Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Minnesota Coronavirus Cases top 700K; ICU cases Dip to 197
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has topped the 700,000 mark, while the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care at Minnesota hospitals fell below 20...
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CentraCare Notifying Patients of COVID-19 Booster Eligibility Through MyChart
(KNSI) - CentraCare says it will begin notifying patients of COVID-19 booster shot eligibility through MyChart. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that those eligible for a...
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Police Seek Help Finding Missing Aitkin County Woman
(KNSI) - The Aitkin County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to find a 29-year-old woman. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says Abbey Piner of Hill City, who sometimes goes...
Sep 28, 2021 Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Sartell Names New Parks Department Supervisor
(KNSI) - The City of Sartell has appointed a new supervisor for the Sartell Parks Department. According to a press release from the city, Tony Krueger, who currently serves as part of the Sartell Publ...
Sep 28, 2021 City of Sartell
School Board Meeting Over Mask Mandate Gets Physical
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) - Tensions at a suburban Twin Cities school board meeting over a new mask mandate escalated to a physical scuffle. The Eastern Carver County Schools announced Monday that all studen...
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Local Congressional Representatives Urge Administration to Provide Clarity After Canada Border Closure
(KNSI) - Two local congressional representatives and another from northern Minnesota have sent a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security asking for an immediate report for a plan to put new borde...
Sep 28, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Minnesota Expands Eligibility for Home Heating Aid Program
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota is taking advantage of federal funding to expand the number of households that qualify for its Energy Assistance Program, the state Department of Commerce announced Mo...
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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...
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...
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...
Sep 28, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)