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Catholic Charities' Mardi Gras is Saturday, January 23rd
(KNSI) - There is still time to register for the Catholic Charities St. Cloud annual Mardi Gras event this weekend. Executive Director Steve Pareja says this year's event is free to register and will ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 22, 2021 Unsplash

Stearns County Asks Residents to Remove Political Lawn Signs
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Elections Office says now that the 2020 elections are behind us, it's time the lawn signs be put away. Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer Randy Schreifels says Minnesota law ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 22, 2021 Unsplash

Stearns County Resident Among 21 New COVID-19 Deaths in Minnesota Friday
(KNSI) - The state of Minnesota sees its second day with a COVID-19 test positivity rate under 4 percent. The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 1,525 new COVID-19 cases statewide out of 42,680 t...
Dene Dryden Jan 22, 2021 Unsplash

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota Adds VEX Robotics Program
(KNSI) - The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota is launching a new program to get kids excited about manufacturing, technology, and engineering. It's called VEX Robotics, and it's part of the C...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 22, 2021

Minneapolis Reaches Settlement for Trump Rally Security
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The mayor of Minneapolis said Thursday the city has reached a settlement with the operators of the Target Center to help pay for the cost of hosting President Donald Trump's rally i...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 22, 2021 History in HD / Unsplash

Minnesota Vaccine Pilot Program Starts Administering Shots
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota began administering a limited supply of coronavirus vaccine to seniors through a pilot program on Thursday after federal vaccine priorities expanded last week to include t...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 22, 2021 Hakan Nural on Unsplash
Elderly Willmar Murder Defendant Released From Jail
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - An elderly Sioux Falls man charged in a 1974 stabbing death has been released from jail because of his declining health, according to authorities working on the case. Algene V...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 22, 2021

Highway 15 Crash Victim Identified
(KNSI) - The Minnesota State Patrol is releasing the name of the man killed in a head-on crash on Highway 15 Wednesday night. Crash investigators say 48-year-old Anthony Heitz of Kingson was going sou...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 22, 2021

St. Cloud COP House Clothing Donations Given Away This Week
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Community Outpost is currently distributing winter items collected during a recent clothing drive. The items include jackets, blankets, snow pants, gloves, hats, and boots and w...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 21, 2021 St. Cloud Police Department

Central Minnesota Congressional Delegation Reach Out to President Joe Biden
(KNSI) - The inauguration of President Joe Biden seems to be striking a hopeful note with at least two Republicans from Minnesota's congressional delegation. Sixth District Congressman Tom Emmer issue...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 21, 2021