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Catholic Charities' Share the Spirit Program a Smashing Success - Thanks to KNSI Listeners
(KNSI) - A local adopt a family program was a smashing success for 2020. Executive Director for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud Steve Pareja says their Share the Spirit Program came dow...
Jan 19, 2021
MPCA Plans Public Information Sessions for Proposed Clean Car Rule
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is moving ahead with adopting the Clean Cars Minnesota rule, and virtual public information sessions about it are happening soon. If it goes into effect...
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Judge Orders Florida Company to Stop Using 3M's Name on Counterfeit Face Masks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge has ordered a Florida company accused of selling counterfeit N95 face masks with 3M's name on them to stop using the Minnesota company's trademarks and representing ...
Jan 19, 2021
Walz, State Health Leaders Stress Need for More COVID-19 Vaccines
(KNSI) - "If we had vaccine [at] full supply at HealthPartners, we could offer more vaccinations in a single day than our current allocation allows us to offer in a single week." CEO and president of ...
Jan 18, 2021
Stearns County Sheriff's K9 Officer Gets New Bulletproof Vest
(KNSI) - A Stearns County K9 officer has some new equipment thanks to a generous donation from a nonprofit organization started by a fifth-grader. The sheriff's office says its multipurpose K9 Rex now...
Jan 18, 2021
Unlock Your Love and Make History With Stearns History Museum
(KNSI) - The Stearns History Museum has a unique fundraiser just in time for Valentine's Day. The fundraiser is called Unlock Your Love and Make History. Here's how it works. People buy a key, which g...
Jan 18, 2021 Unsplash
Governor to Address Minnesota Regarding Next Steps in Vaccine Distribution Plan
(KNSI) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will address the state Monday afternoon to discuss the next steps in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. Governor Walz sharply criticized the Trump administrat...
Jan 18, 2021 AP Images
850 Minnesota National Guard Members Deployed to Washington
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - About 850 members of the Minnesota National Guard are among 25,000 soldiers streaming into Washington from across the country for Wednesday's presidential inauguration. The number o...
Jan 18, 2021
Over 1,300 New COVID-19 Cases and 40 Related Deaths Reported Sunday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota health officials on Sunday reported 1,364 new cases of COVID-19 and 40 additional deaths due to complications from the virus. The state's death count is the 22nd highest i...
Jan 18, 2021
Man Who Held Child Hostage Was From Missouri
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) - Police in a Twin Cities suburb say they don't know why a man who held a young boy hostage before killing himself was in Minnesota or the community. Brooklyn Park Deputy Chi...
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