Category Archives: KNSI Local News
St. Cloud Police Department Offers Safety Tips, Warnings to Public
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department is reminding the public of some basic safety precautions. As we head into the colder months, police remind drivers never to leave their vehicles running with t...
Nov 22, 2021 KNSI News
Landlord Fined for 'Horrific' Conditions in His Rental Properties
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Hennepin County district judge has fined a north Minneapolis landlord $133,500 for what he called horrific conditions in his rental properties. The Star Tribune reports Judge Patr...
Nov 22, 2021 Unsplash
Olivia Officer Cleared of Wrongdoing in Fatal July Shooting
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) - A police officer in the western Minnesota town of Olivia won't face criminal charges over a fatal shooting in July. Blue Earth County Attorney Patrick McDermott said in a letter ...
Nov 22, 2021 Pixabay
State Tax Collections Higher Than Expected
(KNSI) - Tax collections once again surpassed expectations, so an updated forecast on the state's economy is due out early next month. The State of Minnesota has collected $744 million more in sales a...
Nov 22, 2021 Unsplash
Update: Woman, Children and Teenaged Runaway Found
Originally published 6:21 p.m. November 19th, 2021 Updated 10:18 p.m. November 19th, 2021 (KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says a woman, a teenaged runaway, and two small childre...
Nov 19, 2021 Nicollet County Sheriff's Office
Minnesota COVID-19 Hospitalizations Top 1,400 Amid Surge
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The number of Minnesota patients hospitalized with COVID-19 has surpassed 1,400 for the first time since last December, before vaccines became available, according to figures re...
Nov 19, 2021 Unsplash
Alexandria Based Minnesota National Guard Unit to Celebrate Homecoming on Sunday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota National Guard says approximately 65 soldiers from an Alexandria based unit are having a homecoming celebration this weekend. The Minnesota National Guard's C Battery, 1st Batta...
Nov 19, 2021 Minnesota National Guard
Minnesota Opens COVID-19 Booster Shots for Everyone Over 18
(KNSI) - The state of Minnesota says it is taking action to get COVID-19 booster vaccines into the arms of people who need or want them. Governor Tim Walz made the announcement Friday afternoon after ...
Nov 19, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Marco Donates Thousands to Local School Food Shelves
(KNSI) - Marco Technologies is taking a step toward curbing childhood hunger by donating to five Minnesota school food pantries. Marco announced the results of its recent Give Back 2 School project Fr...
Nov 19, 2021 Unsplash
Skid Steer Loader Heavily Damaged in Friday Morning Fire
(KNSI) - No one was hurt after a skid steer loader fire inside an outbuilding in Albany Township Friday morning. About 8:45, a call came in about the fire. Crews from the Stearns County Sheriff's Offi...
Nov 19, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office