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Minnesota Veterans Day Program Virtual Again for 2021
(KNSI) - The annual statewide Minnesota Veterans Day event will be held virtually again this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is prerecorded and runs about 30 minutes. It will be availab...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 11, 2021 Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

What's Open, Closed and Special Deals for Veterans Day
(KNSI) - Today is Veteran's Day. All city, county, state, and federal offices are closed in observance of the special day. Most libraries are closed. The City of St. Cloud compost site is closed, but ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 11, 2021 Unsplash

SCTCC Opens New Multicultural Center
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Technical & Community College (SCTCC) has opened its new Multicultural Center. A grand opening ceremony was held Wednesday afternoon on the SCTCC campus. Vice President of Cultu...
Jake Judd Nov 10, 2021 Photo from SCTCC YouTube Channel

MDH: Minnesotans Plan For A Safe Thanksgiving To Prevent Spread of COVID
(KNSI) - With Thanksgiving in two weeks, health officials say now is the time to plan for a safe get-together with friends and family as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Minnesota Department of Health...
Jake Judd Nov 10, 2021 Pexels

Remains Found in Texas in 1980 Identified as Missing Minnesota Teen
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) - A body found along an interstate in Texas 41 years ago has finally been identified as a 14-year-old girl missing from Minnesota, according to sheriff's officials. New DNA tech...
Associated Press Nov 10, 2021 Pixabay

Crash Blocks Traffic on Highway 23 in Richmond
(KNSI) - Highway 23 at Highway 22 in Richmond is partially blocked due to a crash. It happened around 4:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. At least one person was injured, but it is not yet clear how severe...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 10, 2021 Unsplash

MDH: Minnesota Experiencing 'Spike' in COVID-19 Cases
(KNSI) - Officials are warning that the number of COVID-19 cases is surging in Minnesota. Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm says COVID-19 hospitalizations have reached their highest level ...
Jake Judd Nov 10, 2021 Unsplash

Police: 78 Year Old Woman Robbed At Gunpoint, Teenage Suspect Arrested
(KNSI) - A teenager is in custody after allegedly robbing a 78-year-old woman at gunpoint. The Sartell woman says she was in her car in a parking lot on the 4200-block of Division Street West at 8:49 ...
Jake Judd Nov 10, 2021 KNSI News

Veterans Day Parade Thursday Afternoon in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - St. Cloud residents are invited to a parade to show their appreciation for the men and women of the armed forces on Veterans Day. St. Cloud Mayor and Air Force Veteran Dave Kleis extended the...
Jake Judd Nov 10, 2021 KNSI News

Man Charged After Allegedly Exchanging Sexually Based Messages With Investigator Posing a Teen Girl
(KNSI) - A 32-year-old from Big Lake is charged with two felonies after allegedly exchanging sexually-based emails and messages with who he thought was a 15-year-old girl. According to a criminal comp...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 10, 2021 Stearns County Jail