Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Stearns County Sheriff Releases Update for Man, and His Missing and Possibly Endangered Family
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office has released a few more details surrounding the disappearance of a mother, father, and four children over the weekend. Officials released an attempt to loc...
Sep 07, 2021 Stearns County Jail
UPDATE: Large Police Presence in Sartell Ends, Person In Custudy
UPDATE: 6:10 p.m. (KNSI) - According to the Sartell Police Department, a standoff has come to an end and a person was taken into custody. No one was hurt during the ordeal which lasted several hours. ...
Sep 07, 2021 Dene Dryden (KNSI News)
Minnesota State Fair COVID Vaccine Clinic Administers Shots to 3,000+ Fairgoers
(KNSI) - The Minnesota State Fair wrapped up Monday, and Gov. Tim Walz says more than 3,000 fairgoers got their COVID-19 vaccines at the fair this year. According to the governor's office, 3,118 peopl...
Sep 07, 2021 Unsplash
Sartell School District Appoints Nick Peterson As Interim Activities Director
(KNSI) - The Sartell-St. Stephen School District has appointed an assistant principal to fill in as activities director. On Tuesday, Independent School District 748 announced the hiring of Nick Peters...
Sep 07, 2021 Submitted by ISD 748
Marco Acquires Illinois Based Copier and Printer Company
(KNSI) - St. Cloud-based Marco is expanding. According to a press release, Marco has acquired All/Pro Office Technology of Alton, Illinois. All/Pro Office Technology is a copier and printer company. O...
Sep 07, 2021 Marco Company
Friday MDH Data Confirms 2,000+ COVID Cases, 12 Deaths
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms more than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 found across the state Friday. Out of the 2,088 newly confirmed cases, 205 were found in the five-county St. ...
Sep 07, 2021 Unsplash
Lawsuit: GOP Donor Offered Money to Hush Girl He Trafficked
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A prominent Minnesota GOP donor who is charged with multiple counts of child sex trafficking is now being sued by an underage girl he allegedly groomed as a victim. The lawsuit file...
Sep 07, 2021 Sherburne County Jail
Judge Rejects Minneapolis Ballot Language on Policing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A judge has struck down ballot language that would replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new agency, saying the wording was misleading and unworkable. Judge Jamie Anderso...
Sep 07, 2021 Unsplash
Judge Tosses Death Sentence in Slaying of College Student From Minnesota
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A federal judge has thrown out the death sentence for a man convicted in the 2003 slaying of a North Dakota college student. Judge Ralph Erickson ruled Friday that misleading testim...
Sep 07, 2021 Associated Press
Bear Sightings on the Rise As They Seek Food Amid Drought
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Black bear sightings are on the rise in Minnesota, as this summer's drought has made it harder for the animals to find the food they need to prepare for hibernation. This time o...
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