Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Dryer Fire Damages Apartment Building Laundry Room
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Fire Department says no one was hurt, but more than $2,000 in damage was done after a fire in an apartment laundry facility Wednesday. A critical incident report from the fire d...
Feb 17, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Jacob Wetterling Resource Center Marks Jacob's 44th Birthday
(KNSI) - February 17th marks what would have been Jacob Wetterling's 44th birthday. It is also Random Acts of Kindness Day. The Jacob Wetterling Resource Center is asking people to honor #11forJacob, ...
Feb 17, 2022 Wikicommons
St. Cloud Area School District 742 Ends Universal Masking
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area School District 742 says effective immediately, universal masking will no longer be required in St. Cloud area schools. Superintendent Willie Jett says the decision was made af...
Feb 17, 2022 Unsplash
Black Excellence Expo To Showcase St. Cloud Area Businesses and Nonprofits
(KNSI) - The 2022 Black Excellence Expo is Friday and Saturday in Waite Park. The expo will feature at least 32 black-owned businesses and nonprofits from the St. Cloud area. Expo organizer Buddy King...
Feb 16, 2022 Higher Works Collaborative
Minnesota Lawmakers Take Shot at Sports Betting Bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Another push for sports betting legislation appears to be gaining momentum as Minnesota lawmakers on Wednesday announced a bipartisan legalization effort. Republican and Democra...
Feb 16, 2022 Associated Press
Americans Disposable Income Increases
(KNSI) - A new study by the University of California at Berkley finds disposable income for Americans went up more than 5% between December 2019 and December 2021. The study says the lowest-earning Am...
Feb 16, 2022 Pixabay
Fertilizer Price Spike May Spoil Planting Plans
(KNSI) - A jump in fertilizer prices has area farmers rethinking their spring crop plans. Local nitrogen prices have doubled in the past year, and Nathan Hulinsky, Regional Educator with the Universit...
Feb 16, 2022 Unsplash
One of Four Murder Suspects Pleads Guilty
(KNSI) - One of four defendants accused of murdering a woman in a car and dumping her body alongside a road in St. Cloud is pleading guilty to aiding and abetting first-degree murder. Prosecutors in S...
Feb 16, 2022 Stearns County Jail
2 Officers Testify at Federal Trial in George Floyd Killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's killing took the witness stand Wednesday at their federal trial to challenge prosecutors' contention that they v...
Feb 16, 2022 Associated Press
Prosecutors Reduce Requested Sentence for Ex-Cop Kim Potter
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota prosecutors have apparently backed away from their pursuit of a longer-than-usual sentence for the suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun fo...
Feb 16, 2022 Court TV via AP, Pool