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Bill Allowing Businesses to Stay Open With No State Imposed Limitations Passes First Committee
(KNSI) - A bill allowing businesses to be open with no state-imposed limitations, provided the business owner maintains a COVID-19 preparedness plan has passed its first committee. Author of the bill,...
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Sherburne County Businesses Have Extra Time to Apply for COVID-19 Relief
(KNSI) - An extended application period is now open for Sherburne County's 2021 COVID-19 Business Relief Fund. The grants are open to businesses in two tiers: those that had to close due to Executive ...
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COVID-19 Priority Vaccine Recipients in Wright, Sherburne Counties Can Sign Up for Waitlist
(KNSI) - As the COVID-19 vaccine gradually becomes more available for Minnesota seniors and other priority groups, Wright and Sherburne counties are offering online sign-up forms for those who are int...
Dene Dryden Feb 04, 2021 Pexels

Arrest Made In Connection to Wednesday Night Shooting in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department says they have arrested three men in connection to a shooting Wednesday night. Police say just before midnight; they spotted a vehicle they believed to be invo...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 04, 2021 KNSI News

Grove City Man Dies in Wrong Way Crash
(KNSI) - The Minnesota State Patrol says a 60-year-old Grove City man is dead after a crash involving a semi on Interstate 94 near Albany Thursday morning. Troopers say the man's 2003 Grand Prix was d...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 04, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

St. Cloud Area School District 742 Secondary Students Return to In Person Learning Next Month
(KNSI) - Officials with St. Cloud Area School District 742 say their students in secondary school will be returning to full-time in-person learning early next month. The St. Cloud School Board decided...
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St. Cloud Police Investigating Wednesday Night Shooting
(KNSI) - St. Cloud police are investigating after a shooting Wednesday night. Police were called to a report of possible gunshots at about 6:30 in the area of 25th Avenue South and 1st Street South. W...
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St. Cloud Hospital Patient OK After Barricading in Exam Room with Knife
(KNSI) - A man is OK after barricading himself in a St. Cloud Hospital exam room, threatening to hurt himself. Just after noon on Tuesday, the St. Cloud Police Department responded to the hospital's e...
Dene Dryden Feb 03, 2021

Walz Calls on Legislature to Establish Law Enforcement Fund Ahead of Chauvin Trial
(KNSI) - On Wednesday, Governor Tim Walz urged lawmakers to act on his proposal to establish a $35 million State Aid for Emergencies Account. In the case of unrest, riots or other emergencies, the acc...
Dene Dryden Feb 03, 2021 AP Images
Local Health Experts Point Out How Minnesota Can Better Prevent, Stop Tobacco Use
(KNSI) - Minnesota's tobacco control report card contains some passing and failing grades, according to the American Lung Association. In its State of Tobacco 2021 report, the ALA says Minnesota gets ...
Dene Dryden Feb 03, 2021