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What to Know, How to Help During National Suicide Prevention Month
(KNSI) - September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and two St. Cloud area mental health professionals are weighing in on how to seek help if you or someone you know needs it. "In the United Stat...
Dene Dryden Sep 02, 2021 Unsplash

Gopher Football Fans Relish Return Of In-Person Excitement In Sold-Out Season Opener
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — For first time in nearly two years, tens of thousands of Gopher football fans watched their team take the field in person. The University of Minnesota hosted number four-ran...
Minnesota Sports News & Coverage from WCCO, CBS MN – WCCO | CBS Minnesota Sep 02, 2021

UPDATE: Stearns County Sheriff's Office Says Missing Teen Found Safe
Update, 2:30 p.m. Friday: The Stearns County Sheriff's Office, in a tweet, says Kaydence was found and is safe. Original story: (KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to be ...
Jake Judd Sep 02, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

First-Degree Manslaughter Charge Added Against Former Brooklyn Center Officer in Daunte Wright's Death
(KNSI) - The former Brooklyn Center police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April is now charged with first-degree manslaughter. Minnesota Attorney General K...
Dene Dryden Sep 02, 2021 Hennepin County Jail

Man Seriously Injured in Sunday Morning Accident
(KNSI) - A 66-year-old man was seriously hurt in an accident early Sunday morning. St. Cloud Police say they were called about 2:40 a.m. to a home in the 500 block of East St. Germain Street for a man...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 02, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Suspect Named in Fatal Shooting Along Highway 169 in Plymouth
(KNSI) - An Illinois man has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of Jay Boughton on Highway 169 in Plymouth back in July. The Plymouth Police Department says the suspect, 33-year-old Jam...
Dene Dryden Sep 02, 2021 Macon County (Illinois) Jail

CMBA: Warns of Fly-By-Night Contractors After Last Weekend's Hail Storm
(KNSI) - Last weekend's hail has led to some shady contractors looking to make a quick buck on St. Cloud area residents. Pea to golf ball size hail and rain fell in the St. Cloud area, with the larges...
Jake Judd Sep 02, 2021 Sartell Police Department Facebook

Road Near Lake George to Close Tuesday
(KNSI) - Starting Tuesday, a portion of road near Lake George will be closed for utility work. The city of St. Cloud says 12th Avenue North between Highway 23 and 7th Street South will be closed throu...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 02, 2021 Pixabay

Drought Conditions Significantly Improve Across Southern Two Thirds of Minnesota
(KNSI) - The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows the dry conditions around the state are improving, thanks to recent heavy rainfall. The National Weather Service says a large part of central and souther...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 02, 2021 Unsplash

Police: Arrest Made in Fatal Shooting on Highway 169
(KNSI) - Police say one person is under arrest in connection to the shooting death of a father and baseball coach on Highway 169 in Hopkins. They say an interaction between 56-year-old Jay Boughton an...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 02, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News