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Saint Cloud Area Local News

Pack the Porches Raises More than 5K LBS of Food and over $24K
(KNSI) - The 12th annual Pack the Porches food and fund drive for Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf raised more than 5,100 pounds of food and $24,759.47 in donations. Pack the Porches c...
Jake Judd Mar 18, 2022 Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf

Boy Abducted Out of Pope County Found in Paynesville
Originally posted March 17th, 2022 at 4:41 p.m. Updated March 18th, 2022 at 2:57 p.m. (KNSI) - The Pope County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Big Lake man in connection to the abduction of a 2-year-o...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 18, 2022 Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

Police: Drunk Driver Caused Three Crashes in Waite Park, St. Joseph
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud woman is accused of causing three different accidents while driving drunk. Police were called to a rear-end crash on County Road 75 and 28th Avenue in Waite Park around 4:17 on We...
Jake Judd Mar 18, 2022 Stearns County Jail

Vikings Redo Adam Thielen's Deal for Salary Cap Relief
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen has restructured his contract to give the team salary cap relief, his agency announced on Friday, with a new deal that gives him $18 mil...
Associated Press Mar 18, 2022 Associated Press

St. Cloud Tech Wins 8AAA Section Title, Headed To State
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Tech Tigers punched their ticket to the Minnesota State High School League championship tournament on Thursday night. The Tiger beat Alexandria 71-69 to take the Section 8AAA ti...
Jake Judd Mar 18, 2022 District 742 Facebook

Minnesota Public Defenders May Strike Over Workloads and Pay
Associated Press (AP) - Public defenders are poised to go on strike as early as Tuesday across Minnesota, where unionized attorneys say they've been pushed to the brink by routinely high caseloads tha...
Associated Press Mar 18, 2022 Unsplash

Alexandria College Earns $1.1 Million in Federal Funding to Develop Minnesota's Global Military Learning Network
(KNSI) - Alexandria Technical and Community College has landed $1.1 million in federal funding to develop Minnesota's Global Military Learning Network. According to a press release from the school, th...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 18, 2022 Unsplash

House Approves Measure to Establish Temporary Staffing Pool for Long-Term Care, Reinstate COVID-19 Waivers
(KNSI) - A bill allowing the Minnesota Department of Human Services to establish a temporary staffing pool for long-term care facilities has passed the DFL controlled House. Representative Jen Schultz...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 18, 2022 Unsplash

The Traditional Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener is Back but Will Look Different
(KNSI) - The traditional kickoff to the tourist season in Minnesota will be back but will look different. Planning for the 2022 Minnesota Governor Fishing Opener in May is underway. Officials say they...
Jake Judd Mar 18, 2022 Governor Walz's Office

Sauk Centre Man Pleads Guilty After Impregnating Teen Girl
(KNSI) - A 26-year-old from Sauk Centre charged with criminal sexual conduct after getting a 14-year-old girl pregnant has pleaded guilty. Investigators say the victim's mother called police on Januar...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 18, 2022 Stearns County Jail