Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Bidding Is Open for St. Cloud's Police Auction
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department's online auction for abandoned and surplus property is underway. The auction features dozens of bikes, computers, comic books, tools, instruments and other ele...
Mar 30, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Stearns County Employees Recognized by US Department of State
(KNSI) - The federal government's Department of State is highlighting the work done to process passports by Stearns County employees. The newsletter for the agency's Minneapolis location says Office S...
Mar 30, 2022 Stearns County
Cold Patch Prices Coming In Below Expectations
(KNSI) - Potholes are beginning to be filled around the Saint Cloud area, and the cost is less than what had been estimated by local officials. At Tuesday's Wright County Board of Commissioners meetin...
Mar 30, 2022 Unsplash
Negative Response to Indigenous References in Math Standards
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Feedback from parents and educators on the first draft of new math standards for Minnesota K-12 grades has been overwhelmingly negative to the references to the state's American...
Mar 30, 2022 Pixabay
Man Admits Giving Teen Girl Drugs in Exchange for A Sex Act
(KNSI) - A Big Lake man has admitted to giving a teenager girl drugs in exchange for a sex act. Mariano Cocchiarella pleaded guilty in Stearns County District Court to one count of Criminal Sexual Con...
Mar 30, 2022 Stearns County Jail
Cattle Get Loose in Mayhew Lake Township
(KNSI) - Six head of cattle took a stroll in Mayhew Lake Township Tuesday night. One person was able to herd the animals into a pen around 11:30 and made sure they were fed by himself. He then contact...
Mar 30, 2022 Unsplash
St. Cloud and Sartell High School Graduation Rates Increase, Sauk Rapids' Drops
(KNSI) - St. Cloud's graduation rate improved by five percent, while Minnesota's graduation rate slipped a little. The Minnesota Department of Education released the graduation rate data on Wednesday....
Mar 30, 2022 Unsplash
Over 250 Crashes and Spinouts Reported Wednesday Morning
Originally published at 9:52 a.m. March 30th, 2022 Updated 12:25 p.m. March 30th, 2022 ___ (KNSI) - The Minnesota State Patrol says troopers responded to 254 crashes and spinouts Wednesday morning as ...
Mar 30, 2022 Minnesota State Patrol Twitter
Help "Get the Lead Out" In Waite Park
(KNSI) - Stearns County is asking residents to drop off lead tackle, which is potentially hazardous to beloved wildlife like swans, bald eagles and loons. The latter is most susceptible to what is a s...
Mar 30, 2022 Unsplash
Drug Task Force Seizes Over 3 Pounds of Meth, Man Arrested
(KNSI) - A man was arrested after a drug task force executed a search warrant and found 3.75 pounds of methamphetamine. The CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force searched a home in Crystal on Tuesday and se...
Mar 30, 2022 Pixabay