Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Lawmaker Asks Minnesota Freedom Fund to Stop Bailing Out Violent Offenders
(KNSI) - A man, bailed out of jail by the Minnesota Freedom Fund, is now facing murder charges after an alleged road rage-related shooting in Minneapolis, and one lawmaker is calling on them to stop l...
Sep 10, 2021 Minnesota House of Representatives
Special Mass To Remember Victims of 9/11, Honor First Responders
(KNSI) - The Catholic Diocese of St. Cloud will hold its annual Blue Mass on the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The Mass will be conducted by Bishop Donald Kettler at 4 p.m....
Sep 10, 2021 St. Boniface Cold Spring /Facebook
Experts Advise Private Well Owners To Test Water Yearly For Contaminates
(KNSI) - Experts say if you missed Stearns County's free water well testing event, don't put off having your private well checked. Traut Companies well drilling in Waite Park says wells can be contami...
Sep 10, 2021 Pixabay
St. Cloud Holding 9/11 Ceremony Saturday
(KNSI) - St. Cloud will hold its traditional 911 Service on Saturday morning. The ceremony will take place at 7:45 a.m. between the St. Cloud Police Department and St. Cloud Fire Station One. Mayor Da...
Sep 10, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Fire in a St. Cloud Hotel Room Under Investigation
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Fire Department is investigating a fire at a hotel Thursday morning. According to a critical incident report, firefighters were called for a mattress fire in a hotel room on 34t...
Sep 10, 2021 KNSI News
Minnesota Defers OK for Permit Linked to North Dakota Power Plant Deal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Regulators told a Minnesota-based utility Thursday that they need more information before signing off on a permit transfer necessary for a financially troubled coal-fired power plan...
Sep 10, 2021 Unsplash
Zacarias Moussaoui Trial Revisited On Eve of 9/11 Anniversary
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - Zacarias Moussaoui remains the only person ever convicted in a U.S. court in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks. A behind-the-scenes look at the trial Thursday from its lead...
Sep 10, 2021 Sherburne County Sheriff's Office
Mankato Professor Named Minnesota's 1st Native Poet Laureate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Dakota scholar, author and artist has been named Minnesota's poet laureate, the first time the honor has been bestowed upon a Native American. Minnesota State University, Mank...
Sep 09, 2021 Submitted by the Governor's Office
Minnesota Senate GOP Picks Jeremy Miller of Winona as Leader
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Senate Republicans have chosen Sen. Jeremy Miller, of Winona, to be the chamber's new majority leader to replace Paul Gazelka, who stepped down from his leadership post to...
Sep 09, 2021 Senator Jeremy Miller's Office
President Asks Private Companies To Impose Vaccine Mandates
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb...
Sep 09, 2021 Associated Press