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US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear...
Jan 20, 2026 AP Photo/Jack Brook
Emmer Touts $18.5 Million in Federal Infrastructure Funding for Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota lawmaker is touting a bill that will bring federal tax dollars to the district. The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate have passed a comprehensive appropriation...
Jan 19, 2026 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Barneløpet Kids' Nordic Ski Fest Returns to St. Cloud on February 1st
(KNSI) - The Barnelpet Kids' Nordic Ski Fest will return to St. Cloud next month after extreme cold forced organizers to cancel last year's event. The Nordic Ski Club of Central Minnesota and the City...
Jan 19, 2026 Nordic Ski Club of Central Minnesota
SCSU Hosts Genocide Scholar on What History Teaches Today's Soldiers, Police
(KNSI) - St. Cloud State University will welcome a leading expert on genocide studies to examine what the darkest chapters of the 20th century can teach today's military and law enforcement profession...
Jan 19, 2026 St. Cloud State University
Statewide Strike Encouraged in Minnesota in Response to Heavy Handed Immigration and Customs Enforcement Action
With federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showing no signs of leaving Minnesota, local organizers want to display a strong sense of solidarity in condemning the heavy-handed tactics of I...
Jan 19, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigrat...
Jan 19, 2026 Associated Press
DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and...
Jan 19, 2026 AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Offering Free Entry to State Parks Monday, January 19th
(KNSI) - Today is the first Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' first Free Park Day of 2026. The DNR is waiving entrance fees at all 73 state parks and recreation areas as part of its Free Park...
Jan 19, 2026 Unsplash
Minnesota State Fair Admission and Parking Rates to Remain Unchanged for 2026
(KNSI) - The Minnesota State Fair is still eight months away, but the board says admission and parking prices will remain the same as they were for 2025. Pre-fair discount admission tickets cost $17 f...
Jan 19, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News
What's Open and Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
(KNSI) - As communities across central Minnesota prepare to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 19th, here's a list of what's open and closed. St. Cloud city offices will...
Jan 19, 2026 Unsplash