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Group Calls for Transparent Investigation Into Death of Man Found in Burning Car
(KNSI) - The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for transparency surrounding the investigation of a body found in a burned car in Waite Park. The discovery was m...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 03, 2022 Sabriye Family Photo

Expert Predicts $5 a Gallon for Gas by Mid-June
(KNSI) - According to a new survey from Morning Consult, soaring gas prices could put the brakes on summer travel for some. Ninety percent of Americans say they take the cost of gas into account when ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 03, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

UPDATE: Buffalo Clinic Shooter Found Guilty on All Counts
Originally published at 9:31 p.m. June 2, 2022 Updated 5:18 a.m. June 3, 2022 (KNSI) - The man accused of shooting up a health clinic in Buffalo has been found guilty on all charges. Gregory Ulrich wa...
Jake Judd Jun 03, 2022 Wright County Jail

Children's Center Gets Donation from Nicholas P. Koenig HERO Foundation
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota foundation has donated toys to help children going through cancer treatment. The Nicholas P. Koenig HERO Foundation recently gave the toys to the St. Cloud Hospital Childr...
Jake Judd Jun 02, 2022 CentraCare Foundation

Owners Plan to Demolish Cowboy Jacks, Redevelop Site
(KNSI) - The owners of Cowboy Jacks in downtown St. Cloud plan to demolish the damaged building and ask for Tax Increment Financing to redevelop the site. The bar and grill sustained heavy smoke, fire...
Jake Judd Jun 02, 2022 Jake Judd KNSI News

Update: Victim Identified; Second Man Charged in Fatal Shooting
Originally published at 11:23 a.m. June 2, 2022 Updated 5:10 p.m. June 2, 2022 (KNSI) - Police have identified the man who was found shot to death in his home last month. According to the criminal com...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 02, 2022 Unsplash

Alzheimer's Disease Awareness In Focus Throughout June
(KNSI) - June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. Dr. Pat Zook is the founder of the Central Minnesota Dementia Community Action Network. He says Alzheimer's cases make up a majority of the dise...
Ashley Menzemer Jun 02, 2022 Dementia Community Action Network

Support St. Cloud's 4th of July Fireworks by Rounding Up at Coborn's Stores.
(KNSI) - The 2022 St. Cloud fireworks committee is raising money to help cover the cost of this year's show. St. Cloud Fireworks Commissioner Tom Richardson says anybody can help by going grocery shop...
Jake Judd Jun 02, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Police Chief Retires From Volunteer Fire Department After 20 Years
(KNSI) -A small-town police chief with 20 years of service in the local volunteer fire department is hanging up his firehose. Avon Police Chief Corey Nellis says he feels he's fulfilled his commitment...
Jake Judd Jun 02, 2022 Avon Fire Department

Pontoon Manufacturer to Open Headquarters in Big Lake
(KNSI) - Premier Marine says its new 85-acre professional boat building and design campus in Big Lake will be operational this summer. The new manufacturing facility is 150,000 square feet with an acc...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 02, 2022 Unsplash