Category Archives: KNSI Local News

(KNSI) - What lawmakers are calling the most significant anti-fraud legislation to date, the bill creating the Office of Inspector General, passed the House floor vote by a wide bipartisan margin. The...

(KNSI) - The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for parts of central and west central Minnesota. Forecasters say a combination of strong west/northwest winds and low relative humid...

(KNSI) - Niron Magnetics is getting state funding to grow its workforce. According to a press release, the company has been awarded $400,000 from the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership grant program, ad...

(KNSI) - St. Cloud Area Restaurant Week will officially kick off Sunday, May 11, giving residents the chance to explore the city's dining scene while supporting local businesses. "It's a really cool o...

(KNSI) - Bikers and hikers will want to take advantage of the Lake Wobegon Trail this weekend because a stretch of it will be closed next week. The closure runs from Monday, May 11th, through approxim...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis pleaded guilty to assault Thursday in federal court after reaching a deal with pro...

(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man is back in the Stearns County Jail after police say he was caught stealing mail for the second time in just over two weeks. According to the St. Cloud Police Department, offic...

A Morrison County court has sentenced Erik Adrian Blanco to 39 years in prison for the murder of a 14-month-old girl. Blanco was convicted of second-degree felony murder and first-degree manslaughter ...

(KNSI) - Xcel Energy must refund $40.6 million, plus interest, to its Minnesota electric customers following a Public Utilities Commission ruling stemming from a 2023 power plant outage the utility ca...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers and boaters to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species during walleye season. For most, the standard steps are to clean, ...