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One Person Dead, Another Injured After Head-On Crash Near Big Lake
(KNSI) - A Monticello man is dead after a head-on crash along Sherburne County Road 14 Thursday morning. The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office says 86-year-old Ronald Olson lost control of his vehicle...
Dene Dryden Feb 19, 2021 Pixabay

Public School Enrollment Drops 2 Percent in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Public school enrollment in Minnesota dropped by about 17,000 students as families turned to home schooling, private schools and delaying entry into kindergarten amid the coronaviru...
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Man Arrested in Connection to Shooting Sunday Morning
(KNSI) - One man is under arrest, and another is hospitalized after a shooting Sunday. St. Cloud police say they were called to the St. Cloud Hospital about 2:45 a.m. for a report of a man who showed ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 19, 2021 Unsplash

Driver Airlifted After Snowmobile Crash
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a snowmobile crash Thursday. Emergency crews were called to the crash on a trail just north of Clearwater at 5:40 p.m. First respond...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 19, 2021 Unsplash

St. Cloud Area Confirms 50 New COVID-19 Cases, One Death Friday
(KNSI) - Minnesota confirms 1,001 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths on Friday. The death count includes one person from Stearns County in their 70s. The five-county area adds 50 new cases: three in ...
Dene Dryden Feb 19, 2021 Unsplash

Habitat for Humanity Silent Auction Part of CMBA's Upcoming Home Show
(KNSI) - The Central Minnesota Builders Association is teaming up with Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity during its Virtual Home & Lifestyle Show. The free show launches on March 5th and lets...
Dene Dryden Feb 19, 2021

Minnesota Administers 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesotans have now received more than 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday. Updated figures show that Minnesota health care providers have ad...
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Minnesota House Rejects Security Fund for Officer Trials
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota House rejected a bill to create a fund to bolster security during the upcoming murder trial of a former Minneapolis officer charged with killing George Floyd. The ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 19, 2021 Hennepin County Jail

Voting Open to Name a MNDOT Snow Plow
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation has opened voting to name a snowplow in each of its eight districts. The call for names came out in December. The agency says they received 24,000 s...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 19, 2021 Minnesota Department of Transportation

How to Help the Victims of the Buffalo Clinic Shooting
(KNSI) - Five area breweries are teaming up to help out the victims of last week's deadly shooting at the Allina Crossroads Clinic in Buffalo. Saturday, February 20th, is Brewery Industry Give Back Da...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 19, 2021 Unsplash