Category Archives: KNSI Local News
St. Joseph Holding Input Meeting On Jacob Wetterling Community Center
(KNSI) - St. Joseph is holding an open house to get input on the Jacob Wetterling Community Center. The open house is Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. at St. Joseph's Government Center. In August, St. Joseph s...
Jan 18, 2022 From the City of St. Joseph
St. Cloud 'Boogaloo' Member Sentenced to Prison on Gun Charge
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota man who authorities say is a self-proclaimed member of the anti-government "boogaloo" movement and had discussed a willingness to kill police was sentenced Tuesday to tw...
Jan 18, 2022 Sherburne County Jail
Applications Open for Vacancies in Minnesota Seventh Judicial District
(KNSI) - The Commission on Judicial Selection has announced two vacancies in Minnesota's Seventh Judicial District. The vacancies will occur upon the retirement of the Honorable Kris H. Davick-Halfen ...
Jan 18, 2022 Unsplash
Sheriff Promoting Text-to-911 Option For Emergency Help
(KNSI) - The Benton County Sheriff's Office is reminding Minnesotans if they need help and can't dial 911; they can text 911. Public safety officials say the service has been around for two to three y...
Jan 18, 2022 Unsplash
Sold For Sex: A Parent's Warning
(KNSI) - A Minnesota couple has come forward with their story describing how their daughter became a sex trafficking victim. The video, titled "Sold For Sex: A Parent's Warning For Minnesota Families"...
Jan 18, 2022 Unsplash
Walz Asks Lawmakers to Back Record $2.7 Billion Bonding Bill
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz asked the Legislature on Tuesday to back a $2.7 billion "local jobs and projects" plan that's considerably larger than the record package that lawmakers passed two yea...
Jan 18, 2022 Governor Tim Walz's Office
Historical Marker Honoring St. Cloud Children's Home To Be Dedicated, Blessed
(KNSI) - A historical marker honoring the former St. Cloud Children's Home will be dedicated and blessed this week. The dedication will be at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday along the Beaver Island Trail near t...
Jan 18, 2022 Photo from Pixabay
Ordering for Free Rapid At-Home COVID-19 Tests Begins January 19th
(KNSI) - As of January 19th, 2022, at home rapid COVID-19 tests will be available for the general public free of charge. Earlier this month, the federal government announced that the U.S. would purcha...
Jan 18, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Do Minnesota Cases Show It's Getting Easier to Convict Cops?
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - First, it was Mohamed Noor - convicted of murder for shooting an unarmed woman who approached his police SUV. Then it was Derek Chauvin, found guilty of murder for using his knee to...
Jan 18, 2022 Hennepin County Jail
Wind Chill Advisory Issued for Wednesday
(KNSI) - After two seemingly balmy days in the 30s, Minnesota is going right back into the deep freeze. The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory starting at midnight until noon on...
Jan 18, 2022 Unsplash