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Drugs, Guns Found During Raid
(KNSI) - A drug and gang task force says they arrested a man after finding methamphetamine and guns during a raid. On Thursday, the C.E.E. VI Drug and Gang Task Force executed a search warrant on a ho...
Jake Judd Aug 17, 2021 Pixabay

Glenwood Man Charged for Allegedly Possessing Child Pornography and Soliciting a Teen Girl for Sex
(KNSI) - A Glenwood man is charged with three felonies in Stearns County after allegedly soliciting a minor for sex and possessing child pornography. According to the criminal complaint, police were c...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 17, 2021 Stearns County Jail

One Dead, One Hurt in Two Separate ATV Crashes
(KNSI) - One person is dead, and another person was injured in two separate ATV crashes in Morrison County. On Saturday night, the Morrison County Sheriff's Office says they were called about 11:35 fo...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 17, 2021 Unsplash

Sartell School Board Approves Mask Mandate
(KNSI) - The Sartell-St. Stephen School District will require all students, staff, and visitors to wear masks while inside during the 2021-2022 school year. District 748's School Board approved the ma...
Jake Judd Aug 16, 2021 Sartell-St. Stephen School District
Stearns County Taking Comments On Child Care Assistance Plan
(KNSI) - Stearns County wants the public's opinion on the proposed 2022-2023 Stearns County Child Care Plan. A draft of the plan has been completed and is available for public review and comment. Comm...
Jake Judd Aug 16, 2021

Minnesota COVID-19 Hospitalizations Now Up to Mid-May Levels
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota health officials on Monday reported the highest number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 since mid-May, along with five new deaths and 1,470 new infections, with a sl...
Associated Press Aug 16, 2021 Unsplash

Low River Flow Prompts St. Cloud Dam Shutdown, More Restrictive Watering Measures in City
(KNSI) - For the first time in 33 years, St. Cloud's Hydroelectric Generation Facility has shut down production due to low water flow on the Mississippi River. The city of St. Cloud says river flows n...
Dene Dryden Aug 16, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI Radio

Spicer Man Cited After Hitting Road Construction Barrels, Equipment Near Willmar
(KNSI) - A man was penalized after authorities say he drove into a construction zone north of Willmar Monday morning, hitting warning barrels and a piece of equipment. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's O...
Dene Dryden Aug 16, 2021 Pixabay

ATV Crash Along Wobegon Trail Near Sauk Centre Leaves One Person Dead, Three Injured
(KNSI) - An ATV crash on the Wobegon Trail on Sunday left one person dead and three others injured. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says first responders were called to the scene on the trail east...
Dene Dryden Aug 16, 2021 Photo by Ivan Ulamec on Unsplash

St. Cloud Area Vets Comment On End of U.S. Involvement in Afghanistan
(KNSI/AP) - According to reports from the Kabul airport in the country's capital, the planned withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan has descended into chaos. On Monday, thousands tried to fle...
Jake Judd Aug 16, 2021 Associated Press