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Jennie-O Closing Plant in Wilmar.
(KNSI) - (KNSI) - The Jennie-O Turkey Store plant in Willmar will close next year, with the company saying it's consolidating its brand to make its operations more efficient. Austin, Minnesota-based H...
Jeff McMahon Dec 10, 2021 Photo by Viktor Talashuk - Unsplash.com

CentraCare Foundation's Holly Ball 2021 Raises $550,000!
(KNSI) - (KNSI) - The CentraCare Foundation presented the 47th annual Holly Ball on Dec. 4 virtually, with more than 1000 guests participating online. Holly Ball: A Celebration of Music event raised $...
Jeff McMahon Dec 10, 2021 Photo by Adam Snow - Unsplash.com
Christmas Decoration Thief Hits Sartell
(KNSI) - Police say it appears the Grinch and his pal have been in Sartell this past week. According to the Sartell Police Department, someone stole three inflatable dogs with candy canes and an infla...
Jake Judd Dec 10, 2021

MN Veterans Cemeteries Need Help To Pay for Memorial Wreaths
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs is asking for the public's help to place wreaths to honor Minnesota's fallen heroes. MDVA creates a one-of-a-kind memorial with wreaths placed on ...
Jake Judd Dec 10, 2021 Photo from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs.

Minnesota Approves Pfizer Booster For Everyone 16 and Older
(KNSI) - COVID-19 booster shots are available in Minnesota for 16 and 17-year-olds. Governor Tim Walz announced the availability of the Pfizer booster dose following an expansion of eligibility by fed...
Jake Judd Dec 10, 2021 CentraCare/Facebook

UPDATE: Arrest Made After School Threat
UPDATE: 10:10 a.m. (KNSI) - The Cold Spring Police Department says they've arrested a student suspected of making a threat on social media earlier this week. Original story: (KNSI) - There will be ext...
Jake Judd Dec 10, 2021

Minnesota Regulators OK Rate Hikes for Xcel Customers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota regulators have signed off on higher electric and natural gas prices for Xcel Energy residential customers. The state Public Service Commission issued a news release T...
Associated Press Dec 10, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Jurors at Potter Trial See Daunte Wright Shooting Aftermath
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors at a former Minnesota police officer's trial in the shooting of Daunte Wright played extensive video of the aftermath, showing jurors images of officers pulling him from...
Associated Press Dec 10, 2021 Associated Press

Woman Convicted of Stabbing Man to Death in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A Stearns County judge has convicted a woman of stabbing a man to death in St. Cloud. Lindsay Rae Shelltrack-Miller was found guilty of murder in the 2nd degree without intent in the death of...
Jake Judd Dec 10, 2021 Stearns County Jail

4th Republican Joins Field in Bid to Oust AG Ellison
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Another Republican has announced he'll challenge Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison next year. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Thursday that business attorney Jim Schul...
Associated Press Dec 09, 2021 Submitted by Jim Schultz campaign