Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Minneapolis Woman Sentenced for Shooting Her Boyfriend
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis woman who conspired with a gunman to shoot and kill her boyfriend has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison. Tashawn A. Thomas, 28, pleaded guilty to aidi...
Dec 23, 2021 Unsplash
Northern Minnesota Town Breaks Record for Longest Skate Path in the U.S.
WARROAD, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota town of Warroad now boasts the longest skate path in the country after residents paved the path last year as a way for community members to safely gather amid the c...
Dec 23, 2021 Unsplash
Potter Jury Enters Day Four of Deliberations
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The jury at the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright was to return Thursday for a fourth day of deliberations as the Chris...
Dec 23, 2021 Court TV, via AP, Pool
Authorities: Carbon Monoxide Caused Deaths of 7 in Minnesota
(AP) - Seven members of an immigrant family from Honduras whose bodies were found inside a Minnesota home last weekend died of apparently accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said Wednesd...
Dec 22, 2021 (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)
Man Sentenced To Prison For Dragging A Police Officer
(KNSI) - A 61-year-old Hutchinson man has been sentenced for his role in dragging a police officer with his truck. McCloud County Judge Jody Winters sentenced Luke Oeltjenbruns (ELL-chin-brans) to one...
Dec 22, 2021 McLeod County Jail
St. Cloud Lawyer Explains What Happens if Trial Ends With Hung Jury
(KNSI) - Jurors in the trial of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter started the third day of deliberations after a question to the judge suggested they may not be able to reach an agreeme...
Dec 22, 2021 Court TV via AP, Pool
Midwest Home Prices Jump 9%
(KNSI) - The median price of a home in the Midwest was $260,100, that's a 9% jump from November 2020 according to the National Association of Realtors. The Association's report, released Wednesday, sh...
Dec 22, 2021 Unsplash
University Hits State's Energy Reduction Goal Early
(KNSI) - St. Cloud State University has beaten the state's goal of reducing campus energy use six years early. According to a press release, SCSU has cut its energy use by 31% per square foot since 20...
Dec 22, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
MnDOT Needs Your Input for a Transportation Study
(KNSI) - Anyone who uses transportation services in Benton, Sherburne, and Wright Counties is asked to take an online survey to help determine future rider services. The Region 7W Transportation Polic...
Dec 22, 2021 St. Cloud Metro Bus X
Federal Officials Investigating Access to Mankato Study Pods
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) - Federal officials are investigating whether handicapped people can access Minnesota State University-Mankato's new anti-COVID-19 study pods. The university installed 100 pods usi...
Dec 22, 2021 Unsplash