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Boys & Girls Clubs Gets 10K For Kids Dental Care
(KNSI) - The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota were given $10,000 to help keep kids' mouths healthy. The club's Healthy Smiles Healthy Kids program was donated by Delta Dental of Minnesota. Th...
Jake Judd Apr 06, 2022 Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota

Boys & Girls Clubs Get Donation for Meal Program, CareerSTART Program
(KNSI) - The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota got a donation to help continue its meal program and the CareerSTART workforce development programs. The grants totaled $6,500. Sam's Club in S...
Jake Judd Apr 06, 2022 Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota

Roseville Police Officer Hospitalized After Tuesday Night Shooting
Originally published 6:57 a.m. April 6th, 2022 Updated 11:08 a.m. April 6th, 2022 (KNSI) - Police in Roseville say the suspect accused of shooting an officer Tuesday night fired more than 100 rounds o...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 06, 2022 Unsplash

Minneapolis Police Officer Who Shot Amir Locke Will Not Be Charged
Originally published 10:15 a.m. April 6th, 2022 Updated 10:45 a.m. April 6th, 2022 (KNSI) - The Minneapolis police officer who shot 22-year-old Amir Locke to death will not be charged. Minnesota Attor...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 06, 2022 AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa File

District 742 Local Education and Activities Foundation Announces Fundraiser to Help Homeless Students
(KNSI) - April is being declared Homeless Student Awareness Month by the St. Cloud Area School District 742 Local Education and Activities Foundation. To kick it off, there is a Homeless Student Servi...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 06, 2022 Unsplash

Wright County K-9 Grizz Places in Top Ten in Narcotics Trials
(KNSI) - Wright County Sheriff's youngest officer acquitted himself nicely over the weekend. K-9 Grizz and Deputy Michael Loomis competed in narcotics trials, the first competition of its kind for Gri...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 05, 2022 Wright County Sheriff's Office Facebook

Summertime by George Lineup Announced
(KNSI) - There will be music in the summer in Saint Cloud again, by George! Lake George, that is. Saint Cloud Rotary unveiled the 2022 Summertime by George lineup Tuesday evening, announcing an openin...
Ashley Menzemer Apr 05, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Convicted killer from MN dies after chase ending in Colorado
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man convicted of killing his wife in Minnesota in 1999 has died following a law enforcement pursuit from Wyoming to Colorado, according to state patrol officials. Troopers began c...
Associated Press Apr 05, 2022 KNSI News

Minnesota insulin safety net funds $6M in supplies in 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - More than 1,100 Minnesota residents used the state's insulin safety net program to secure over $6 million worth of the lifesaving drug last year, the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy...
Associated Press Apr 05, 2022 Unsplash

Man Accused of Causing Crash That Killed Mack Motzko Pleads Guilty
(KNSI) - The Orono man accused of driving drunk in a crash that killed 20-year-old Cathedral High School grad Mack Motzko and another man has pled guilty. James Blue's blood-alcohol level was more tha...
Jake Judd Apr 05, 2022 Bob Motzko Twitter