Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Bill Allows Paynesville to Verify Water Quality
(KNSI) - A bill introduced at the State Capitol would allow a central Minnesota city to hire an independent contractor to test water wells after the chemical benzene was found. Benzene was first detec...
Mar 07, 2022 Unsplash
Quick Thinking Property Owner Saves Farm Building From Fire Damage
(KNSI) - Quick thinking from a property owner likely prevented fire damage to a farm building in St. Martin Township. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to a car fire after ...
Mar 07, 2022 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Section of Cooper Avenue South to Close Tuesday for Tree Removal
(KNSI) - The City of St. Cloud says a section of Cooper Avenue South will be closed on Tuesday, March 8th. According to a press release, between 9:00 a.m and 3:00 p.m., Cooper Avenue South between Tra...
Mar 07, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Hundreds Rally at State Capitol in Support of Ukraine
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Hundreds of Minnesotans rallied at the state Capitol to show support for Ukraine where more than 1.7 million people have been forced from their country because of Russia's invas...
Mar 07, 2022 Unsplash
Minneapolis Man Charged With Theft and Fleeing Police
(KNSI) - A 20-year-old Minneapolis man has been charged with theft, motor vehicle theft, and fleeing police after allegedly stealing a car, ditching it in Sauk Centre, and then trying to steal a truck...
Mar 07, 2022 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
2022 CMBA Spring Tour of Homes Coming Up
(KNSI) - The Central Minnesota Builders Association is busy getting ready for the 2022 spring tour of homes. This year's tour is March 18th - 20th and March 25th - 27th. Homebuilders will feature 14 h...
Mar 07, 2022 Central Minnesota Builders Association
One Dead, Three Hurt in Shooting Sunday Morning in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis police say one person was killed and three people were injured in a shooting early Sunday after an argument escalated to gunfire. Officers responded about 2:30 a.m. to r...
Mar 07, 2022 KNSI News
Feds to Appeal Reversal in North Dakota Death Penalty Case
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Federal prosecutors plan to appeal a ruling that overturned the death sentence for a Minnesota man convicted of kidnapping and killing a University of North Dakota student. A jury i...
Mar 07, 2022 AP Photo/Kory Wallen, File
Public Works Asking Residents to Clean Stormwater Catch Basins to Help Prevent Potholes
(KNSI) - St. Cloud public works is asking residents to please remember to clear stormwater catch basins to help prevent potholes and frozen service lines. As Minnesota transitions from winter to sprin...
Mar 07, 2022 City of St. Cloud
Saturday Morning House Fire Under Investigation
(KNSI) - Five people are looking for a place to live after a house fire early Saturday morning. According to a critical incident report from the St. Cloud Fire Department, a call came in for a fire at...
Mar 07, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News