside past b...
Mar 01, 2021 Unsplash
CDC Kicks Off a Stop Smoking Campaign Today
(KNSI) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention kicks off its "Tips From Former Smokers" campaign today. The CDC's Diane Beistle says research shows the campaign works. "We know that from 2012...
Mar 01, 2021