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Saint Cloud Area Local News
Tentative Contract Would Give Minneapolis Officers Raise
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis police officers would get raises and payments totaling $7,000 under a tentative contract agreement that also includes some provisions related to discipline, though detai...
Associated Press Mar 04, 2022

SCPD Holding Career Fair Saturday
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department is holding a career fair on Saturday. The police department is looking to hire ten new officers and some part-time community service officers. The career fair ...
Jake Judd Mar 04, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Teacher Celebrates Retirement By Raising Funds For Scholarships With Quilt Auction
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud area elementary school teacher is auctioning off handmade quilts he's made with students as he nears retirement. Deacon John Wocken says he started making quilts in 1996, a few ye...
Jake Judd Mar 04, 2022 Catholic Community Schools

A Gas Station's Pumps in St. Cloud Malfunctioned on Friday
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud gas station's pumps are down due to a technical problem. The Little Duke's gas station at Coborn's Marketplace on Cooper Avenue couldn't serve customers on Friday afternoon. A sou...
Jake Judd Mar 04, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz / KNSI News

Minnesota Cuts Ties With Russia
(KNSI) - Minnesota state agencies have canceled contracts with Russian companies and are barred from making any future agreements. Governor Tim Walz signed the executive order on Friday to condemn Rus...
Jake Judd Mar 04, 2022 Governor Tim Walz's Office

Vex Robotics World Qualifier in St. Cloud This Weekend
(KNSI) - Over a thousand students from all over Minnesota will be at the River's Edge Convention Center this weekend for the VEX Robotics State Qualifier. Over 500 teams will be judged on their abilit...
Jeff McMahon Mar 04, 2022 Unsplash

Benton County Sheriff Warns of Charity Scams
(KNSI) - The Benton County Sheriff's Office is sending a warning about charity scams. The sheriff's office says there are always criminals just waiting to take advantage of good Samaritans looking to ...
Jeff McMahon Mar 04, 2022 Unsplash

Gas Jumps More Than 25 Cents a Gallon in One Week
(KNSI) - The national average for the price of regular unleaded has jumped more than 25 cents a gallon in the last week. According to Triple-A, a week ago, drivers were paying an average of $3.57 a ga...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 04, 2022 Unsplash

Ice Shelter Removal Deadline for St. Cloud Area is Monday
(KNSI) - It's the last weekend for ice fishing houses to be left on the lake overnight in the southern two-thirds of Minnesota, including the St. Cloud area. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Monday. Afte...
Jake Judd Mar 03, 2022 Pixabay

St. Cloud Man Sentenced For Raping Two Women
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to raping women. Joseph Scott Vogel pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal sexual conduct in the 3rd degree last month and...
Jake Judd Mar 03, 2022 Stearns County Jail