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Grant Funds Sex Trafficking Task Force For Two More Years
(KNSI) - Stearns County has been awarded a grant to continue funding the Central Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force for another two years. The $575,000 grant was awarded by the Minnesota Office of...
Jake Judd Dec 13, 2021

Potter Trial Enters Second Week With Medical Examiner on Tap
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The trial of a Minnesota police officer charged in the shooting death of Daunte Wright opens its second week of testimony Monday, with a medical examiner expected to walk jurors thr...
Associated Press Dec 13, 2021 Court TV, via AP, Pool

Minnesota State Patrol Counts Nearly 300 Crashes in Storm
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota State Patrol reported Saturday it has tallied 286 car crashes across the state during a wintery storm that brought as much as 20 inches of snow in some places. The hig...
Associated Press Dec 13, 2021 Submitted Photo

St. Cloud State University has launched the new Center for International Disability Advocacy and Diplomacy.
(KNSI) - St. Cloud State University announced the launch of the Center for International Disability Advocacy and Diplomacy at the USA Pavilion at the 2020 World Expo in Dubai. The center's mission is ...
Jeff McMahon Dec 10, 2021 St. Cloud State University Facebook
St. Cloud offers immersion classes in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.
(KNSI) - Parents of Kindergarten students in the St. Cloud school district now have the opportunity to enroll their student in either Spanish or Mandarin Chinese Immersion classes. Interested parents ...
Jeff McMahon Dec 10, 2021

Holidays prompt changes to St. Cloud garbage pickup.
(KNSI) - In observance of the Christmas Holiday, The St. Cloud refuse and blue recycling route will be picked up on Monday, December 27th. All other schedules for Tuesday, December 21st through Thursd...
Jeff McMahon Dec 10, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Man Accused of Sex Trafficking Women in St. Cloud
(KNSI) -A St. Cloud man is accused of selling three women for sex. Antonio Lavor Clark has been charged with four counts of sex trafficking and one count of promoting prostitution and receiving profit...
Jake Judd Dec 10, 2021 Stearns County Jail

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