Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Tornado Watch Issued for Saturday, August 28
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Saturday afternoon. The watch includes Benton, Sherburne and Wright Counties and is in effect until 4:00 p.m. Widespread rain and t...
Aug 28, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued Until Noon
(KNSI) - A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued that includes Stearns County. The watch is in effect until noon A line of storms is expected to form in western Minnesota and race eastward as the ...
Aug 28, 2021
No Minnesota Units Hurt From Terrorist Attack at Kabul Airport
(KNSI) - No Minnesota National Guard soldiers assisting with the evacuations from the Kabul airport were hurt in Thursday's terrorist attack. Congressman Pete Stauber says he spoke with Minnesota Nati...
Aug 27, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
State Health, Education Leaders Again Urging Schools to Take COVID Recommendations Seriously
(KNSI) - State health and education leaders are doubling down on their recommendations for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in schools as many K-12 districts across the state have started or will sta...
Aug 27, 2021 Unsplash
Line 3 Protesters Removed From Minnesota Capitol Lawn
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota troopers have removed some demonstrators protesting Enbridge Energy's Line 3 pipeline project at the state Capitol. Videos posted on social media showed troopers carry...
Aug 27, 2021 Associated Press
COVID-19 Outbreak Quarantines Nearly 300 Albert Lea Students
ALBERT LEA, Minn. (AP) - Administrators in the Albert Lea school district say the coronavirus has significantly disrupted the start of classes with nearly 300 students quarantining for exposure to COV...
Aug 27, 2021 Albert Lea Public Schools Facebook
Minnesota State Fair First-Day Attendance Down by Half
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) - First-day attendance at the Minnesota State Fair was down by roughly half as the fair returned after missing last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. With simmering conc...
Aug 27, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Officials Say Disruptions Resulted in Big Drops in Grade Standard Test Scores
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Education is launching a new statewide program to support learning recovery after Friday's release of the 2021 statewide assessments, which showed a significant dr...
Aug 27, 2021 Unsplash
Officials Urging Public to Keep Away from Fire Areas in Northern Minnesota
(KNSI) - At least a dozen homes and 57 outbuildings have been destroyed in the wake of the fast-moving fires in northern Minnesota, and hikers, canoers, campers, and kayakers may want to sneak in a tr...
Aug 27, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
1,900+ COVID Cases, 6 Deaths Reported in Minnesota Friday as State's Total COVID Death Count Approaches 8,000
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,912 new COVID-19 cases and six new deaths from the disease on Friday. That brings Minnesota's cumulative COVID death count to 7,799. New positive ...
Aug 27, 2021 Unsplash