Category Archives: KNSI Local News
One Person Shot at Twin Cities Movie Theater
Originally published 6:44 a.m. June 29th, 2022 Updated 12:37 p.m. June 29th, 2022 (KNSI) - The person who was shot at a movie theater in Oakdale is expected to be OK. Police say gunfire rang out at ab...
Jun 29, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
New Law Rolls Back Restrictions for Older Residents Seeking Jobless Benefits
(KNSI) - A new law taking effect in Minnesota on Sunday removes requirements restricting Social Security recipients from receiving full jobless benefits. State lawmakers have repealed the requirement,...
Jun 29, 2022 Unsplash
House Built by Sartell Students Finds Family
(KNSI) - Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity has a family for its SabreCON 1 house. Officials say Abdi and Ramla will be moving to the Sartell Community with their three children, ages 14, 12 and n...
Jun 29, 2022 Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity
Public Naming Contest Underway for New Bike Trail
(KNSI) - The Adventure Cycling Association is designating a new bicycle route through central Minnesota, but it needs a name. The 188-mile USBR 20 from the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. Cl...
Jun 29, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News
River Water Receding in Flooded Morrison County Community
RANDALL, Minn. (AP) - Officials say it will probably take another week before the river that runs through a flooded central Minnesota community returns to normal levels. Nearly a foot of rain late las...
Jun 29, 2022 Morrison County Sheriff's Office
Killer Vees Take Stage Sunday for Joetown Rocks
(KNSI) - Old school rock and roll will be on display this Sunday in Saint Joseph. Gates officially open at 5:00 p.m. at the corner of Minnesota Street and College Avenue. The Saint Joseph Parish Festi...
Jun 29, 2022 Photo courtesy of joetownrocks.org
St. Cloud Pilot Project Turns Wasted Food Into Green Energy
(KNSI) - St. Cloud got a chance to show off its pilot project using a de-packaging machine that helps turn food that would otherwise go to waste into green energy. More than 50 representatives from ci...
Jun 29, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Cloud Man Sentenced for Allowing Prostitutes to Use Apartment
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man has been sentenced to prison for letting two women use his apartment for prostitution. John Duane Elrod pleaded guilty to one count of promoting prostitution. He was sentenced...
Jun 28, 2022 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Governor Taps Federal Funds For Public Safety and Gun-Related Violence Prevention
(KNSI) - Governor Tim Walz Tuesday announced the state will tap into federal dollars for a $500 million public safety and gun-related violence prevention plan. The money will come from the American Re...
Jun 28, 2022 Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, Pool
Wright County Residents Named Minnesota Farm Family of the Year
(KNSI) - A Wright County grower has been named Minnesota's 2022 Farm Family of the Year. The University of Minnesota Extension has recognized Gene and Mary Jo Lambert of Lambert Farms in Chatham Towns...
Jun 28, 2022 University of Minnesota Extension