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Dryer Blamed for Small House Fire Monday Morning
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Fire Department says a dryer is being blamed for sparking a fire Monday morning. Crews were called to a small fire at a home on the 200 block of 24th Avenue North at about 9:20....
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 14, 2021 KNSI News

Raising Cane's St. Cloud Location to Open Next Month
(KNSI) - The new Raising Cane's restaurant in St. Cloud is set to open in less than a month. The St. Cloud location, the company's first outside the Twin Cities, has a scheduled opening date of Octobe...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 14, 2021 Unsplash
Ax Wielding St. Cloud Woman Charged With Assault for Alleged Attack Saturday Morning
(KNSI) - A 53-year-old St. Cloud woman accused of trying to attack two people with an ax has been charged in Stearns County district court. According to the criminal complaint, police were called to a...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 14, 2021

Wisconsin Man Killed in Semi Rollover on Interstate 94 Monday Night
(KNSI) - A 53-year-old Wisconsin man is dead after a crash on Interstate 94 Monday evening. The Minnesota State Patrol says Ronald Biggerstaff was driving a Peterbilt semi east on 94 near mile marker ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 14, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Mr. Twisty Opening Second Location In Sartell
(KNSI) - Mr. Twisty is opening its second location in Sartell. The City of Sartell says Mr. Twisty has signed a ten-year lease for a concession stand at Pinecone Central Park. The lease will begin spr...
Jake Judd Sep 13, 2021 Mr. Twisty Facebook

Minnesota Congressman Introduces Amendment to Fund Oversight of COVID-19 Related Spending
(KNSI) - Minnesota Sixth District Congressman Tom Emmer Monday introduced an amendment to redirect $35 million of the proposed $3.5 trillion tax and spending proposals or reconciliation bill. Emmer is...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 13, 2021 U.S. House of Representatives

Families Can Apply For Help Paying For Broadband Access
(KNSI) - Central Minnesota families having trouble paying for high-speed internet service can get help from Congress. The FCC's Emergency Broadband Benefit Program provides discounts on broadband serv...
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Militia Leader Gets 53 Years in Prison for 2017 Mosque Bombing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group who authorities say masterminded the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque was sentenced Monday to 53 years in prison on sev...
Associated Press Sep 13, 2021 Ford County Sheriff's Office via Associated Press

St. Cloud VA Holding Flu Shot Clinics for Area Vets
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Veterans Administration Health Care System encourages veterans to get a flu shot and offers multiple ways to get one. The St. Cloud VA says flu shots are available at most sched...
Jake Judd Sep 13, 2021 Unsplash

Catch-and-Release Walleye Restriction End on Mille Lacs This Week
(KNSI) - Central Minnesota's most famous walleye lake will end its catch-and-release only season this week and make changes to night fishing regulations. Walleyes have been catch-and-release only sinc...
Jake Judd Sep 13, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News