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Data: Many COVID-19 Patients in December Were Vaccinated
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - More than half of Minnesotans who tested positive for COVID-19 in December were vaccinated, according to state health officials. The Minnesota Department of Heath breakthrough c...
Associated Press Feb 14, 2022 Unsplash

St. Cloud Testing Wastewater to Track COVID, Predict Future Surges
(KNSI) - St. Cloud is one of the communities monitoring its wastewater for COVID-19 to track and predict future outbreaks. More cities are reporting checking the sewers in recent weeks as the omicron ...
Jake Judd Feb 14, 2022 Unsplash

Sheriff: Woman Hurt During Rollover Crash on Icy Road
(KNSI) - A young woman was taken to St. Cloud Hospital after suffering injuries in a rollover crash on an icy road. First responders were called to a one-vehicle accident around 11:30 a.m. on Friday o...
Jake Judd Feb 14, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

DNR releases deer population survey
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources needs help setting deer hunting goals. An online survey asks residents about their 2021 deer hunting observations in central Minnesota. The DNR i...
Jeff McMahon Feb 14, 2022 Unsplash

World Record Set in Little Falls
(KNSI) - A world record ice carousel was cut this weekend at ICE Fest in Little Falls. Officials with the 5th annual ICE Fest were able to cut a perfectly circular disk of ice 1,328 feet across using ...
Jeff McMahon Feb 14, 2022 I.C.E. Fest

CentraCare and Carris Health Reinstate Visitor Policy
(KNSI) - Effective Monday, February 14th, CentraCare says it is updating its visitor guidelines. According to a press release from CentraCare, one healthy adult visitor will be allowed at all CentraCa...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 14, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Slippery Roads and Crashes Reported Around Central Minnesota Monday Morning
(KNSI) - The Minnesota State Patrol says overnight snow left behind some slippery roads around central Minnesota. Monday morning, the National Weather Service forecast office in Chanhassen reported no...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 14, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

U of M Adopts Building Renaming Policy
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The University of Minnesota regents have adopted a new policy that allows them to rename buildings after 75 years or sooner if their namesakes are contentious. The Minneapolis Star ...
Associated Press Feb 14, 2022 AlexiusHoratius on Wikimedia Commons

Fed-Up Minnesota Front Line Workers Testify on Bonus Pay
(KNSI) - Frontline workers frustrated with the legislature's inability to come together on a bill for COVID-19 pandemic bonus pay are speaking out. Workers from several industries testified at the Cap...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 14, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

BCA: Man Shot During Alleged Exchange of Gunfire With Police Died of Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the man who died in an alleged shootout with police early Saturday morning died by suicide. According to a press release from the BCA, an Ed...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 14, 2022 Jonathan Saxon