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HEAT Patrols Stop 516 Vehicles
(KNSI) - During the ten-day Highway Enforcement for Aggressive Traffic, or HEAT program, Minnesota State Patrol troopers stopped 516 vehicles for speeding, 23 drivers for driving while impaired, and s...
Jeff McMahon Feb 28, 2022 Minnesota State Patrol X

Local Lawmakers React to Increase in Project Budget Surplus
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Management and Budget Office says the state's projected two-year budget surplus has grown to $9.25 billion. The new figures released Monday are $1.5 billion more than the Decemb...
Jake Judd Feb 28, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Sheriff: Woman Killed After Teen Ran Stop Sign Near Zimmerman
(KNSI) - A woman was killed in a car crash after a teenager ran a stop sign near Zimmerman, according to law enforcement. The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office says 68-year-old Frances Morinville was ...
Jake Judd Feb 28, 2022 Unsplash

NWS Releases Spring Flood Outlook
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service expects an average flood risk this spring, according to the early flood forecast issued Friday. The report claims nearly every flood parameter is near expected le...
Jeff McMahon Feb 28, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Reminder: Parking at St. Cloud Regional Airport is $5 Per Day Starting March 1st
(KNSI) - Starting March 1st, long-term parking at St. Cloud Regional Airport will no longer be free. There will be no charge for the first two hours, so if a driver is dropping off a passenger or pick...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 28, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Church Basement Ladies Coming to the Paramount
(KNSI) - It's been called a celebration of the church basement and the women who work there. The Church Basement Ladies take over the Paramount Center for the Arts Tuesday, March 1st, with a show at 1...
Jeff McMahon Feb 28, 2022 Paramount Center for the Arts

State Projected Surplus Hits $9.25 Billion
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's already-huge budget surplus has become even more enormous, growing to a projected $9.25 billion, the Walz administration announced Monday. The updated forecast was $...
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St. Cloud Police Department to Get New Breath Testing Equipment
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department says it will be getting its own breath testing instrument and equipment from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Now, officers from the St. Cloud Po...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 28, 2022 Unsplash

Sauk Rapids Man Killed in Crash on Highway 23
(KNSI) - A 55-year-old man from Sauk Rapids has died, and an 80-year-old woman was seriously injured after a crash on Highway 23 in Foley. The Minnesota State Patrol says just before 2:00 Sunday after...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 28, 2022 Unsplash

Woman Killed in Southern Minnesota House Explosion
LE CENTER, Minn. (AP) - Authorities say a 20-year-old woman who was house-sitting in southern Minnesota Saturday night died when the home exploded. Emergency crews responded about 11:30 p.m. to a repo...
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