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St. Cloud's Community COVID Testing Site Moving to MNG Armory
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health is opening two new COVID-19 saliva testing sites in the Twin Cities metro and moving two others to Minnesota National Guard armories, including the St. Clou...
Dene Dryden Aug 26, 2021

Dozens of Homes, Buildings Destroyed in Northeastern Minnesota Wildfire
ISABELLA, Minn. (AP) - Dozens of homes, cabins and outbuildings have been destroyed or damaged in northeastern Minnesota as the state's largest wildfire continues burning uncontained, according to Sup...
Associated Press Aug 26, 2021 U.S. Forest Service Facebook Page

Bean Field Collapses in Northwestern Minnesota
CLIMAX, Minn. (AP) - Some consider it a geological wonder. A crack in the soil of a bean field in northwestern Minnesota has caused the ground to collapse 25 feet, creating a quarter-mile long ravine....
Associated Press Aug 26, 2021 Unsplash

Judge Rejects Request to Carry Guns at the Minnesota State Fair
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A judge has rejected a request by a gun owners group for a temporary injunction to require the Minnesota State Fair to allow permit holders to carry their pistols on the fairgrounds...
Associated Press Aug 26, 2021 Unsplash

Meeker County Dairy Princess Named 68th Princess Kay of the Milky Way
(KNSI) - A young woman from Litchfield has been crowned the 68th Princess Kay of the Milky Way. 19-year-old Anna Euerle was the Meeker County Dairy Princess and for the next year will serve as an amba...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 26, 2021 Midwest Dairy

CentraCare Ready To Give Immunocompromised Patients Third Shot
(KNSI) - CentraCare Health says they're ready to give third shots of the COVID vaccine to people who are immunocompromised. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administ...
Jake Judd Aug 25, 2021 Photo by Spencer Davis on Unsplash

Paramount Theatre's 100th Anniversary Block Party Moves Indoors
(KNSI) - The Paramount Center for the Arts 100th Anniversary Block Party has been moved indoors due to the threat of inclement weather. The party will no longer be held outside on West St. Germain Str...
Jake Judd Aug 25, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz (KNSI News)

One Dead, Six Injured Following Two-Vehicle Crash Near Pennock Wednesday
(KNSI) - One person is dead and six others are injured after a car and a minivan crashed in Kandiyohi County late Wednesday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol says a Honda Odyssey, driven by 84-year-...
Dene Dryden Aug 25, 2021 Pixabay

TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash Causing Delay on Interstate 94 near Clearwater
(KNSI) - TRAFFIC ALERT: An injury crash on eastbound Interstate 94 near Clearwater is causing delays. The crash is near Wright County Road 8 and is under investigation by the state patrol; however, th...
Jake Judd Aug 25, 2021 The Minnesota Department of Transportation

Public's Help Needed Identifying Burglary Suspect
(KNSI) - Investigators are asking for help identifying a burglar who broke into a business in Little Falls. According to the Morrison County Sheriff's Office, a suspect was seen on a surveillance vide...
Jake Judd Aug 25, 2021 Morrison County Sheriff's Office