Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Man Charged After Allegedly Strangling a Woman and Trashing Her Home
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man accused of strangling a woman and throwing items around her home has been arrested and charged in Stearns County. Police say they were called to a home on the 1300 block of 6t...
Oct 25, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Anoka Man Charged After Roughly Five Pounds of Methamphetamine Found in His Vehicle
(KNSI) - An Anoka man is charged in Stearns County District Court for allegedly possessing around five pounds of methamphetamine. According to the criminal complaint, about 2:00 Thursday afternoon, an...
Oct 25, 2021 Stearns County Jail
SCPD Invited to Speak to Lawmakers About Crime Surge
(KNSI) - St. Cloud's police chief testified to Minnesota lawmakers last week on the increase in crime statewide. The joint committee with Senators from the judiciary and transportation committees hear...
Oct 25, 2021 Minnesota Senate Livestream
Vehicle Fire Under Investigation
(KNSI) - A vehicle fire in St. Cloud is under investigation. Firefighters were called to the 3400 block of West Division Street around 10:30 a.m. on Friday for a vehicle fire. Firefighters reported an...
Oct 25, 2021 KNSI News
Lawmaker Wants Donations for Family Charged in Jan. 6 Riot
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota lawmaker is encouraging supporters to donate to a Lindstrm family facing federal criminal charges in connection with participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S....
Oct 25, 2021 Minnesota Senate
COVID-19 Wave Overwhelms Rural Hospitals Short on ICU Beds
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The case of a rural Minnesota man who waited two days for an ICU bed and later died is among several examples that have frustrated officials in rural hospitals whose facilities are ...
Oct 25, 2021 CentraCare/Facebook
COVID-19 Cases Rising Faster on Reservations in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Native Americans have contracted COVID-19 at two to three times the rate of white Minnesotans over the past month, according to state health officials. There are large pockets o...
Oct 22, 2021 Unsplash
Salmonella Linked to Italian-Style Salame Sticks
(KNSI) - Officials are warning Minnesotans not to eat Premium Italian-Style Salame Sticks produced by Citterio and purchased at Trader Joe's or other stores after linking Salmonella infections to the ...
Oct 22, 2021 Minnesota Department of Health
Leave a Light on for Jacob
(KNSI) - Residents are asked to leave a porch light on tonight in memory of Jacob Wetterling and all the children who never made it home. Jacob was kidnapped on October 22nd, 1989, while riding his bi...
Oct 22, 2021 Wikicommons
Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Child in St. Cloud
UPDATE: Charges were dropped against Joseph Jenkins Jr. by prosecutors in the "interest of justice." The Stearns County Attorney's office stated that a key witness couldn't be located. As of October 2...
Oct 22, 2021 Stearns County Jail