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UPDATE: Interstate 94 Re-Opens After Crash
UPDATE: 5 p.m. -Westbound Interstate 94 has reopened between Rogers and St. Michael. The crash is cleared. MnDOT thanks you for your patience during this emergency closure. (KNSI) - TRAFFIC ALERT: 3:1...
Jake Judd Oct 19, 2021 MnDOT

Central Minnesota Law Enforcement Task Force Honored
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota task force has been honored as the best in the state. The CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force was awarded the 2021 Narcotics Task Force of the Year award at the annual Minneso...
Jake Judd Oct 19, 2021 Submitted by CEE VI Task Force

Sun Country Airlines Announces Nonstop Service to Seven New Cities
(KNSI) - Sun Country Airlines says it is offering nonstop flights to seven new cities. The airline will now fly to Buffalo, New York, Burlington, Vermont, Charleston, South Carolina, Jacksonville, Flo...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 19, 2021 Unsplash

Coborn's Incorporated Signs Purchase Agreement to Acquire Stores in Wisconsin and Michigan
(KNSI) - St. Cloud-based Coborn's Incorporated is expanding again. According to a company press release, Coborn's has signed a purchase agreement to acquire three Tadych's Econofoods grocery stores in...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 19, 2021 Coborn's, Incorporated

Evictions Rise as State COVID-19 Protections Begin to Lift
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Rental evictions are rising in Minnesota as state protections adopted because of COVID-19 are beginning to lift, according to housing experts. As of last week, a 15-day notice i...
Associated Press Oct 19, 2021 Unsplash

Governor Tim Walz Officially Announces Re-Election Campaign
(KNSI) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan have officially announced their re-election campaign. Tuesday morning, Walz issued a statement, saying, "It has been an hono...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 19, 2021 AP Photo/Steve Karnowski

Four People Hurt in Crash Involving an Ambulance
(KNSI) - Three people were hospitalized after a crash involving an ambulance in Milaca Township Sunday night. The Minnesota State Patrol says just before 7:30, the ambulance had its emergency lights a...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 19, 2021 Unsplash

CentraCare CEO Warns About Long Haul COVID
(KNSI) - CentraCare officials are warning about the unknown long-term effects survivors of COVID-19 can face. John Hopkins University says around 45 million people have tested positive for COVID. Cent...
Jake Judd Oct 18, 2021 Unsplash

GOP Lawmakers Holding Town Hall Meeting
(KNSI) - Two lawmakers from central Minnesota will be holding a town hall meeting in Rice next week. Senator Andrew Mathews of Princeton, and Representative Shane Mekeland of Clear Lake, are holding t...
Jake Judd Oct 18, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

1st Woman to Lead State Air National Guard Assumes Duties
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The first woman to lead the Minnesota Air National Guard officially assumed her duties after a change of command ceremony over the weekend. Command Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Erikso...
Associated Press Oct 18, 2021 Submitted by the Minnesota National Guard