Category Archives: Latest News
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Walz Activates Minnesota National Guard After Federal Agent Shooting in Minneapolis
(KNSI) - Governor Tim Walz has activated the Minnesota National Guard to support local law enforcement after a shooting involving federal immigration enforcement agents in south Minneapolis. The gover...
Jake Judd Jan 08, 2026 AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file

Officer Who Shot Minneapolis Woman Previously Injured in June Incident
(KNSI) - The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot a Minneapolis woman earlier this week has been identified as Jonathan Ross, according to information released by Department of...
Jake Judd Jan 08, 2026 AP Photo/Tom Baker

St. Cloud City Council to Discuss Possible Sales Tax Funding for YMCA Outdoor Waterpark
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council will discuss the option of using sales tax money to help pay for an outdoor waterpark at the St. Cloud Area Family YMCA. The item is included in the agenda for Mond...
Jake Judd Jan 08, 2026 St. Cloud Area Family YMCA

Minnesota Still Adding Jobs in Latest Unemployment Report
(KNSI) - Minnesota was still adding jobs in the fall, bucking the national trend. The Department of Employment and Economic Development says the state added 8,900 jobs between September and November w...
Ashley Menzemer Jan 08, 2026 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

BCA Says Feds Have Taken Over Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says it has been iced out of an investigation into the shooting involving a federal immigration officer that occurred Wednesday in Minneapolis. S...
Ashley Menzemer Jan 08, 2026 Associated Press

MnDOT to Reconstruct Highway 24 Interchange at I-94 in Clearwater Starting 2026
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation has two major construction projects that will disrupt traffic starting in the spring. Crews will reconstruct the Highway 24 interchange at Interstat...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 08, 2026 KNSI News

University of Minnesota Researchers Develop New Method to Remove PFAS From Water
(KNSI) - Cities are taking note as researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a new method of removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or forever chemicals, from...
Ashley Menzemer Jan 08, 2026 Unplash

Level Three Sex Offender to Live in Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office says a level three predatory offender is moving into a central Minnesota community. They say 37-year-old David John Kangas plans to live in rural Princet...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 08, 2026 Minnesota Department of Corrections

St. Cloud VA Deploys Multi-Faceted Approach to Combat Veteran Homelessness
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud VA Medical Center says it's deployed a network of programs to address homelessness among veterans in central Minnesota, and they're seeing results. Denis McGinnis, a social work...
Jake Judd Jan 07, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Man Extradited Back to U.S. to Face Charges for 2022 Overdose Death Near New London
(KNSI) - A Willmar man will finally face justice for his alleged role in a 2022 fentanyl overdose death, after he had previously fled the country while out on bail. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Ap...
Ashley Menzemer Jan 07, 2026 Unsplash