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Police: Two Arrested After Animal Abuse Complaint Also Turns Up Guns and Drugs
(KNSI) - Two people from Waite Park were arrested on February 3rd after police said they found drugs and guns following complaints from neighbors that it sounded like someone was abusing dogs inside t...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 08, 2022 Stearns County Jail

St. Cloud Approves Trail Improvements, Opens Public Comment on South Side Development
(KNSI) - St. Cloud approved an opening up public comment on an environmental review for a development, gave the thumbs up to a trail redevelopment project, and wanted more information before selling a...
Jake Judd Feb 07, 2022 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

CentraCare Health: COVID Hospitalizations Remain Below 100 For Second Week
(KNSI) - COVID hospitalizations remain below 100 for the second week in a row in the St. Cloud area. CentraCare COVID-19 Incident Commander Dr. George Morris says it is further evidence that the recen...
Jake Judd Feb 07, 2022 Pixabay

Lung Expert: Officers Could Have Saved George Floyd's Life
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - George Floyd could have been saved if Minneapolis police officers had moved him into a position to breathe more easily, and his chances of survival "doubled or tripled" if they ...
Associated Press Feb 07, 2022 Photo from Hennepin County Jail

Senate GOP Reveals Plan to Resolve Unemployment Fund Deficit
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Senate Republicans on Monday released a $2.73 billion proposal to repay the state's debt to the federal government for unemployment benefits during the pandemic and pr...
Associated Press Feb 07, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Region Still Struggles With Drought
(KNSI) - Even with this winter's snowfall, parts of the area are still abnormally dry. The US Drought Monitor's February report shows much of Benton, Sherburne, and Wright counties are in the abnormal...
Jeff McMahon Feb 07, 2022 Unsplash

Man Injured In Friday Night Car Crash
(KNSI) - A St. Joseph man had to be extricated from his vehicle after a crash Friday evening. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office reports they were dispatched to the intersection of County Road 40 and...
Jeff McMahon Feb 07, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Plea Deal Reached With Man Accused of Stabbing Woman During Standoff in Belgrade
(KNSI) - A man has been convicted of stabbing a woman in Belgrade during a methamphetamine-fueled standoff that lasted 14 hours last fall. Christopher Allen Shepersky pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree assa...
Jake Judd Feb 07, 2022 Stearns County Jail

U-Haul Creating New Self-Storage Facility in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - Officials with U-Haul say the former Maiers Transport & Warehousing facility will soon be turned into full-service retail, moving, and self-storage facility. According to a press release,...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 07, 2022 Submitted Photo

N95 Mask Rollout Is Underway
(KNSI) - The rollout of free N95 masks nationwide has begun, and Minnesota pharmacies have either started handing out supplies or will do so in the next few days. Sherburne County Public Health has re...
Jeff McMahon Feb 07, 2022 Unsplash