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Several Streets to Undergo Resurfacing Starting Monday August 16th
(KNSI) - Drivers around St. Cloud will be seeing plenty of orange around town starting Monday. According to the City of St. Cloud, workers will be resurfacing roads all around town for the next few we...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 16, 2021 Unsplash

Access to County Road 75 Restricted from 15th Avenue North Starting August 16th
(KNSI) - Starting Monday, drivers on 15th Avenue North in Waite Park will have restricted access to County Road 75/Division Street. Those traveling south on 15th will be detoured via 10th Street North...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 16, 2021 Unsplash

MDH: COVID Cases Have Almost Doubled in Kids Under age Nine in Minnesota
(KNSI) - According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the infection rate has almost doubled among young children in the state. MDH Commissioner Jan Malcolm says kids are at higher risk of getting ...
Jake Judd Aug 15, 2021 Unsplash

St. Thomas GOP Chairwoman Arrested in Trafficking Case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The chairwoman of the University of St. Thomas College Republicans has been arrested in Florida on suspicion of recruiting minors for a sex trafficking ring. Gisela Castro Medina, 1...
Associated Press Aug 15, 2021 Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office

CentraCare Recommending Masks Indoors For K-12 Schools
(KNSI) - CentraCare Health in St. Cloud wants schools to require masks again this year. CentraCare encourages all Minnesota school districts and private schools to adopt mask requirements for all stud...
Jake Judd Aug 13, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

'No Significant Change' For St. Cloud State's Fall Plans With Heightened COVID Cases Statewide
(KNSI) - Classes at St. Cloud State University start on August 23rd, and as state and local COVID-19 infections have ticked up in recent weeks, administrators say the school's previously announced pla...
Dene Dryden Aug 13, 2021 St. Cloud State University Facebook

Third Vaccine Dose Authorized for Immunocompromised Minnesotans
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health says it will get an additional vaccine dose to some of the most vulnerable people if they received the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine. MDH gave an update on Frid...
Jake Judd Aug 13, 2021 CentraCare/Facebook

St. Cloud Teenager Could Face Charges After Allegedly Robbing Man, Fleeing in Stolen Car
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department says a teenager was taken to the hospital early Friday morning and could face several charges after allegedly robbing a man and stealing his car. SCPD says sho...
Dene Dryden Aug 13, 2021 KNSI News

Police: Man, Teen, Shot During Exchange of Gunfire in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - Two people, including a teenager, were shot during an exchange of gunfire in St. Cloud on Thursday night. The St. Cloud Police Department says the shooting occurred near Go For It Gas in the ...
Jake Judd Aug 13, 2021 KNSI News

Sheriff: Young Girl Killed in Accidental Shooting
(KNSI) - Investigators say a child was killed in an accidental shooting on Friday morning. The Cass County Sheriff's Cass County Sheriff's Office says first responders were called around 4:00 a.m. to ...
Jake Judd Aug 13, 2021