Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Authorities say 67% of Northern Minnesota Wildfire Contained
ISABELLA, Minn. (AP) - Authorities say a vast majority of the Greenwood Lake wildfire in northern Minnesota is contained, one month after lighting ignited the blaze in the Superior National Forest. Th...
Sep 12, 2021 U.S. Forest Service Facebook Page
Dole Issues Recall for Potential E. coli Contamination
(KNSI) - Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling a limited number of cases of conventional curly leaf parsley due to a possible E. coli contamination. The company announced Sunday a random, routine regulat...
Sep 12, 2021 Business Wire
Man Hit By Train Sunday Morning Expected to Survive
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities say a pedestrian was seriously injured but is expected to survive after being struck by a train Sunday morning in Minneapolis. Police responded to a report about 5:40 a....
Sep 12, 2021 Unsplash
King's Inn on Highway 10 Burns
(KNSI) - The King's Inn on Highway 10 in Rice burned down on Sunday morning. According to Sauk Rapids Fire Chief Jason Fleming, several 911 calls came in about the fire around 9:00. Due to the rural l...
Sep 12, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
UPDATE: Barricaded Suspect in Custody
Original post 12:29 p.m. September 11, 2021. Updated at 2:39 p.m. Septermber 11, 2021 (KNSI) - A woman is in custody after an alleged assault with an ax Saturday. Police say they were called to a home...
Sep 11, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Man Killed After Crashing Into Semi on Highway 55
(KNSI) - A man was killed after crashing his SUV into a semi-truck in Wright County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the semi was backing into a private residence off Highway 55 in Maple Lake Township...
Sep 11, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Governor Orders Flags at Half-Staff on September 11th
(KNSI) - Minnesota will lower flags to half-staff at all state and federal buildings on September 11th, also called Patriot Day. On Friday, Governor Tim Walz made the proclamation to commemorate the t...
Sep 11, 2021 Unsplash
Two Girls Hurt in School Bus Crash in Meeker County
EDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) - Two girls suffered minor injuries when their school bus was rear-ended by another vehicle in Meeker County. The Sheriff's Office says there were 15 children on the bus at the...
Sep 10, 2021 Unsplash
Man Sentenced for Murdering Sauk Rapids Woman in 2019
(KNSI) - A man has been sentenced after beating and strangling a woman to death in Sauk Rapids in July of 2019. David Lee Williams Jr. pleaded guilty to one count of murder in the second degree in May...
Sep 10, 2021 Benton County Jail
Skating, Drag Shows, Trivia: St. Cloud Pride Week Starts September 13th
(KNSI) - An array of events around St. Cloud are set for the 2021 St. Cloud Pride Week. St. Cloud Pride Week, now in its 12th year, is typically held around the third weekend of September. In 2020, ne...
Sep 10, 2021 Unsplash