Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Liquor Sales Soar in 2020
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sales at municipal liquor stores in Minnesota soared in 2020 for a record-breaking year. Sales at the state's 213 "munis" jumped 10% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Nov 01, 2021 Unsplash
New Law Protects Students from Predatory Lenders
(KNSI) - On Friday, Minnesota commissioners and lawmakers were at St. Cloud Community and Technical College to tout a new law designed to protect college students from predatory lenders. The Student L...
Oct 31, 2021 Photo by Jake Judd KNSI News
Winter Parking Restrictions Begin in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - Winter parking restrictions begin in St. Cloud. The parking restrictions are in place from November 1st to April 1st. The restriction, often called odd/even parking, is enforced between 1:00 ...
Oct 31, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Man Who Shot at Minneapolis Police Sues City, Officers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man found not guilty of attempted murder after firing at Minneapolis police during the unrest that followed George Floyd's death has sued the city and numerous officers, alleging ...
Oct 29, 2021 Jaleel Stallings, of St. Paul, Minnesota, is shown in this undated photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Stallings was arrested in May 2020 during the chaotic protests that followed George Floyd's death last year and charged with attempted murder after firing several shots at a Minneapolis police van. Stallings was acquitted in July on all counts after arguing self-defense, saying the officers were in an unmarked van and had fired at him first. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Man Sentenced For Killing SCSU Professor
(KNSI) - A man was sentenced for the shooting death of a St. Cloud State University professor in June. Jason Robert Beckman was sentenced to 32 years in prison on Friday. The Duluth man was given cred...
Oct 29, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Judge Says Man Unfit for Trial, Cites Energy Drink Testimony
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A judge said a Minnesota man accused of killing three family members with a wrench is mentally incompetent to stand trial, citing testimony from doctors about his schizophrenia inte...
Oct 28, 2021 Hennepin County Jail/Associated Press
Halloween Is Sunday and Officials Have Tips To Keep It a Safe Night
(KNSI) - Little goblins and ghouls will be out collecting candy this weekend for Halloween, and officials want it to be a safe and fun night. St. Cloud Police Department Communications Division Sergea...
Oct 28, 2021
Minnesota Was Hit By Legendary Blizzard 30 Years Ago
(KNSI) - It's hard to get past Halloween in Minnesota without someone mentioning the Halloween blizzard of 1991. Thirty years ago this year, Minnesota was hammered by the legendary snowstorm. Minnesot...
Oct 28, 2021 AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt
Feds: Hacker Illegally Streaming Games Tried to Extort MLB
NEW YORK (AP) - A Minnesota man was charged Thursday with trying to extort $150,000 from the MLB as he illegally streamed copyrighted content from major professional sports leagues online. Joshua Stre...
Oct 28, 2021 Unsplash
St. Cloud Time Capsule From COVID Era To Be Opened in 100 Years
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area residents will be able to hold history when a time capsule of the COVID-19 era is dug up in 100 years. A small crowd gathered as St. Cloud placed the time capsule in the ground...
Oct 28, 2021 Photo by Jake Judd KNSI News