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String of Thefts Hits Waite Park
(KNSI) - A rash of vehicle break-ins has hit Waite Park's north and northeast neighborhoods in the past week. The police department released a statement on the string of thefts via the city's Facebook...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 28, 2022 Unsplash

Economy Unexpectedly Shrinks in First Quarter
(KNSI) - The American economy contracted in the first quarter, surprising analysts. The report was issued Thursday morning by the United States Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis, or BE...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 28, 2022 Unsplash

Lawmaker on Deal to get Checks To Frontline Workers, Pay Back Unemployment Insurance
(KNSI) - Lawmakers in St. Paul have reached a deal to pay back Minnesota's unemployment insurance trust fund and get bonuses to frontline workers. The deal includes $2.7 billion to replenish the trust...
Jake Judd Apr 28, 2022 Submitted by Rep. Wolgamott's Office

Local Lawyer Reacts To Lawmakers Alleged Interference With A Traffic Stop
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud area legal expert says the officers' conduct during a traffic stop of a lawmaker's daughter wasn't out of the ordinary. Representative John Thompson recently had his 26-year-old c...
Jake Judd Apr 28, 2022 Unsplash

Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is appealing his conviction for murder in the killing of George Floyd, arguing that jurors were intimidated by the protests that foll...
Associated Press Apr 28, 2022 Associated Press

Taco Chon Responds to Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
(KNSI) - The owner of a local Mexican fast-casual restaurant is responding to a trademark infringement lawsuit filed against them by a national chain. Juan Ramos Gutierrez is a co-owner of Taco Chon i...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 28, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Meat Processing Facilities Awarded Grant
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture announces the recipients of its Meat, Poultry, Egg, and Milk Processing Grants program, including four in the region. Two Stearns County companies took...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 28, 2022

Starbucks, Chipotle Coming to Sartell
(KNSI) - A commercial development in Sartell is starting to take shape after two more businesses were confirmed for the site. Starbucks and Chipotle will open in the River Crossing development near th...
Jake Judd Apr 28, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Waite Park Nutrition Business Raising Money for K9 Program
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud area business is helping fundraise for a local K9 officer and his partner. Granite City Nutrition, 2077 Frontage Road in Waite Park, is donating the sales from special menu items ...
Jake Judd Apr 28, 2022 Waite Park Police Department

Poultry Event Ban Extended
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Board of Animal Health is extending its poultry exhibition ban. Swaps, community sales, and other gatherings are prohibited. The measure was originally slated to end Sunday but ...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 28, 2022 Unsplash