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Suspect in Custody After Allegedly Running From Police and Crashing a Car Near the Sherco Power Plant
(KNSI) - A 21-year-old man from Big Lake is under arrest after allegedly running from police and crashing his car Monday night. According to a press release from the Becker Police Department, about 11...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 28, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

SCSU Graduate, Father Returns to Speak of Daughter's Tragic Death
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud State University graduate will return to campus next month to share the story of the tragic loss of his daughter. Monte Fronk is a 2007 graduate of SCSU and Emergency Management C...
Jake Judd Sep 28, 2021 St. Cloud State University Facebook

St. Cloud Says 'TIF' Funding Essential to Getting Grocery Warehouse
(KNSI) - St. Cloud was able to land a grocery store warehouse thanks to a tool to spark redevelopment. St. Cloud approved Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. to build a...
Jake Judd Sep 28, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

SJU Named Best School for Employment in Minnesota, Again
(KNSI) - Saint John's University has been named the best college to attend for employment in Minnesota, again. The rankings by career website Zippia found that SJU had a 95.16% job placement rate. It ...
Jake Judd Sep 28, 2021 SJU Alumni Association Facebook

Businessman, Builder, and Philanthropist Jim Miller Has Died
(KNSI) - Family, friends, and the St. Cloud community are mourning the loss of Jim Miller, who died Sunday at his home. In 1955, Miller's father, Albert Miller, died, and Jim ran the family farm build...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 27, 2021 Courtesy of the Miller Family

Man, Woman Suffer Serious Injuries After Crashing Into Trees
(KNSI) - Two people were taken by helicopter to St. Cloud Hospital after a crash near Hackensack. The accident was reported around 4:30 on Sunday afternoon on County Road 5 in Birch Township. The Cass...
Jake Judd Sep 27, 2021 Pixabay

R&B Superstar R. Kelly Convicted in Sex Trafficking Trial
NEW YORK (AP) - R. Kelly has been convicted in a sex trafficking trial after several accusers testified in lurid detail how he subjected them to perverse and sadistic whims when they were underage. A ...
Associated Press Sep 27, 2021 Associated Press

City Hall Functions Will Still Function During Transition to New Building
(KNSI) - St. Cloud officials say city services won't skip a beat during the move to the old Tech High School, currently under renovation, before the end of the year. St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis says th...
Jake Judd Sep 27, 2021 City of St. Cloud

Man Charged After Allegedly Choking, Hitting and Threatening Pregnant Woman
(KNSI) - A 44-year-old St. Cloud man is jailed, accused of choking, threatening, and hitting a pregnant woman. Police say they responded to the 800 block of 10th Avenue North for a domestic assault in...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 27, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Buyer Emerges for Backup Morgue
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The state of Minnesota is on the verge of selling off a refrigerated warehouse that it bought in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in case it was needed as backup morgue. ...
Associated Press Sep 27, 2021 Unsplash