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Panel Weighs Expanding Use of Cameras in Minnesota Courtrooms
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota court advisory committee met again Friday to examine whether to allow more video coverage of criminal trial proceedings, with some members expressing hesitation toward e...
Associated Press Jan 17, 2022 Unsplash

What's Open and Closed on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
(KNSI) - Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and in observance of the federal holiday, here is a list of what's open and what's closed. There is no mail delivery today except for priority mail delive...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 17, 2022 Unsplash

Police: Wanted Fugitive Shot At Cop As He Fled Traffic Stop
(KNSI) - A wanted felon is under arrest after allegedly shooting at a police officer while fleeing a traffic stop in Willmar. According to police, an officer tried to stop a jeep around 8:40 on Saturd...
Jake Judd Jan 16, 2022 KNSI News

Sheriff: Man Suffers Injuries After Crashing On Lake Wobegon Trail
(KNSI) - A man was taken by helicopter to a hospital after a snowmobile crash on the Lake Wobegon Trail in Stearns County. The sheriff's office says around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, first responders were c...
Jake Judd Jan 16, 2022 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

COVID-19 Case report for Sunday, January 16th
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health says there were 11,560 newly reported COVID-19 cases Sunday. That figure is for both newly confirmed cases and newly reported probable cases. That brings th...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 16, 2022 Unsplash

Nine People Displaced After Saturday Night Fire in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - No one was hurt, but nine people are looking for a new place to live after a house fire Saturday night. According to a critical incident report from the St. Cloud Fire Department, crews were ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 16, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Thousands Without Power in St. Cloud Sunday Morning
(KNSI) - Thousands of Xcel Energy customers in St. Cloud are without power Sunday morning. Sources at Xcel tell KNSI that they aren't sure of the cause of the outage, but roughly 2,500 to 3,000 have n...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 16, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

‘A Chemistry Between Brothers’: Brotherhood In Cretin-Derham Hall Boy’s Hockey
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Cretin-Derham Hall boy’s hockey team is ranked second in the state and the team is getting hot at the right time. They’re a brotherhood in a very literal sen...
Minnesota Sports News & Coverage from WCCO, CBS MN – WCCO | CBS Minnesota Jan 14, 2022

St. Cloud SWAT Nabs Fugitive Friday
(KNSI) - Joint action by the St. Cloud Police's Community Response Team and St. Cloud SWAT resulted in the arrest of a fugitive Friday. According to police officials, the teams executed a search warra...
Jeff McMahon Jan 14, 2022 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Police Chief Resigns After Posing As Straw Buyer in Gun Deal
(KNSI) - A police chief who was under investigation has resigned. Big Lake Police Chief Matthew Hayen's resignation was accepted this week after an investigation by the city. The city hired a private ...
Jake Judd Jan 14, 2022 Big Lake Police Department/Facebook