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SCPD Warns Of Uptick In Scams, Offers Tips To Stay Safe
(KNSI) - The St Cloud Police Department is warning area residents about an increase in reported imposter scams. The SCPD says it's getting more calls from people who have been victims of fraud or have...
Jake Judd Oct 26, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Litchfield Egg Producer To Donate A Million Eggs to Settle Price Gouging Claims
(KNSI) - A Central Minnesota egg producer has reached a settlement with the state's attorney general's office over accusations of price gouging on eggs at the start of the pandemic. Minnesota Attorney...
Jake Judd Oct 26, 2021 Associated Press

Lawmaker Wants Minnesota To Eliminate 'Growler Cap' on Beer Makers
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud lawmaker wants craft breweries to be able to keep selling growlers even if they brew more than 20,000 barrels of beer a year. State Representative Dan Wolgamott will introduce leg...
Jake Judd Oct 26, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in St. Joseph, Unclaimed 100K Raffle Sold In Sartell
(KNSI) - A lottery ticket sold in St. Joseph is worth $50,000 after Monday night's Powerball drawing. According to the Minnesota Lottery, the ticket was purchased from the Holiday Gas Station at 304 C...
Jake Judd Oct 26, 2021 Minnesota State Lottery

Xcel Energy Asking for 21.2% Rate Hike
(KNSI) - The state's largest electricity provider Monday proposed a rate hike of more than 20% starting next year. Xcel Energy filed for the 21.2% electricity rate increase with the Minnesota Public U...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 26, 2021 Unsplash

Peacock Enclosure at Munsinger and Clemens Gardens to be Upgraded
(KNSI) - The peacocks at the Munsinger and Clemens Gardens in St. Cloud will be getting a new enclosure thanks to an initiative with the Central Minnesota Community Foundation. A press release from th...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 26, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Man Accused of Attacking ER Nurse at St. Cloud Hospital
(KNSI) - A southern Minnesota man is being charged with assault after allegedly attacking an ER nurse at St. Cloud Hospital. Sunday, police say they were called to the hospital after 26-year-old Steph...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 26, 2021 Stearns County Jail

One of Two Men Charged After Allegedly Robbing and Pistol Whipping a Woman Pleads Guilty
(KNSI) - One of two men accused of forcing their way into a home, pistol-whipping the woman who lived there, and stealing her purse has pleaded guilty. According to the criminal complaint, 24-year-old...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 26, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Hennepin County Judge Releasing Chauvin Juror Names November 1st
(KNSI) - The names of 15 jurors and alternates who sat in the courtroom during the Derek Chauvin trial will become public next week. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill signed an order Monday to make t...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 26, 2021 Court TV, via AP, Pool

Traffic Light To Be Removed in Downtown St. Cloud, Replaced with Four-Way Stop
(KNSI) - A traffic light will be removed in downtown St. Cloud and replaced with a four-way stop. During Monday's meeting, St. Cloud's city council approved the change at 8th Avenue and West St. Germa...
Jake Judd Oct 26, 2021 Pixabay