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Thirteen Members of the 133rd Airlift Wing Returning Home to Minnesota Two Months Early
(KNSI) - Christmas is coming early for several members of the Minnesota National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing as 13 members return home about two months earlier than scheduled. The team of Security Forc...
Jennifer Lewerenz Dec 01, 2021 Minnesota National Guard

Sartell Residents Raise Money To Support The Families of Fallen Officers
(KNSI) - On Tuesday, more than $5,000 raised by a group of Sartell area residents was donated to the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association (MN LEMA). The organization pays for and plans funer...
Jake Judd Nov 30, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Biden Tries to Reassure on COVID as He Sells Spending Plan
ROSEMOUNT, Minn. (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday went to Minnesota to pitch his completed infrastructure deal and a giant social spending bill that he's still trying to get passed, but also foun...
Associated Press Nov 30, 2021 AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Attorney: Potter to Testify at Trial in Daunte Wright Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot Daunte Wright will testify at her trial, her attorney said Tuesday as jury selection began with potential panelists being questioned...
Associated Press Nov 30, 2021 Court TV via AP, Pool

St. Cloud Woman Charged With Murder of Baby Boy
Warning: This story contains details that could be disturbing. Caution is advised. (KNSI) - A mother in St. Cloud has been charged with killing her baby. Fardoussa Omar Abdillahi has been charged in S...
Jake Judd Nov 30, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Republican Attorney General Candidate Forum In St. Cloud Tuesday Night
(KNSI) - A debate among Republican candidates running for Minnesota's attorney general will take place in St. Cloud. The forum will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Best Western Kelly Inn 100 Fourth Avenue S...
Jake Judd Nov 30, 2021 Pixabay

Rural Students to See Broadband Relief from Federal Spending Bill
(KNSI) - In the $1.9 trillion infrastructure bill recently signed into law is millions for broadband relief. Marc Johnson is the executive director of the East Central Minnesota Educational Cable Coop...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 30, 2021 Unsplash

Sheriff Recruiting Deputies, Dispatchers, and Jail Staff
(KNSI) - For the first time, the Stearns County Sheriff's Office is actively going out into the community to recruit people to fill its ranks. According to a press release, the Stearns County Sheriff'...
Jake Judd Nov 30, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Goo Goo Dolls to Play Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park in September
(KNSI) - The first concert for The Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park for 2022 has been announced. Goo Goo Dolls and special guest Blue October will play The Ledge on Monday, September 12th at 7:00 p.m....
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 30, 2021 Photo by Robert E. Klein]/Invision/AP

Two More School Staffers Die From COVID-19 Related Complications
(KNSI) - Education Minnesota, the state's largest teachers' union, says two more school staff members have died from COVID-19 related complications. That brings the total of COVID-related deaths to 18...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 30, 2021 Unsplash