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One Hurt in Semi Rollover Near Melrose Friday Morning
(KNSI) - A truck driver had to be extricated from his rig Friday morning following a rollover crash near Melrose. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says about 3:00; a 911 call came in for a semi-tru...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 12, 2022 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

Person Fatally Shot Following Alleged Exchange of Gunfire With Eden Valley Police
(KNSI) - One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting near Eden Valley early Saturday morning. According to a press release from the Meeker County Sheriff's Office, an Eden Valley police offi...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 12, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Wind Chill Advisory Issued For Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect in the St. Cloud area on Friday night. The National Weather Service issued the advisory from 9 p.m. on Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday for Stearns, Benton, Sherbu...
Jake Judd Feb 11, 2022 Unsplash

COVID-19 Workers' Comp Bill Becomes Law
(KNSI) - A bill that protects frontline workers exposed to COVID has become the first bill signed into law in the 2022 Minnesota Legislative session. The bill, authored by St. Cloud Representative Dan...
Jeff McMahon Feb 11, 2022 Dan Wolgamott

Teen bystander: Knew instantly Floyd was `in distress'
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A woman who was 17 when she came upon Minneapolis police pinning George Floyd to the street testified Friday at a federal trial for three officers that she knew instantly the Bl...
Associated Press Feb 11, 2022 Unsplash

Police: Man Choked Woman Unconscious, Raped Her
(KNSI) - A man is accused of choking a woman unconscious and raping her in St. Cloud. Police say 29-year-old Markus Alan Ost sexually assaulted the woman on February 7th. Investigators say Ost and the...
Jake Judd Feb 11, 2022 Stearns County Jail

Minnesota tax collections jump 25% in January
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota tax collections rang in 25% higher than expected in January, bolstered largely by robust corporate pay-ins, state budget analysts announced Thursday. The Star Tribune repo...
Associated Press Feb 11, 2022 Unsplash

Minnesota bill would soften tracking device rules for police
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota House committee considered legislation Thursday that would expand the use of mobile tracking devices by a law enforcement officers trying to track down stolen vehicl...
Associated Press Feb 11, 2022 KNSI News

City Asking For People to Fill Out the Online Community Survey
(KNSI) - Waite Park is asking the community to fill out a survey on what they want the city to be like in the next decade and beyond. According to a press release, Waite Park is developing a new commu...
Jake Judd Feb 11, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Friday Fire at Ted's RV Land in Paynesville
(KNSI) - No one was injured, but a vehicle was damaged in a fire at Ted's RV Land in Paynesville Friday. According to an update from the Stearns County Sheriff's Office, officers got a 911 call just a...
Jeff McMahon Feb 11, 2022 Stearns County Sheriff's Office