Category Archives: Latest News
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Questions Swirling Around How the Buffalo Clinic Shooting Suspect Was Able to Get a Gun
(KNSI) - Questions are being raised about how someone with a history like the suspect behind Tuesday's deadly attack on an Allina Health clinic got his hands on the gun police say he used to carry out...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 12, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz
MDH Reports More than 1,000 New COVID Cases, 19 Deaths Friday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,058 new COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths Friday. Fifteen of those deaths were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities, and the death...
Dene Dryden Feb 12, 2021

Walz Loosens Capacity Limits for Indoor Entertainment, Restaurants Following Improved COVID-19 Outlook
(KNSI) - Some small dial turns will go into effect Saturday as Minnesota's daily COVID-19 cases and test positivity rate continue to decline. Friday, Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order that i...
Dene Dryden Feb 12, 2021 Valeria Boltneva from Pexels

Woman Killed in Clinic Attack Was a Student at St. Cloud Technical and Community College
(KNSI) - The 37-year-old medical assistant killed in the attack on the clinic in Buffalo Tuesday morning was a student at St. Cloud Technical and Community College. A statement from the school says Li...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 12, 2021 GoFundMe

Two Local COVID-19 Deaths Among 24 Reported Statewide Thursday
(KNSI) - Two people from the St. Cloud area have died from COVID-19, according to the Minnesota Department of Health's Thursday update. They were a Benton County resident in their 80s and a Wright Cou...
Dene Dryden Feb 11, 2021 Unsplash

Wright County Attorney Details Horror at Allina Crossroads Clinic Shooting Scene
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man who shot five staff members at a Minnesota health clinic this week shot two of them in the reception area before heading back to where patients are treated and shooting three ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 11, 2021 Wright County Jail

New York Times: Bill Barr Pulled Plug on Derek Chauvin Plea Deal
(KNSI) - A new report from the New York Times showed how close a plea deal was in the case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and who pulled the plug. Chauvin is accused of kneeli...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 11, 2021 Hennepin County Jail

No Devices Found After SCPD, Bomb Squad Search Apartment in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department says there is no ongoing danger in the 3700 block of West St. Germain Street in St. Cloud after authorities searched a man's apartment, vehicle and garage Wedn...
Dene Dryden Feb 11, 2021 Pixabay

Bill Proposes Shifting Minnesota National Guard Sexual Assault Investigations to BCA
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A bill aiming to create a clear process and timely system for investigating sexual assaults when both the perpetrator and the victim are members of the Minnesota National Guard is m...
Associated Press Feb 11, 2021 Minnesota National Guard
Winona-Rochester Diocese Settles Abuse Claims
WINONA, Minn. (AP) - The Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota says it has reached a $21.5 million settlement with 145 individuals who were sexually abused by its clergy members. It's the last Cath...
Associated Press Feb 11, 2021