Category Archives: COVID-19
Mike Schultz Takes Silver in Italy, Preparing for 2022 Games
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud paralympic champion brought home a silver medal in his first international competition in a year. Snowboarder Mike Schultz (also known as Monster Mike) recently returned from Ital...
Apr 09, 2021 Left Chris Vos, Middle Mike Schultz and Right Noah Elliott PHOTO: Alessandro Scarpa/Submitted by Mike Schultz
New Cases Trending Up as Minnesota Doles Out More than 3 Million COVID Vaccine Doses
(KNSI) - On Thursday, Minnesota crossed a COVID-19 vaccination threshold: More than 3 million first and second doses have been administered to 1.9 million Minnesotans. The milestone comes less than tw...
Apr 08, 2021 John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool
Minnesota Reports 14 COVID-19 Deaths, 2,500+ New Cases Thursday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 2,535 new COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths around the state on Thursday. The death count includes one Stearns County resident in their 80s and a Wright ...
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Sen. Klobuchar Authors Bill To Help Restaurants Recover From Pandemic
(KNSI) - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar was in St. Cloud Wednesday to tout recent pandemic relief for small businesses and restaurants. Senator Klobuchar was the author of the Restaurants Act included in ...
Apr 07, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Downtown Businesses Celebrate The Return Of Sports Fans To Stadiums
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The downtown sports stadiums are not the only ones excited about bringing fans back to the stands. Businesses surrounding the stadiums are benefitting in a big way, too. On ...
Apr 07, 2021
Two Locals Among 19 COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Minnesota Wednesday
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 2,004 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths on Wednesday. The death count includes one person from Morrison County in their 90s and one person from Stearns County in their 70s...
Apr 07, 2021
The Changes You Can Expect At Target Field For Twins’ Home Opener
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota is just two days away from the first Twins home game with fans in the stands in two seasons — not since October 2019. As of last week, Target Field is now al...
Apr 06, 2021
Minnesota Health Leaders Warn of COVID-19 Case, Hospitalization Uptick in Recent Weeks
(KNSI) - During March, Minnesota made significant process in vaccinating its 16-and-older population against COVID-19, doling out 1,346,507 doses last month. About 42 percent of eligible Minnesotans h...
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Minnesota Launches Vaccination Campaign Aimed at Food Service Workers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday launched an outreach campaign aimed at vaccinating Minnesota workers in frontline industries in the coming weeks. The outreach effort, which is part of a br...
Apr 06, 2021
St. Cloud Area Adds 297 New COVID-19 Cases Tuesday from Combined Sunday, Monday Test Data
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 3,014 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. The higher number of cases is due to the Minnesota Department of Health reporting both Sunday's and Monday's test data on one day. Th...
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