Category Archives: KNSI Local News
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
Twin Metals to Appeal Federal Decision on Proposed Mine
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Twin Metals will appeal a federal decision that dealt a serious blow to its proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, the company said Wednesday. Last week, the Biden a...
Oct 27, 2021 AP Photo/Steve Karnowski, File
One Day Food Drive Thursday for Central Minnesota Non-Profits
(KNSI) - Members of several area community groups are having a one day food drive Thursday to benefit the Celebrate Community Project for central Minnesota non-profits. Members of local Optimist, Rota...
Oct 27, 2021 Unsplash
Jury Convicts Man for Role in Abducting, Raping Woman in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - The second of three men accused of taking a woman off a street in St. Cloud and raping her has been convicted. A Stearns County jury found Abdirahin Omar Ali guilty of kidnapping and three co...
Oct 27, 2021 Stearns County Jail
How St. Cloud Ranks on 24/7 Wall Street's 50 Drunkest Cities List
(KNSI) - A new list released by 24/7 Wall Street is ranking the top 50 drunkest American cities, and four Minnesota towns are on the list. According to the website, the list's methodology came from re...
Oct 27, 2021 Unsplash
Mandatory CWD Testing In Part Of Minnesota During Deer Hunting Opener
(KNSI) - Hunters in areas with Chronic Wasting Disease are required to have the deer tested for the illness during the opening weekends of firearms season. The opening weekend for season A is November...
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