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DNR Seeks Public Input on License System
(KNSI) - Minnesota wants to know what people think of how the state sells its hunting and fishing licenses. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking people to take a survey on how resid...
Jake Judd Dec 29, 2021 Unsplash

Crews Douse Fire at Federal Reserve Loading Dock
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Emergency crews have doused a fire at the Federal Reserve building in Minneapolis. The city's fire department said in a news release that firefighters were called to the building We...
Associated Press Dec 29, 2021 Unsplash

Carjackers Try to Steal Vehicle With 3-Year-Old Inside
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A man and two teenagers are in custody after they allegedly followed a St. Paul woman home and carjacked her vehicle with her 3-year-old child still inside. The Pioneer Press re...
Associated Press Dec 29, 2021 KNSI News

Sherburne Families In Need To Receive Free Meals
(KNSI) - Thousands of free meals will be distributed to Sherburne County families in need January 8th. Sherburne County staff, along with Catholic Charities, will hand out healthy, low-sodium, frozen ...
Jeff McMahon Dec 29, 2021 Photo by Mae Mu (Unsplash.com)

Charity Challenge Needs Last-Minute Donations
(KNSI) - The 21st annual Charity Challenge is short of its goal and is asking for the public's help. The Norman C. Skalicky Foundation, in partnership with the Central Minnesota Community Foundation, ...
Jeff McMahon Dec 29, 2021 Unsplash

Few Minnesota Minnesota Departments Adopt Body Camera Guidelines
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Most Minnesota law enforcement agencies have chosen not to implement guidelines mandating officers with a history of misconduct wear body cameras, a Minneapolis Star Tribune analysi...
Associated Press Dec 29, 2021 Associated Press

Forbearance Scams Surfacing in Minnesota
(KNSI) - Struggling Minnesotans whose mortgages are in forbearance may have a new problem to worry about. The Minnesota Attorney General's Office says scam reports are starting to crop up as the initi...
Jennifer Lewerenz Dec 29, 2021 Pexels

Kitchen Fire Damages St. Cloud Home
(KNSI) - No one was hurt, but an apartment was damaged in a kitchen fire in St. Cloud Tuesday evening. According to a critical incident report, the St. Cloud Fire Department responded to the fire in t...
Jeff McMahon Dec 29, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Red Cross Facing Critical Blood Shortage, Offering Incentives For Donations
(KNSI) - The American Red Cross is pleading with people to donate because of critically low supplies and is offering incentives. St. Cloud Red Cross Executive Director Linda Blackmore says the nation'...
Jake Judd Dec 29, 2021 Photo taken by Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Man Charged in Christmas Day Assault and Strangulation
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man has been charged with four felonies after allegedly strangling and assaulting a woman on Christmas Day. According to the criminal complaint, a woman called police on December ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Dec 29, 2021 Stearns County Jail