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New Fire Chief Cites Department's Exceptional Reputation For Taking Job
(KNSI) - St. Cloud's newest fire chief is exchanging the beaches of Florida for the lakes of Minnesota. Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Matt Love will take over the 70-person St. Cloud Fire Department in ...
Jake Judd Sep 06, 2021 Submitted by Love Family

Drivers Watch For Buses as School Year Begins
(KNSI) - The traditional start of the school year is here, which means a return to the familiar yellow buses around town every morning and afternoon. St. Cloud Area School District 742 Executive Direc...
Jake Judd Sep 06, 2021 Unsplash

Minnesota National Guard Soldiers Leave Hamid Karzai International Airport
Originally posted September 1st. Updated September 5th to include pictures taken from the mission. (KNSI) - Minnesota National Guard troops have left Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afgha...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 05, 2021 Minnesota National Guard via AP

St. Katharine Drexel School in St. Cloud Identifies Several Positive COVID Cases Just Days Into the New School Year
(KNSI) - Just days into the new school year, Catholic Community Schools says at least one building in their system has identified "several positive cases" of COVID-19. Officials with St. Katharine Dre...
Jennifer Lewerenz Sep 05, 2021 Unsplash

Sheriff: Looking for Children and Mother, Could be in Danger from Father
(KNSI) - Law enforcement is asking for the public to be on the lookout for four children and their mother who could be in danger. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is looking for Robert and Erika He...
Jake Judd Sep 04, 2021

Omar Urges President to Halt Line 3 Pipeline Project in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and her progressive congressional allies have urged President Joe Biden to stop construction on Enbridge Energy's much-contested Line 3 project. Omar and t...
Associated Press Sep 03, 2021 Rep. Ilhan Omar/X

BCA: Police Need Help Finding Missing Woman
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is asking for the public's help finding a missing 39-year-old woman. The Inver Grove Heights Police Department says Amber Haas was last seen on A...
Jake Judd Sep 03, 2021 Minnesota BCA

Man Who Shot at Cops in Unrest Over Floyd Death is Acquitted
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man charged with attempted murder after firing at Minneapolis police officers in the chaotic protests that followed George Floyd's death has been acquitted of all charges against ...
Associated Press Sep 03, 2021 Associated Press

St. Cloud Selects New Fire Chief
(KNSI) - St. Cloud has selected its next fire chief. Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Matthew Love will take over the St. Cloud Fire Department on December 6th. According to a press release, St. Cloud Mayo...
Jake Judd Sep 03, 2021 Fort Myers Beach Fire Department

Annual TCHS Companion Walk Set for September 11 in St. Cloud's Wilson Park
(KNSI) - On Saturday, September 11th, some Central Minnesotans will be out walking for a cause at Wilson Park. The Tri-County Humane Society's 33rd annual Companion Walk is set for Saturday from 9 a.m...
Dene Dryden Sep 03, 2021 Unsplash