Category Archives: KNSI Local News
St. Cloud Norsemen Team Member Named Minnesota's Mr. Hockey
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud Norsemen team member has been honored with the 2022 Minnesota Mr. Hockey award. Forward Max Strand was named Mr. Hockey after finishing eighth in the Minnesota State High School L...
Mar 15, 2022 Taken by Pete Knutson (Submitted by Norsemen)
College of St. Benedict St. John's University Names New President
(KNSI) -The College of Saint Benedict Saint John's University has a new president. School officials say Brian J. Bruess, Ph.D. has been chosen as the first president of both institutions. Bruess has s...
Mar 15, 2022 College of St. Benedict St. John's University
Prosecutors Decline to Charge Woman Who Shot and Killed a Suspected Burglar
(KNSI) - Prosecutors in Hennepin County are declining to charge a woman and her son after one of them shot and killed a man who was trying to break into their house and approached them in a threatenin...
Mar 15, 2022 KNSI News
Traut Companies Moves to New Building in St. Joseph
(KNSI) - Traut Companies has moved to a new location in St. Joseph. Traut Companies once called Waite Park home, but they outgrew the five-acre location and broke ground last July on an over 13-acre s...
Mar 15, 2022 Traut Companies
Minneapolis Revises Policy on Warrants After Locke Killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Monday announced a new policy for search warrants following the police shooting of a Black man in a downtown apartment, with officers required to kno...
Mar 15, 2022 Associated Press
St. Cloud Buries Time Capsule At First Meeting in New City Hall
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council held its first meeting in its new home Monday night and buried a time capsule. On Saturday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held. Residents were invited to write lett...
Mar 14, 2022 City of St. Cloud
St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Council Discussing Merger
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Downtown Council and the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce are talking about merging. St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce President Julie Lunning says the two sides started talk...
Mar 14, 2022
Minnesota Senate Unanimously Approves Light Rail Audit
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Senate voted unanimously Monday to approve an audit of a more than $2 billion light rail line that's been marred by delays and huge cost overruns since the transit...
Mar 14, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Court: Minneapolis Doesn't Have to Meet Police Minimum
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Court of Appeals has overturned a lower-court ruling that Minneapolis violated its city charter by failing to keep police staffing levels above a minimum. The appellat...
Mar 14, 2022 AP Photo/John Minchillo
Skywarn Storm Spotter Classes Start for the Season
(KNSI) - Ahead of the upcoming severe weather season, the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Chanhassen is looking for storm spotters. The first step in becoming a storm spotter is to attend ...
Mar 14, 2022 Unsplash