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Central Minnesota's Construction Industry Remains Economically Strong Amid Pandemic
(KNSI) - In Central Minnesota, the construction industry is doing well. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says the construction industry, for the most part, maintained em...
Dene Dryden Sep 08, 2021 Unsplash

Two Central Minnesota Companies Receive $175,000 From the Minnesota Job Creation Fund
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Wednesday announced $2.1 million in awards from the Job Creation Fund, and two central Minnesota companies are among the recipi...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 08, 2021 Unsplash

St. Cloud Road Resurfacing Continues Wednesday
(KNSI) - The City of St. Cloud will be out resurfacing streets again Wednesday. According to a press release from the city, 14th Street North from 6th Avenue North to 400 feet east of Northway Drive, ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 08, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Property Tax Levy Proposed for 2022 Stearns County Budget
(KNSI) - A 4.25% property tax levy is part of the new proposed Stearns County 2022 budget. The Board of Commissioners discussed that and other budget items at its regularly scheduled meeting this week...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 08, 2021 Stearns County

Former Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka Announces His Candidacy for Governor
(KNSI) - It's official. Former Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka is running for governor. Gazelka made the announcement Wednesday morning at the State Capitol in St. Paul. In a tweet, he s...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 08, 2021 Paul Gazelka Twitter

Trial Date Set for Man Accused of Stalking and Harassing Multi-Racial Cold Spring Family
(KNSI) - The case of a man accused of deliberately crashing an unoccupied SUV into the Cold Spring home of a multi-racial family will head to trial. Benton Louis Beyer is accused of stalking and haras...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 08, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Five Hour Standoff in Sartell Ends With Arrest
(KNSI) - A man was arrested after a more than five-hour standoff in Sartell. According to the Sartell Police Department, officers were called to a home in the 200-block of 10th Avenue North around 12:...
Jake Judd Sep 07, 2021 Dene Dryden (KNSI News)

Minneapolis Scrambles to Save November Vote on Policing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis City Council has approved new ballot language that aims to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new Department of Public Safety after a judge struck down...
Associated Press Sep 07, 2021 Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP, Pool, File

State Fair Attendance Well Below 2019 Figures
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota State Fair wrapped up its 12-day run with total attendance of about 1.3 million, well below usual numbers as the delta variant kept many fairgoers away. The coronaviru...
Associated Press Sep 07, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Home Sustains Damage From Upstairs Fire
(KNSI) - A house about two miles south of Melrose sustained damage after a fire started in the upstairs. Firefighters were called to the home in the 33000-block of County Road 30 in Grove Township aro...
Jake Judd Sep 07, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office