Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Sheriff: Don't Fire Warning Shots
(KNSI) - Law enforcement is reminding residents that it's dangerous and potentially illegal to fire warning shots. Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck issued the warning after a recent incident where a pr...
Nov 22, 2021 Benton County Sheriff's Office
Level Three Predatory Offender Moving to St. Cloud
Originally posted November 16th, 2021 at 9:46 a.m. Reposted November 22nd, 2021 at 12:01 p.m. (KNSI) - A public notification video will be released next week after police were told a level three preda...
Nov 22, 2021 Minnesota Department of Corrections
Driver in Fatal Crash Offered Plea Deal
(KNSI) - A plea deal has reportedly been offered to the driver accused of killing a 2020 Cathedral High School grad and another man this past summer. Prosecutors offered the deal to 51-year-old James ...
Nov 22, 2021 Bob Motzko Twitter
Backus Man Arrested After Drug Bust
(KNSI) - A 61-year-old Backus man is under arrest after a drug investigation allegedly turned up more than 26 grams of methamphetamine. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says they were conducting an on...
Nov 22, 2021 Unsplash
Camper Heavily Damaged in Sunday Night Fire
(KNSI) -The St. Cloud Fire Department says no one was hurt, but a camper suffered major damage Sunday night. According to a critical incident report, the call came in about 10:20 for a camper fire in ...
Nov 22, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI 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