Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Minneapolis Mayor Faces Voters With Policing on Their Minds
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was the face of the city through some of its darkest days - the death of George Floyd under an officer's knee last year and rioting that marred the ensu...
Oct 28, 2021 AP Photo/Jim Mone File
Stiffest Charge Stands for Ex-Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota judge has denied a defense request to dismiss the most serious charge against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she meant to use a Taser instead of a...
Oct 28, 2021 Hennepin County Jail
Wild’s Leading Scorer Mats Zuccarello, Rem Pitlick In COVID Protocol
SEATTLE (AP) - Minnesota Wild forwards Mats Zuccarello and Rem Pitlick have entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, the team announced Thursday. Zuccarello is Minnesota’s leading scorer, with...
Oct 28, 2021
Senator Aric Putnam to Hold Town Hall Meeting Thursday Night
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area Senator Aric Putnam is hosting a virtual town hall meeting on Thursday night. The meeting runs from 7:00 to 8:00 and is open to all constituents. Registration is not required, ...
Oct 28, 2021 Aric Putnam for Senate
Little Falls Man Convicted of Murder for the February Strangling Death of His Wife
(KNSI) - The 31-year-old husband of a Little Falls woman whose body was found under a bridge has been convicted of second-degree murder. Jonathan Greyblood was charged with two counts of felony second...
Oct 28, 2021 Morrison County Jail
Minnesota Senator Introduces Bill to Lower the Cost for Oral Chemotherapy Drugs
(KNSI) - Minnesota Senator Tina Smith is making a push to lower the cost of oral chemotherapy drugs to make them just as affordable as intravenous cancer drugs. The Cancer Drug Parity Act, authored by...
Oct 28, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Cloud Stand Down Expo and Job Fair Thursday
(KNSI) - St. Cloud is hosting the only Stand Down Expo and Job Fair for veterans in 2021. The 36th annual event is Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the River's Edge Convention Center. The event is de...
Oct 27, 2021 Soldiers from the Minnesota-based 34th Infantry Division board a military aircraft Aug. 31, 2021, for their flight to Kuwait from Kabul, Afghanistan. Known as the Red Bulls - the National Guard Soldiers were some of the last American servicemembers to leave Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Evans)
Minnesota Gearing Up 5 to 11 Year Old Kids COVID Vaccines
(KNSI) - Minnesota is gearing up for approval of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for children between 5 and 11 years old. Officials say Minnesota cannot start issuing the pediatric vaccine until the Cente...
Oct 27, 2021 John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool
Minneapolis Chief Urges Voters to Reject Replacing PD
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on Wednesday urged voters to reject a ballot question that would replace the city's police department, saying it would do nothing to addre...
Oct 27, 2021 AP Photos
America 'On Fire': Facebook Watched as Trump Ignited Hate
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The reports of hateful and violent posts on Facebook started pouring in on the night of May 28 last year, soon after then-President Donald Trump sent a warning on social media th...
Oct 27, 2021 AP Photo/John Minchillo, File