Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Minnesota Joins AARP Age-Friendly Network
(KNSI) - The state of Minnesota has joined St. Cloud and twelve other Minnesota communities to join the AARP Network of Age-Friendly states and communities. In a press release issued Monday, Minnesota...
Jan 24, 2022
St. Cloud City Council To Discuss Public Mask Mandate
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council will discuss a possible public mask mandate on Monday night. On January 7th, St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis and other city mayors rejected a request from CentraCare Hea...
Jan 24, 2022 Unsplash
St. Cloud Man Identified as Victim in Minneapolis Drive By Shooting
(KNSI) - The Hennepin County Medical Examiner identifies the man killed in a drive-by shooting Thursday night in Minneapolis as 27-year-old Mahamed Hassan Mahamud of St. Cloud. Investigators say Maham...
Jan 24, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Two Shot at Funeral Luncheon in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Two people were critically wounded Saturday in a shooting at a gathering after a funeral, Minneapolis police said. Police said about 100 people were gathered for a meal at the Cora ...
Jan 24, 2022 Unsplash
Will Derek Chauvin Testify at Ex-Minneapolis Police Officers' Federal Trial
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - As the federal trial for three former Minneapolis officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights is set to begin Monday, some wonder whether Derek Chauvin - the off...
Jan 24, 2022 Associated Press
Opening Statements Monday in Federal Trial for Three Ex-Minneapolis Cops
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights as Derek Chauvin pinned the Black man's neck to the street is e...
Jan 24, 2022 Court TV via AP, Pool, File
2022 Minnesota Legislative Session Preview: Record Surplus, Crime, Redistricting, COVID-19, Taxes and More
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Legislature will enjoy a $7.7 billion surplus when it convenes Jan. 31, a strong financial position but one that is bound to set up clashes in this election year over ...
Jan 24, 2022 Pixabay
Minnesota COVID-19 Patient at the Center of Legal Fight Dies in Texas
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A unvaccinated COVID-19 patient flown from Minnesota to Texas during a legal battle over whether his ventilator should be turned off died Saturday, the family's attorney said. A Min...
Jan 24, 2022 Unsplash
Wind Chill Advisories, Warnings Issued Monday Through Wednesday
(KNSI) - Dangerously cold windchills are returning to Minnesota starting Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service says the bone-chilling cold will begin to move in Monday afternoon and will stea...
Jan 24, 2022 Unsplash
Book Causes Handful of Parents to Pull Kids From English Class
(KNSI) - A small number of parents have pulled their kids from a central Minnesota school district's English class over a controversial book. The Sartell-St. Stephen School District incorporated the b...
Jan 24, 2022 Sartell-St. Stephen School District