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Stearns County Commercial Turkey Flock Infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Originally published Saturday, March 26th at 2:10 p.m. Updated Monday, March 28th at 11:30 a.m. (KNSI) - The Minnesota Board of Animal Health confirms H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been d...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 28, 2022 AP Photo/Janet Hostetter,File

Public Hearing for Planned Use Development at Former Gulfeagle Supply Building Monday Night
(KNSI) - A public hearing is set for Monday night for the Planned Use Development of the Gulf Eagle Supply building. Developers are looking to breathe new life into the building at 539 East St. Germai...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 28, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Spring Storm System Has Central Minnesota In Its Sights
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service says the entire state could be impacted by a strong spring storm system and that all types of precipitation are in play. Forecasters are warning that there is gro...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 28, 2022 Unsplash

Local Sisters Start Company Together
(KNSI) - A pair of Central Minnesota sisters have their own business they hope can help them pay for college. A little more than a year ago, ten-year-old Farrah and eight-year-old Orly Reese live in t...
Jake Judd Mar 27, 2022 Jake Judd /KNSI News

Sauk Rapids Taking Nominations for Sauk Rapids Citizen of the Year
(KNSI) - Sauk Rapids residents have a week left to submit nominations for the citizen of the year award. Nominations for Sauk Rapids Citizen of the Year will be taken until April 4th. According to a p...
Jake Judd Mar 27, 2022 City of Sauk Rapids

Huskies Season Ends in First Round
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud State University hockey season came to an end in the first round of the NCAA hockey playoff. The Huskies lost to the Quinnipiac Bobcats 5-4. The Huskies trailed late in the game...
Jake Judd Mar 25, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Minnesota Native Freed From Russian Captivity
(KNSI) - A Winona native is free after being detained by Russian forces for roughly 10 days. Tyler Jacob was nabbed at the Ukrainian border by invading forces and separated from his family. The United...
Jake Judd Mar 25, 2022 Unsplash

Minneapolis Teachers Celebrate Tentative Deal to End Strike
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Teachers in Minneapolis reached a tentative agreement early Friday to end a more than two-week strike over pay and other issues that idled some 29,000 students and around 4,500 educ...
Associated Press Mar 25, 2022 Minneapolis Federation of Teachers/Twitter

Regulators May Suspend Sheriff after Drunken Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - State regulators are considering suspending Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson in light of his drunken-driving conviction in December. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Fr...
Associated Press Mar 25, 2022 Hennepin County Sheriff's Facebook

Deputy, Dispatcher Credited with Saving Eagle Found Along Road
(KNSI) - A Stearns County Sheriff's Deputy and dispatcher are being credited with saving a young eagle found on the side of a road. Officials say Deputy Zach Milne got the call of an injured eagle on ...
Jake Judd Mar 25, 2022 Stearns County Sheriff's Office