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Fewer Truck Drivers Is Causing Supply Delays
(KNSI) - Experts warn a lack of truck drivers could lead to delays in almost everything getting to consumers. CEO and President of the Minnesota Trucking Association John Hausladen says they need more...
Jake Judd Oct 07, 2021 Pixabay

Minnesota Nursing Home Workers Warn Vaccine Mandate Will Cause Staff Shortages
(KNSI) - Nursing home staff warn that people are leaving their jobs ahead of federal vaccine mandates that could put the elderly's care in rural Minnesota in jeopardy. Abbey Tiemann is a Certified Nur...
Jake Judd Oct 07, 2021 John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool

Local Cities Receive Millions for Water Infrastructure Improvements
(KNSI) - The City of St. Cloud has received over $7 million in loan money from the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority for water infrastructure improvements. The $7,419,725 comes from the Clean Wate...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 07, 2021 Pixabay

Local Doctor Says Latest COVID-19 Surge Didn't Have to Happen
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area medical experts say the current COVID surge didn't have to happen and is hitting rural Minnesota harder than the Twin Cities. COVID-19 Incident Commander for CentraCare Health ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 07, 2021 Unsplash

Small Fire Burning in Itasca State Park
(KNSI) - Another wildfire has popped up in a popular tourist destination. This time it's in Itasca State Park. The fire was discovered Wednesday afternoon, according to the Minnesota Department of Nat...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 07, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Fire Causes $12,000 Damage to St. Cloud Home
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Fire Department says an accidental cooking fire is to blame for causing thousands of dollars in damage to a home Wednesday. According to a critical incident report from the fire...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 07, 2021 Unsplash

Anna Marie's Alliance Receives $550,000 Grant
(KNSI) - The Office of Violence Against Women has given Anna Marie's Alliance in St. Cloud a three-year, $550,000 grant. The grant will be used for a program to provide supervised visitation services ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 07, 2021 Unsplash

Two Men Ordered to Pay Over $1 Million for Pipeline Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Two Minnesota men were sentenced Wednesday to probation and ordered to pay back more than $1.1 million for damage they caused by shooting holes in an oil pipeline. Tanner Sik, 21, o...
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Sartell Public Safety Campus Open House Saturday
(KNSI) - Residents can get a look at the new Sartell public safety facility this weekend. Saturday, the city of Sartell is hosting an open house for people to see the Sartell Police and Fire Departmen...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 07, 2021

GSDC Honored for eNewsletter During Pandemic
(KNSI) - A community development group in St. Cloud has been honored for its electronic newsletter that kept the business community updated during the start of the COVID pandemic. The Greater St. Clou...
Jake Judd Oct 06, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)