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Catholic Church Elects First American Pope in History
(KNSI) - The Catholic Church has elected the first American Pope in history. Robert Francis Prevost OSA is an American Catholic prelate who has been prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president ...
May 08, 2025
State Asks People to Take Precautions to Help Control Wildfires
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants residents to take precautions against wildfires. They describe the spring so far as an active season with 475 wildfires reported since Apri...
May 08, 2025 U.S. Forest Service Facebook Page
White smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the election of a new pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) - White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Ch...
May 08, 2025 AP Photo/Andrew Medichini
Avon Hills Folk School Receives $160,000 Grant
(KNSI) - The Avon Hills Folk School has been given a big boost thanks to a $160,000 grant. The 64-acre campus sits in a natural valley with the Spunk River. The grounds host several educational progra...
May 08, 2025 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Two People Injured in Crash on Highway 10
(KNSI) - Highway 10 near Big Lake is back open following a serious crash near Big Lake Thursday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol's preliminary crash report, just before 7:15, a straigh...
May 08, 2025 Unsplash
Design of the new Stearns County Jail and Justice Center is Fully Underway
(KNSI) - Design of the Stearns County jail and justice center is fully underway. The Board of Commissioners got a look at an initial design for the building on January 7th. On January 28th, architects...
May 08, 2025 Stearns County
Wright County Sheriff's Department on the Scene of a Stand Off
(KNSI) - The Wright County Sheriff's Office says it is on the scene of a standoff in Montrose. What started as the execution of a search warrant at a unit inside an apartment complex turned into a bar...
May 08, 2025 KNSI News
Police Concerned About Safety of Missing Willmar Teens
(KNSI) - Two teenagers are missing in Willmar, and the police department is asking for help in finding them immediately, as there is concern for their safety. Angel Perez-Ortiz and Brianna Marie Holla...
May 08, 2025
Strides for Stroke Walk in St. Cloud Set for May 17th
(KNSI) - St. Cloud's annual Strides for Stroke Walk is coming up on May 17th as part of National Stroke Awareness Month. CentraCare has teamed up with the Minnesota Stroke Association for the event at...
May 08, 2025 Pixabay
Drunken driver who plowed into Minnesota restaurant patio, killing 2, pleads guilty to murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man who was driving drunk when he crashed into a patio at a popular Minnesota restaurant, killing two people and injuring nine others, pleaded guilty to murder and other charges W...
May 07, 2025 Unsplash