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Charity Donates More Than $84K To Groups Supporting Women
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud area charity has given away more than $84,000 in grants during its latest round of donations. In August, the Women'sWomen's Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation laun...
Jake Judd Jan 14, 2022 Central Minnesota Community Foundation

Six-Year-Old Struck by SUV and Killed Near Onamia
(KNSI) - A six-year-old girl is dead after being hit by an SUV Thursday night near Onamia. The Minnesota State Patrol was called to the accident on Highway 169 near Twilight Road just before 11:00 p.m...
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CentraCare Pauses COVID-19 Testing For Asymptomatic People
(KNSI) - CentraCare Health is halting COVID-19 testing for anyone who is asymptomatic. CentraCare officials say the reason is low testing supplies and high demand. The testing policy goes into effect ...
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MN Lawmakers Hear From Frontline Healthcare Workers
(KNSI) - Minnesota lawmakers are taking notice of the effect of the COVID-19 omicron variant on the state. The Minnesota House Health Finance and Policy Committee held a remote hearing on Thursday to ...
Jake Judd Jan 14, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Car Fire Causes $7,200 in Damage
(KNSI) - A car was destroyed in a fire on Interstate 94. The St. Cloud Fire Department was called to the scene around 7:45 on Thursday night. The unoccupied car was fully engulfed in flames, but firef...
Jake Judd Jan 14, 2022 KNSI News

How Does St. Cloud Go About Plowing the Roads?
(KNSI) - With snow possibly on the way Friday and months to go in the snowy season, Director of Public Services with the City of St. Cloud Tracy Hodel says they've gotten some questions about how the ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 14, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Public Asked To Mask Up To Stop Unprecedented COVID-19 Surge
(KNSI) - CentraCare Health is asking the community to mask up for the next two to six weeks to try and slow the spread of COVID-19 in the St. Cloud area. CentraCare Physician Incident Commander for CO...
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Minnesota's Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend is January 15th Through the 17th
(KNSI) - Minnesotans can fish without a license this weekend if they take a young angler with them. It's take a kid ice fishing weekend January 15th through the 17th, and Benji Cohen, Mentor Network C...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 14, 2022 Pixabay

Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Central Minnesota
UPDATE: 4:25 a.m. ---The Winter Weather Advisory with expire at 6 p.m. on Friday in Stearns, Douglas and Todd County. (KNSI) - The possibility of heavy snowfall on Friday has prompted the Natio...
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Minnesota Named One of the Best Places To Raise A Family
(KNSI) - A national online publication praises Minnesota as one of the best places to raise a family. WalletHub has named Minnesota the fourth-best state to raise a family in 2022. The rankings were b...
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