Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Three Central Minnesota Cities Share Millions in Funding for Water Projects
(KNSI) - Three central Minnesota cities are among the 26 statewide that will share $180 million in funding awarded in the second half of 2021 to improve water service and protect waterways. The money ...
Feb 07, 2022 Pixabay
Amir Locke Shooting Rekindles Mistrust of Minneapolis Police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The killing of a Black man by Minneapolis police serving a search warrant left his family and activists angry and questioning the credibility of a department that was widely critici...
Feb 07, 2022 Minneapolis Police Department
Ruling Could Decide Fate of 55,000 Miles of Township Roads
MORA, Minn. (AP) - A central Minnesota town is asking the state appeals court to decide whether towns can maintain only portions of their roads. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Friday that Hillm...
Feb 07, 2022 Unsplash
Charges Dropped Against Man Accused of Tampering
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A judge has dismissed charges against a Minneapolis man accused of trying to intimidate a judge presiding over the manslaughter trial of the former officer convicted in Daunte Wrigh...
Feb 07, 2022 Unsplash
Trivia Weekend Coming To St. Cloud State
(KNSI) - The 43rd annual trivia weekend is coming to St. Cloud State University. This year's trivia theme is "LITerally Trivia: A Novel Idea" and will quiz teams on all things literature, from horror ...
Feb 07, 2022 Unsplash
Council Vote on Redoing Part of Beaver Island Trail
(KNSI) - A 4.5-mile section of the Beaver Island Trail in St. Cloud will be redone if approved by the city council. The $1.25 million reconstruction project will be on Monday's agenda for a vote. Mayo...
Feb 06, 2022 Beaver Island Trail Facebook
Diaper Drive Benefits Domus Transitional Housing
(KNSI) - Thrivent financial advisors in the St. Cloud area are sponsoring a diaper drive to benefit the mothers and children of Domus Transitional Housing. The Domus Diaper Drive continues through Fri...
Feb 06, 2022 Unsplash
Minneapolis Mayor Announces Moratorium on No-Knock Warrants
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis mayor on Friday imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants after Amir Locke was killed this week as a SWAT team executed a search warrant. Mayor Jacob Frey said the m...
Feb 04, 2022 Mayor Jacob Frey gives a speech at the Jefe Urban Cocina restaurant on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 in Minneapolis. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey risked his bid for a second term by opposing a push to replace the city's police department. Voters agreed with Frey on the policing question, but they left the mayor guessing until Wednesday about his own re-election..(AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)
Minnesota National Guard Authorized by Governor
(KNSI) - The Minnesota National Guard has been authorized to help Minneapolis and St. Paul in case of civil unrest. Governor Tim Walz issued Executive Order 22-02, authorizing the Minnesota National G...
Feb 04, 2022 Ian Hutchinson/Unsplash
Two Charged In Fatal School Shooting in Richfield
(KNSI) - Criminal charges have been filed against two students accused of a shooting that left a student dead at a Twin Cities School. Prosecutors charged 19-year-old Alfredo Rosario Solis and 18-year...
Feb 04, 2022 Unsplash