Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Road Closing for Utility Work
(KNSI) - Utility work will close part of a road in St. Cloud on Thursday. The St. Cloud Public Works Department says St. Germain Street West between 21st and 22nd Avenue South will be closed due to ut...
Oct 06, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Most State Workers Get COVID Shots, But Some Face Discipline
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Some Minnesota government employees say that a month into the COVID-19 vaccine policy for state workers, their agencies are ramping up discipline for employees who either won't ...
Oct 06, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
St. Cloud VA Holding Walk-In Flu Shot Clinics
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud VA Health Care system is offering flu shots with no appointment on select days over the next two weeks. The flu vaccine clinics are being held at the VA in building 96, with the...
Oct 06, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Minnesota Court Denies Chauvin's Request for Public Defender
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court has denied former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin's request to have a public defender represent him as he appeals his murder conviction and sent...
Oct 06, 2021 Pool Court TV/Associated Press/Pool Photo from Video
Minnesota Expanding COVID Testing in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - St. Cloud is among the communities where COVID-19 testing is expanding starting next week. The St. Cloud Armory, 1710 Veterans Drive, has hosted COVID testing Monday through Thursday from 11 ...
Oct 06, 2021 Associated Press
Man Pinned Under Backhoe Was a Retired Priest
(KNSI) - Officials say a man found trapped under a piece of machinery in Little Falls was an 82-year-old retired priest. The body of Father Ralph Huar was found about 5:45 p.m. pinned under a backhoe....
Oct 06, 2021 Archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul
Fire Prevention Week Reminds People To Take Care of Smoke Alarms
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Fire Department asks people to pay attention to their smoke detectors during National Fire Prevention Week. This year's theme is Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety. St. Cloud Assit...
Oct 06, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Stihl Wolf Bar Opens In Downtown St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A new bar is open in downtown St. Cloud. Stihl Wolf, at 515 West St. Germain Street, opened last week. The "pour only" bar doesn't have any food service; however, co-owner Steve Sjelin says c...
Oct 05, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Great River Children's Museum Gets Million Dollar Pledge
(KNSI) - The owners of a St. Cloud trucking company have pledged a million dollars to help open the Great River Children's Museum. Great River Children's Museum Executive Director Cassie Miles says th...
Oct 05, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Walz Calls for Vaccine and Testing Requirements for Teachers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz is calling on lawmakers to approve a series of new measures to respond to the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccine and testing requirements for teac...
Oct 05, 2021 Governor Walz's Office