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No Local COVID-19 Deaths Among Eight Reported Statewide Tuesday
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud area adds 61 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday with no newly reported deaths. Statewide, Minnesota sees 727 new cases and eight deaths. Stearns County adds the highest number of new...
Dene Dryden Jan 26, 2021 Unsplash

Stearns County Sheriff Looking for a Missing Teenager
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to find a missing teenager. Deputies say 14-year-old Alexus Rayne Norberg left her home in St. Cloud on January 19th withou...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 26, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

St. Cloud State University to Allow Family Members of Teams to Attend Games
(KNSI) - St. Cloud State University is making an update to its fan attendance policy. The athletics department says family members will be allowed to attend games for the winter sports season, startin...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 26, 2021 Unsplash

Local Congresswoman Appointed to Three House Committees
(KNSI) - Minnesota's Seventh District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach has been appointed to serve on three committees within the U.S. House of Representatives. Fischbach has been appointed to serve o...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 26, 2021 Unsplash

Walz to Focus on COVID-19 Recovery With Upcoming Budget
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz will this week propose a two-year budget with a heavy focus on helping Minnesota recover from the impact of COVID-19. The governor's budget, which is expected to t...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 26, 2021 AP Images

MyPillow CEO Permanently Banned from Twitter
UNDATED (AP) - Twitter has permanently banned My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell's account after he continually perpetuated the baseless claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 U.S. presidential election. A Twit...
Associated Press Jan 26, 2021 Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash

St. Cloud Man Arrested for Allegedly Selling Fake Heroin
(KNSI) - A 37-year-old St. Cloud man was arrested after allegedly selling fake heroin. The Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force used a confidential informant to buy 4.9 grams of heroin from T...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 26, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Minnesota Identifies First Known Brazil P.1 Variant COVID-19 Case in United States
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health's Public Health Laboratory has found the first documented case of the Brazil P.1 SARS-CoV-2 variant in the United States. Like the B.1.1.7 variant first dis...
Dene Dryden Jan 25, 2021

Walz, Flanagan Launch 'Due North' Education Plan for Minnesota Schools, Students
(KNSI) - After nearly a year of changes and disruptions in education brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan introduced the Due North Education Pl...
Dene Dryden Jan 25, 2021 Pixabay

FireFest 2021 Lineup Announced
(KNSI) - The annual fundraiser for the Cold Spring Fire and Rescue Department Relief Association is back for 2021. This year's lineup features Blackhawk, Minnesota native Aaron Clafton, Jordan Davis, ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 25, 2021 Facebook