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Minnesota Defers OK for Permit Linked to North Dakota Power Plant Deal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Regulators told a Minnesota-based utility Thursday that they need more information before signing off on a permit transfer necessary for a financially troubled coal-fired power plan...
Associated Press Sep 10, 2021 Unsplash

Zacarias Moussaoui Trial Revisited On Eve of 9/11 Anniversary
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - Zacarias Moussaoui remains the only person ever convicted in a U.S. court in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks. A behind-the-scenes look at the trial Thursday from its lead...
Associated Press Sep 10, 2021 Sherburne County Sheriff's Office

Mankato Professor Named Minnesota's 1st Native Poet Laureate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Dakota scholar, author and artist has been named Minnesota's poet laureate, the first time the honor has been bestowed upon a Native American. Minnesota State University, Mank...
Associated Press Sep 09, 2021 Submitted by the Governor's Office

Minnesota Senate GOP Picks Jeremy Miller of Winona as Leader
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Senate Republicans have chosen Sen. Jeremy Miller, of Winona, to be the chamber's new majority leader to replace Paul Gazelka, who stepped down from his leadership post to...
Jake Judd Sep 09, 2021 Senator Jeremy Miller's Office

President Asks Private Companies To Impose Vaccine Mandates
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb...
Associated Press Sep 09, 2021 Associated Press

With Minnesota COVID Cases Remaining High, Health and Education Leaders Emphasize In-School Precautions
(KNSI) - The school year has begun for most Minnesota kids, teachers and parents, but with community transmission of COVID-19 still high around the state, Minnesota health and education leaders are ur...
Dene Dryden Sep 09, 2021 Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash

Man Arrested After Five-Hour Standoff Charged
(KNSI) - A Sartell man has been charged in connection to an incident that led to a five-hour standoff earlier this week. Jason William Schwieger has been charged with three felony counts of violating ...
Jake Judd Sep 09, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Drought Eases Slightly In St. Cloud Area Compared to Last Week
(KNSI) - Rain in the last couple of weeks has done little to ease the drought even as yards start to turn green. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, 94.7% of the state is in drought compared...
Jake Judd Sep 09, 2021 Unsplash

September 11th Memorial Exhibit at Great River Regional Library
(KNSI) - The 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks is Saturday, and the Great River Regional Library is hosting a 9/11 Memorial exhibit. The September 11, 2001: Day that Changed the World Exhibi...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 09, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Metro Bus Using New Fareboxes, Launches Smart Card and App Payments
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Metro Bus will start collecting fares on October 1st and riders will have new payment options. The Metro Bus is using new fareboxes. The new boxes take cash, the Metro Bus Smart Rid...
Jake Judd Sep 09, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)