Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Man Charged with Defrauding Clients Who Ordered Solar Panels
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The former owner and CEO of a defunct private solar energy and thermal installation company is accused of bilking 53 clients in Minnesota out of more than $1 million. Michael Harvey...
Aug 30, 2021 Photo by Science in HD on Unsplash
Minnesota Court Deals Another Setback to Pipeline Foes
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision by state pollution regulators to issue a water quality certification for Enbridge Energy's Line 3 crude oil pipeline. It's the...
Aug 30, 2021 Image by David Mark from Pixabay
Sheriff: Man Suffers Serious Injuries in Motorcycle Crash
(KNSI) - A motorcyclist was taken by helicopter to St. Cloud Hospital after crashing about three miles south of Pierz. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says 67-year-old Martin Pelarske was riding ...
Aug 30, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Police: Man Ejected During Police Chase In Sartell
(KNSI) - A police chase in Sartell ended when a fleeing suspect crashed and was ejected on Sunday. According to Sartell Deputy Police Cheif Wyane Schreiner, officers were called to the Hi-Vue mobile h...
Aug 30, 2021 Picture Taken by: Jonathan Saxon
NWS: August Wettest Month in More Than a Year in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - August was the wettest month in the last year in the St. Cloud area, thanks to some much-needed rainfall in the last week. Over the previous week, storms have brought tornadoes, 70 mph winds,...
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St. Cloud Area Sees Another COVID Death with COVID Hospitalizations in Minnesota Nearing 600
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 1,918 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. Around the five-county St. Cloud area, there are 175 new cases: six in Benton, 10 in Morrison, 43 in Sherburne,...
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One Dead After Two-Vehicle Crash Near Little Falls Sunday
(KNSI) - A Randall man is dead after two pickup trucks crashed in Morrison County just north of Little Falls Sunday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol says around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, a Ford F350 with...
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Five People Injured in Car Crash Near Willmar Saturday
(KNSI) - Five people were taken to the hospital following a late-night car crash in Kandiyohi County on Saturday. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office says at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, deputies went...
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When Will We Know If People Caught COVID at the Minnesota State Fair?
(KNSI) - The 2021 Minnesota State Fair just wrapped up its first weekend, with attendance stunted over the first few days likely due to severe weather and hesitancy about COVID-19 safety at the fairgr...
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Northern Minnesota Wildfires Level Off; Air Quality Alert Extended
ISABELLA, Minn. (AP) - Fire crews were working Saturday to put out the largest of numerous wildfires in northeastern Minnesota, where smoke from the blazes prompted a warning to residents to remain in...
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