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Sheriff: Teenager Hurt After Hit By Suspected Drunk Driver
(KNSI) - Deputies say a teenager was hurt after getting hit by a suspected drunk driver on Sunday afternoon. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office says first responders were called around 4:45 p.m. af...
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No Charges for Task Force Members in Winston Smith Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Members of a U.S. Marshals Service task force will not be charged in the fatal shooting of Winston Smith Jr., a Black man who was killed while authorities were trying to arrest him ...
Associated Press Oct 11, 2021 Associated Press

Raising Cane's Opening Tuesday in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers will open in St. Cloud on Tuesday. Located at 2635 Division Street West, the new restaurant will kick off its grand opening celebration with an official ribbon-...
Jake Judd Oct 11, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz (KNSI News)

School Officials, Police Warn Parents About Dangerous Social Media Challenges
(KNSI) - Officials with the Sartell St. Stephen School District are warning parents about a new social media challenge involving fight clubs. District officials, along with the Sartell Police Departme...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 11, 2021 Unsplash

Buffalo Clinic Shooter Indicted by Grand Jury on First Degree Murder, First Degree Attempted Murder Charges
(KNSI) - A grand jury has indicted the man accused of shooting up a health clinic in Buffalo on first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder charges. According to a press release from Wright ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 11, 2021 Wright County Jail

Reporter's Notebook: Fire Ops 101 With the St. Cloud Fire Department
(KNSI) - I'm guessing we all probably already know that firefighting is a tough job. Sunday, I got a tiny glimpse into just how tough it is. KNSI was invited to Fire Ops 101 with the St. Cloud Fire De...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 11, 2021 KNSI News

Child Killed After Getting Run Over By Trailer
(KNSI) - A young child died after getting run over by a trailer near Buffalo. The accident was reported around 3:15 on Saturday afternoon near the 1800-block of 50th Street Northeast in Buffalo Townsh...
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Minnesota Halts Deer Importation, Movement Within State
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota officials announced Monday that they've imposed an emergency order blocking importation and movement of deer into and within the state to slow the spread of chronic wa...
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Pot Grow Found In Hidden Lake Park
(KNSI) - Stearns County Deputies find a marijuana grow in Hidden Lake Park in St. Augusta. On October 5th, a person reported they were on a walk in Hidden Lake Park when they came across a small marij...
Jake Judd Oct 11, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

School Bus Driver Hurt In Crash
(KNSI) - Foggy conditions are being blamed for a rollover school bus accident in rural Stearns County. Deputies Garret Okerstrom, Shirley Zwack, and Lt. Kellan Hemmesch responded to the bus crash earl...
Jake Judd Oct 11, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office