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Children Missing From Stearns County Found Thursday Morning
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says the four children that were the subject of an attempt to locate have been found. Officials released an attempt to locate for Erika Herrington, Robert ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 09, 2021

LEAF Adopt a Classroom Program Returns for the New School Year
(KNSI) - The Local Education and Activities Foundation's Adopt a Classroom program is now collecting donations to help teachers with classroom supplies in St. Cloud Area School District 742. The progr...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 09, 2021 Unsplash

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar Reveals She Was Treated for Breast Cancer in February
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced Thursday that she has been treated for breast cancer that was found in February and the treatment "went well." Klobuchar, 61, tweeted that the...
Associated Press Sep 09, 2021 AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File

St. Cloud Area Aviators Club Taking Kids On Free Airplane Rides This Month
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud area airplane club will give kids a view from the sky for free this month. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 551 is hosting a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the St...
Jake Judd Sep 08, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

9/11 Monument in Rockville Dedicated Five Years Ago
(KNSI) - Saturday is the 20th anniversary of the September 11th Terroristic attacks on America. The strike on the World Trade Center in New York led to the collapse of the twin towers. A piece of the ...
Jake Judd Sep 08, 2021 Submitted by Stearns History Museum

Sen. Gazelka Stops in St. Cloud Hours After Announcing Gubernatorial Campaign
(KNSI) - East Gull Lake Sen. Paul Gazelka visited St. Cloud Wednesday afternoon after announcing that he's running for governor earlier that day in St. Paul. Gazelka made an appearance at a barbeque a...
Dene Dryden Sep 08, 2021 Dene Dryden/KNSI News

New challenge Looms for Minneapolis Ballot Measure on Police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Lawyers for a former Minneapolis City Council member are objecting to new language for a ballot measure on the future of policing in the city, saying it fails to comply with a court...
Associated Press Sep 08, 2021 Pixabay

Level Three Sex Offender Moves to Sauk Rapids
(KNSI) - A level three sex offender has moved to Sauk Rapids. According to the Sauk Rapids Police Department, Steven Lee Odelius has served his prison term and was released on October 20, 2020. The 55...
Jake Judd Sep 08, 2021 Sauk Rapids Police Department

CentraCare Health CEO Defends Vaccine Mandate
(KNSI) - CentraCare Health's President and Chief Executive Officer is defending the healthcare systems COVID 19 vaccine mandate. The requirement applies to all CentraCare and Carris Health staff, incl...
Jake Judd Sep 08, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Central MN Red Cross Volunteers Feeding People In Hurricane Destruction Zone
(KNSI) - Two Red Cross volunteers from Central Minnesota are in Louisiana helping families devastated by Hurricane Ida. Disaster Action Team members James Carlin from Sauk Rapids and Michael Long from...
Jake Judd Sep 08, 2021 Submitted by James Carlin