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Bernick Family Foundation Awards $120,000 in Grants Around Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - The Bernick Family Foundation has awarded $120,000 in grants around central Minnesota. The grants are for organizations and projects that will go toward supporting youth, education, and healt...
Jan 20, 2021
Thousands of Minnesotans Compete for Limited COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments in First Week of Expanded Eligibility
(KNSI) - Thousands of Minnesotans have grabbed most of the appointments for the state's 12,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses allocated for seniors, teachers and child care workers this week through its nine ...
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Minnesota Man Threatened Police, Arrested on Weapons Charge, Complaint Says
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota man who allegedly bragged about planning to kill a police officer at a pro-Trump rally in St. Paul was accused in federal court Tuesday of trying to sell an undercov...
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Limited COVID-19 Vaccination Sign-Ups Start Today as Minnesota Sees 922 New Cases
(KNSI) - Eligible Minnesotans can sign up for the very first appointments at Minnesota's nine COVID-19 vaccination clinics at noon Tuesday. Monday, Governor Tim Walz announced that the state will begi...
Jan 19, 2021
Catholic Charities' Share the Spirit Program a Smashing Success - Thanks to KNSI Listeners
(KNSI) - A local adopt a family program was a smashing success for 2020. Executive Director for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud Steve Pareja says their Share the Spirit Program came dow...
Jan 19, 2021
MPCA Plans Public Information Sessions for Proposed Clean Car Rule
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is moving ahead with adopting the Clean Cars Minnesota rule, and virtual public information sessions about it are happening soon. If it goes into effect...
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Judge Orders Florida Company to Stop Using 3M's Name on Counterfeit Face Masks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge has ordered a Florida company accused of selling counterfeit N95 face masks with 3M's name on them to stop using the Minnesota company's trademarks and representing ...
Jan 19, 2021
Walz, State Health Leaders Stress Need for More COVID-19 Vaccines
(KNSI) - "If we had vaccine [at] full supply at HealthPartners, we could offer more vaccinations in a single day than our current allocation allows us to offer in a single week." CEO and president of ...
Jan 18, 2021
Stearns County Sheriff's K9 Officer Gets New Bulletproof Vest
(KNSI) - A Stearns County K9 officer has some new equipment thanks to a generous donation from a nonprofit organization started by a fifth-grader. The sheriff's office says its multipurpose K9 Rex now...
Jan 18, 2021
Unlock Your Love and Make History With Stearns History Museum
(KNSI) - The Stearns History Museum has a unique fundraiser just in time for Valentine's Day. The fundraiser is called Unlock Your Love and Make History. Here's how it works. People buy a key, which g...
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