Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Juneteenth Holiday Not Recognized By Local Governments Yet
(KNSI) - Juneteenth is being observed Monday in its second year as a federal holiday. It is not recognized by the state legislature in St. Paul, though, and that has counties and local governments uns...
Jun 20, 2022
Sheriff: Man Drowns After Jumping In Lake To Save His Dog
(KNSI) - It was a deadly weekend on Minnesota waters. Officials say a 48-year-old man died after jumping into Lake Lida near Pelican Rapids around 1:15 on Saturday afternoon. The Otter Tail County She...
Jun 20, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Woman Hurt in Rollover ATV Crash in Morrison County
(KNSI) - A woman suffered multiple injuries in an ATV crash in Morrison County. First responders were called around 8:15 on Saturday night. The sheriff's office says a 35-year-old woman was driving a ...
Jun 20, 2022 Pixabay
No COVID-19 Hero Pay Upsets Minnesota Child Care Providers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Child care providers across Minnesota are upset that they're not eligible for the state's COVID-19 "hero pay" program. Gov. Tim Walz signed the program into law in April. It ena...
Jun 20, 2022 Unsplash
Crow Wing County Man Drowns in Pelican Lake
(KNSI) - A 49-year-old Crow Wing County man is dead after drowning in Pelican Lake. The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office says they were called to the Pelican Lake Public Access in Pequot Lakes at abo...
Jun 20, 2022 Unsplash
CentraCare Health Gets Grant For Four Chemotherapy Infusion Chairs
(KNSI) - CentraCare Health has been awarded a grant that will be used to help treat cancer patients in Central Minnesota. The $23,494.48 grant from the Randy Shaver Cancer Research & Community Fun...
Jun 20, 2022 CentraCare Community Foundation
St. Cloud Based Business Earns Top Honor at BBB Torch Awards
(KNSI) - A local business has earned an ethics award from the Better Business Bureau. St. Cloud-based Preferred Credit, Inc./PCI took home the Torch Award for the third time in the 51-175 employee cat...
Jun 20, 2022 Submitted Photo
Local Mainstay With Anderson Trucking Services to Retire in January
(KNSI) - A local mainstay with Anderson Trucking Services is retiring in January after 30 years with the company. A press release from ATS says Gary Stang started with the firm in 1993 in customer ser...
Jun 20, 2022 Anderson Trucking Services
No One Hurt After Two House Fires in Meeker County
(KNSI) - The Meeker County Sheriff's Office is investigating after two house fires over the weekend. The first happened in Cedar Mills Township just before 5:45 Saturday afternoon. Investigators belie...
Jun 20, 2022 Unsplash
Two Bodies Pulled From the Minnesota River Sunday
(KNSI) - The Renville County Sheriff's Office says they are investigating two separate deaths on the Minnesota River on Sunday. Just before 3:00, a 911 call came in from someone saying they found what...
Jun 20, 2022 Unsplash