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Divided Minnesota Legislature will return with much undone
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A deeply divided Minnesota Legislature returns from its Easter-Passover break Tuesday with just five weeks left to decide what to do with the state's $9.25 billion budget surplu...
Associated Press Apr 15, 2022 AP Photo/Steve Karnowski

Walz has $4.1M in campaign cash; Jensen and Gazelka lead GOP
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has $4.1 million in the bank for his reelection campaign, while Dr. Scott Jensen and state Sen. Paul Gazelka are the money leaders among the candidates seek...
Associated Press Apr 15, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

VA Virtual Town Hall Coming in May
(KNSI) - Two medical facilities serving members of the armed services in central Minnesota want to know how they're doing. A virtual Veterans town hall meeting is scheduled for May 10th at 2 p.m. for ...
Jake Judd Apr 15, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

St. Cloud Wading Pools To Open in 2022
(KNSI) - St. Cloud will reopen its wading pools this year after two years according to Mayor Dave Kleis. St. Cloud has seven wading pools and three splash pads. The pools are at Centennial Park, Haws ...
Jake Judd Apr 15, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Future Vaccinations Will Be Offered Without Cost By CentraCare
(KNSI) - The federal government has extended the COVID-19 state of emergency until June, meaning testing and vaccinations are provided without out-of-pocket cost for at least two more months. Sherri L...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 15, 2022 Unsplash

Inflation's Effects Being Felt by Businesses and Consumers Alike
(KNSI) - Central banks are beginning to clamp down on inflation. The Bank of Canada raised interest rates by 0.5%, known as 50 basis points in financial terminology, at a meeting earlier this week. Co...
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Sauk Rapids Plans To "Rock the Riverside" Again This Summer
(KNSI) - Sauk Rapids is ready to rock again. The lineup for Riverside Nights was made official at Monday's City Council meeting. Administrator Ross Olson says that although there is an opening act and...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 15, 2022 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

KCLD Easter Egg Hunt Saturday
(KNSI) - The 46th annual 104.7 KCLD Easter Egg Hunt is Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Waite Park Babe Ruth Baseball Complex in River's Edge Park. This is the second year it's been at the baseball fields, ...
Jake Judd Apr 14, 2022 KCLD

Stretch of Cooper Avenue South Closing Due to Construction
(KNSI) - Construction is expanding to the point that crews are closing a stretch of Cooper Avenue South entirely, beginning Monday. Utility work had already dropped the road down to one lane between 1...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 14, 2022 Unsplash

Motorcyclist accused of hitting boy getting off school bus charged
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors have charged a motorcyclist accused of driving around a stopped school bus and hitting a 10-year-old boy with two felonies. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Thursda...
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