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Pioneer Place on 5th Hosting Virtual Fundraiser for Kids Entering Foster Care
(KNSI) - The Pioneer Place on 5th is playing host to a virtual fundraiser that helps kids going into foster care. Local favorites Radio Nation will be performing from the stage at Pioneer Place and be...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 28, 2021 Pixabay

New Grocery Store Model Improves Access to Healthy Food for Low Income Minnesotans
(KNSI) - Food insecurity has been exacerbated by the pandemic, but community-level advocates say affordable, healthy options shouldn't get lost in response to hunger. Kurt Vickman, the founder of Good...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 28, 2021 Unsplash

Stolen Trailers Recovered; Two Suspects Arrested
(KNSI) - Two people are under arrest after a multi-agency investigation regarding trailers stolen from Hilmerson RV. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says it worked with the Mille Lacs County Sher...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 28, 2021 Morrison County Sheriff's Office

Paramount Presents Virtual Piano Performances for Valentine's Day Weekend
(KNSI) - The Paramount Center for the Arts in St. Cloud is coming together with the Hennepin Theatre Trust in Minneapolis to present five virtual performances by pianist and songwriter Jim Brickman ne...
Dene Dryden Jan 27, 2021 Pexels
State Legislature Debates Competing Election Law Proposals
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A post-election fight over whether Minnesota's election laws should be tightened or changed to make voting easier heated up Wednesday as a key Senate panel backed a Republican propo...
Associated Press Jan 27, 2021
Eight Face Charges in Alleged Minnesota Medicare Fraud Operation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Eight people accused in scheme to bilk the state's Medicaid program out of more than $860,000 were charged Wednesday in Hennepin County District Court with a combined 46 counts of f...
Associated Press Jan 27, 2021

Wolgamott Authors Legislation to Increase Safety at Meat Processing Plants
(KNSI) - Lawmakers in the Minnesota House of Representatives are introducing a bill, authored by St. Cloud DFL Rep. Dan Wolgamott, that would require more safety measures to protect workers in the sta...
Dene Dryden Jan 27, 2021 Meat is shown at Westborn Market in Berkley, Mich., Wednesday, April 29, 2020. President Donald Trump ordered meat processing plants to stay open amid concerns over growing coronavirus COVID-19 cases and the impact on the nation's food supply. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Economist Says Minimum Wage Increase Proposal is "Feel-Good Legislation" That Won't Have a Big Effect
(KNSI) - A bill introduced in Congress would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour. A wage hike, economist Ray Perryman says, if approved, would be the first such increase s...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 27, 2021 Unsplash

Lazydays RV Dealership Coming to Monticello
(KNSI) - Central Minnesota is getting a new RV dealership come spring. Lazydays will be opening its second location in Monticello after signing a purchase agreement for a 10.68 acre piece of property ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 27, 2021 Unsplash
CentraCare Eases Visitor Restrictions As COVID-19 Cases Continue Decline
(KNSI) - CentraCare is updating its visitor policy amid the state's decrease in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Starting Thursday, patients at CentraCare and Carris Health hospitals, clinics ...
Dene Dryden Jan 27, 2021