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Minnesota Court: Workers' Comp Can't Cover Medical Marijuana
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Workers' compensation for injured employees doesn't cover medical marijuana because the drug remains illegal under federal law, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The stat...
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Man Charged After Alleged DWI and Fleeing Police
(KNSI) - A Swanville man has been arrested after police say he was driving under the influence and ran from a traffic stop early Monday morning. According to a criminal complaint, about 2:30 a.m., a S...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 13, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Judge Won't Block Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A federal judge won't block a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for scores of Minnesota health care workers, at least for now. Nearly 200 Minnesota health care workers filed a lawsuit in...
Associated Press Oct 13, 2021 Photo by Spencer Davis on Unsplash

St. Cloud State University Homecoming Gets Underway
(KNSI) - St. Cloud State University is celebrating homecoming this week. SCSU kicked off events on Wednesday morning with a campus kick-off celebration that featured rides, games, food and prizes for ...
Jake Judd Oct 13, 2021 SCSU Blizzard's Twitter Account

UPDATE: Woman Killed, Three Hurt in School Bus Crash
UPDATE: 12:30 p.m. (KNSI) - The Minnesota State Patrol says 21-year-old Ellen Elizabeth Follestad from Glencoe died from injuries suffered in Tuesday night's crash. Original story: (KNSI) - Two studen...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 13, 2021 Unsplash

Man Charged After Allegedly Exposing Himself in an Apartment Hallway
(KNSI) - A 28-year-old Waite Park man is jailed after allegedly exposing himself to a woman and a teenager. Eduardo Antonio Lopez is accused of exposing himself in the hallway of an apartment building...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 13, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Man Charged With Killing Woman In Crow Wing County
(KNSI) - A man has been charged with murder after allegedly killing a woman from Nisswa in Crow Wing County. According to the sheriff's office, 29-year-old Cameron Jay Moser has been charged with 2nd-...
Jake Judd Oct 12, 2021 Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office

St. Cloud Police Give Council Public Safety Presentation
(KNSI) - Data from the St. Cloud Police Department shows that violent crime was up in 2020 and the first part of 2021. The numbers were shown at this week's city council meeting during a public safety...
Jake Judd Oct 12, 2021 City of St. Cloud

Scores of Rabbits Perish in Minnesota Barn Fire
HOLLANDALE, Minn. (AP) - A fire in southern Minnesota has claimed the lives of more than 100 rabbits. The Albert Lea Tribune reports the fire broke out in a barn north of Hollandale on Sunday night. T...
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Waite Park Lifts Watering Ban
(KNSI) - Waite Park has ended its watering ban effective immediately. Waite Park officials say the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) announced that the state has moved from the Drought...
Associated Press Oct 12, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News