Category Archives: COVID-19
Twins, Athletics Plan Doubleheader For Tuesday After Monday Game Postponed
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The game between Minnesota and the Oakland Athletics scheduled for Monday night at the Coliseum has been postponed because of the Twins' continued COVID-19 problems. Major Leagu...
Apr 17, 2021
Minnesota Reports 2,299 COVID-19 Cases, 6 Deaths Friday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 2,299 new cases of COVID-19 and six deaths on Friday, including a Wright County resident who was in their 70s. The five-county St. Cloud area sees 2...
Apr 16, 2021 Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash
'Perfect Storm' Causing Shipping Issues Across the Globe
(KNSI) - If it seems like store shelves are still a little bare or that item you ordered online is still on backorder, you're not alone. Transportation experts say the perfect storm of a trade war wit...
Apr 16, 2021 Andy Li/Unsplash
Minnesota COVID Case, Hospitalization Rate Up 60 Percent in Two Weeks, Health Officials Say
(KNSI) - Minnesota is still in "precarious territory" with COVID-19, according to state health leaders, who pointed to a 60 percent growth in new cases in the past two weeks as one indication of conce...
Apr 15, 2021 Unsplash
Cathedral Students Raise More than 8K for Food Shelf
(KNSI) - A group of high school students in St. Cloud shattered their goal by raising more than $8,000 for a local food shelf. Cathedral High School kids in the Global Issues class raised the money fr...
Apr 15, 2021 Submitted by Cathedral High School
MSHSL Asks State Health Department for Mask Leniency with Outdoor Sports
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota State High School League board asked state health officials Thursday to allow spring sports athletes to compete outdoors without wearing masks. The recommendation by t...
Apr 15, 2021 Photo by Vera Davidova on Unsplash
St. Cloud Reports 273 New COVID-19 Cases Thursday; Nearly 700 People Hospitalized with COVID Statewide
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 2,736 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 deaths on Thursday. None of the deaths were reported from the five-county St. Cloud area. There are 273 local new cases: 16 in Benton Coun...
Apr 15, 2021 Unsplash
Mayor Sets Date, Location for 16th State of The City Address
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis is getting ready to deliver his 16th State of the City Address. "It's May 4, at 12:30 p.m. at Lake George on the performing stage, weather permitting. Hopefully, it...
Apr 14, 2021
Paramount To Host Crowd For First Time Since Start of Pandemic
(KNSI) - After more than a year without an audience, the Paramount Center for the Performing Arts in St. Cloud will play to a live crowd. The Paramount Theatre will open on May 6th with the Fabulous A...
Apr 14, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
MN Extends COVID-19 State of Emergency for 13th Time
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota officials extended the peacetime emergency for another 30 days in order to boost the state's response to more infectious variants of the COVID-19 virus. The five Democrati...
Apr 14, 2021 Governor Walz's Office