Category Archives: KNSI Local News
St. Cloud Receives 4.5" of Snow Between Sunday and Monday Morning
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service says the St. Cloud area got 4.5 inches of snow from 6:00 a.m. Sunday to 6:00 a.m. Monday with this latest wintery blast. The snow started falling Sunday evening a...
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Over 400 Crashes and Spinouts Reported
Originally posted at 8:28 a.m. Monday, December 27th Updated 11:34 a.m. Monday, December 27th (KNSI) - The Minnesota State Patrol says it has responded to more than 400 crashes and spinouts since Sund...
Dec 27, 2021 AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt
Brothers Preparing to Break Their Own World Record
(KNSI) - Brothers Matt and Ben Bzdok want to break their own Guinness Book of World Record title for most completed Frisbee tosses in a row. The two grew up in St. Cloud and graduated from St. Cloud C...
Dec 27, 2021 Photo submitted by Ben Bzdok
University of Minnesota to Ask State for Almost $1 Billion
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The University of Minnesota is asking legislators for almost $1 billion in funding next year. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Sunday that the $935 million request includes $47...
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Flight Delays and Cancelations at MSP International Due to Weather, Computer Issues
(KNSI) - If you were hoping to catch a flight out of snowy Minnesota Monday morning, you may want to call ahead. Sun Country Airlines is canceling domestic flights Monday morning due to a system outag...
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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture Asking Residents to Properly Dispose of Christmas Trees and Greenery
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is asking residents to properly dispose of their Christmas trees, wreaths, and greenery to help prevent the spread of invasive tree pests. Pests hiding...
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Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Central Minnesota
Originally posted 1:57 p.m. Sunday, December 26th, 2021 Updated 5:49 a.m. Monday, December 27th, 2021 (KNSI) - A winter weather advisory for the St. Cloud area has been extended to go until noon Monda...
Dec 27, 2021 National Weather Service
Minnesota Woman Killed in Kansas Crash
HIAWATHA, Kan. (AP) - A Minnesota woman is dead after her SUV was struck by a semi in northeastern Kansas on Christmas Eve. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the accident happened just before 1:30 p.m. F...
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Police Shoot Machete Wielding Man in Southern Minnesota
AUSTIN, Minn. (AP) - Police in Austin say an officer shot and killed a man who had been walking in traffic with a machete and held off officers in a standoff for more than 24 hours. WCCO-TV reported F...
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Man Dies When Vehicle Goes Through Ice on Lake Bemidji
BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) - Authorities say one man died when a vehicle went through the ice on Lake Bemidji in northwestern Minnesota. Rescue personnel who responded to a call about 5:30 p.m. on Friday fou...
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