Category Archives: COVID-19
Wrongly Convicted Man Who Escape Death Row Dies of COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man who escaped death row in Louisiana in 2012 after he was exonerated by DNA evidence for a murder he didn't commit has died of COVID-19. Damon Thibodeaux's death earlier this mo...
Sep 15, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Congressman Introduces Amendment to Fund Oversight of COVID-19 Related Spending
(KNSI) - Minnesota Sixth District Congressman Tom Emmer Monday introduced an amendment to redirect $35 million of the proposed $3.5 trillion tax and spending proposals or reconciliation bill. Emmer is...
Sep 13, 2021 U.S. House of Representatives
206 New COVID Cases Found in St. Cloud Area Friday
(KNSI) - The state of Minnesota reports 2,050 new COVID-19 cases Friday along with 18 more COVID deaths. While 12 of the new fatalities were reported from September and one from August, four were part...
Sep 10, 2021 Unsplash
With Minnesota COVID Cases Remaining High, Health and Education Leaders Emphasize In-School Precautions
(KNSI) - The school year has begun for most Minnesota kids, teachers and parents, but with community transmission of COVID-19 still high around the state, Minnesota health and education leaders are ur...
Sep 09, 2021 Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash
Minnesota State Fair COVID Vaccine Clinic Administers Shots to 3,000+ Fairgoers
(KNSI) - The Minnesota State Fair wrapped up Monday, and Gov. Tim Walz says more than 3,000 fairgoers got their COVID-19 vaccines at the fair this year. According to the governor's office, 3,118 peopl...
Sep 07, 2021 Unsplash
Friday MDH Data Confirms 2,000+ COVID Cases, 12 Deaths
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms more than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 found across the state Friday. Out of the 2,088 newly confirmed cases, 205 were found in the five-county St. ...
Sep 07, 2021 Unsplash
St. Katharine Drexel School in St. Cloud Identifies Several Positive COVID Cases Just Days Into the New School Year
(KNSI) - Just days into the new school year, Catholic Community Schools says at least one building in their system has identified "several positive cases" of COVID-19. Officials with St. Katharine Dre...
Sep 05, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Allocating American Rescue Plan Funding to Schools, Workforce Development, Homeless Shelters
(KNSI) - Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday that Minnesota has received $106 million in American Rescue Plan Funding, and most of those funds will be diverted toward helping K-12 students, increasing the ...
Sep 03, 2021 Pixabay
Gopher Football Fans Relish Return Of In-Person Excitement In Sold-Out Season Opener
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — For first time in nearly two years, tens of thousands of Gopher football fans watched their team take the field in person. The University of Minnesota hosted number four-ran...
Sep 02, 2021
Minnesota Educators Say Their Mental Health, Students' Mental Health Are Top Challenges During COVID-19
(KNSI) - Another school year is starting amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and teachers' and students' mental well-being is a big concern for many Minnesota educators. Dr. Katie Pekel, Principal in Residenc...
Sep 01, 2021 Unsplash