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Police: Officer Assaulted During Fight At Apollo Basketball Game in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A police officer was assaulted after responding to a fight during a basketball game at Apollo High School in St. Cloud. Police were called to the school for fighting between juveniles watchin...
Jake Judd Feb 16, 2022 KNSI News

Stewart Man Dies in Highway 22 Crash Wednesday Morning
(KNSI) - The Minnesota State Patrol says a 36-year-old Stewart man is dead after a crash early Wednesday morning. According to a crash report, a 33-year-old man from New London was driving a semi sout...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 16, 2022 Unsplash

Minnesota Man Dies in Arizona Ski Accident
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - A Minnesota man died after a skiing accident Tuesday at the Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort, authorities said. Coconino County Sheriff's officials said 61-year-old Michael Amiot di...
Associated Press Feb 16, 2022 Unsplash

St. Cloud Area Catholic Schools See Increase in Student Enrollment
(KNSI) - Catholic schools in central Minnesota and across the United States are seeing an increase in their numbers since the pandemic began. Scott Warzecha, President of St. Cloud area Catholic Commu...
Jake Judd Feb 15, 2022 Unsplash

Michelle Fischbach Running for Reelection
(KNSI) - Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is running for reelection. The 7th District includes all of northern and western Stearns County. The lawmaker from Paynesville made the...
Jake Judd Feb 15, 2022 Michelle Fischbach Campaign

Officer Says he Assumed Fellow Cops Were Caring for Floyd
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's killing testified Tuesday that he was relying on his fellow officers to care for Floyd's medical needs while he con...
Associated Press Feb 15, 2022 Hennepin County Jail via AP Photos

Minnesota Agency Stops Work on Mine Near Boundary Waters
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota regulators on Tuesday told the company behind the stalled copper-nickel mine project near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that it's stopping work on the state's ...
Associated Press Feb 15, 2022 Unsplash

Central Minnesota Voting Districts Change Little After Lines Redrawn
(KNSI) - Some residents in central Minnesota will be voting for new representatives after the state released its redrawn voting districts. The district were redrawn by a court-appointed committee. Min...
Jake Judd Feb 15, 2022 Minnesota Judicial Branch

Governor Tim Walz Unveils Public Safety Plan
(KNSI) - At a public safety roundtable Tuesday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz outlined what his public safety proposal would mean to cities across the state. Under the proposed plan, St. Cloud would rec...
Jeff McMahon Feb 15, 2022 Pixabay

Deputy Arrests Wanted Drug Suspect on The Way to Work
(KNSI) - A Sherburne County Deputy recognized a wanted man on the way to work and found a half-pound of methamphetamine. The sheriff's office says the sergeant was on the way to the station on Friday ...
Jake Judd Feb 15, 2022 Sherburne County Jail