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Congress is holding emergency briefings on security after Minnesota shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) - Members of Congress will attend emergency briefings this week after the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker brought renewed fears - and stoked existing partisan tensions - over the...
Jun 17, 2025 AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana
St. Cloud Scraps Yard Sign Ordinance Changes for Now After Free Speech Backlash
(KNSI) - The City of St. Cloud is going back to the drawing board on yard sign regulations after a recent attempt to update the rules backfired. Earlier this month, the city council sought to clarify ...
Jun 17, 2025 Submitted by Jen Smith
Kidding Around: Tuesday is Family Fun Day at Foley Festival
(KNSI) - The focus is on the family during Foley Fun Days on Tuesday. Activities kick off at 2:00 p.m. with dueling events. Card games and board games will be set up at the American Legion. Over at th...
Jun 17, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Waite Park Breaks Ground on City Hall Expansion
(KNSI) - Waite Park began the process to expand its public safety facilities seven years ago. Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday that finally kickstarted the construction phase of making ...
Jun 17, 2025 KNSI News
Investigators Renew Call for Help in 32-Year-Old Disappearance of St. Augusta Man
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in solving the disappearance of a man 32 years ago. Thomas Timothy Lee was reported missing on June 18th, 1993. The 41-year...
Jun 16, 2025 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Tornado Watch Issued for Central Minnesota as Multiple Rounds of Severe Storms Threaten Region
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for central Minnesota, effective until 9:00 p.m. on Monday, June 16th, as the region braces for potentially severe weather conditions. ...
Jun 16, 2025 Photo by Nikolas Noonan on Unsplash
Storm Knocks Out Power to 1,300 Xcel Customers; Tech High School Cancels Activities for the Day
(KNSI) - More than 1,300 Xcel Energy customers are without power after a line of thunderstorms swept through the area around 1:00 p.m. Monday. The outages have affected parts of St. Cloud, Waite Park,...
Jun 16, 2025 Jake Judd KNSI News
U.S. Attorney: Boelter Tried To Kill Four Lawmakers Saturday Morning
(KNSI) - Saturday's politically motivated shootings were described as "the stuff of nightmares" by Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson at a press conference to announce charges against the suspect...
Jun 16, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
St. Cloud Unveils Revamped 10-10 Park and New Community Outpost in East Side Ribbon-Cutting
(KNSI) - St. Cloud officials are ready to show off improvements at 10-10 Park on the east side. The public is invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The event will include rem...
Jun 16, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Senator Jeff Howe Reflects on Deadly Attacks Targeting Colleagues, Calls for Civility in Politics
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota senator is recalling the moment he learned about a deadly attack that targeted multiple legislative colleagues over the weekend. In a coordinated assault early Saturday mo...
Jun 16, 2025 Minnesota Senate Republicans, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons