Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Face Masks Not Required for ROCORI Schools, Except on Buses
(KNSI) - When students in the ROCORI School District return to class on September 9th, face masks will be optional. Guidance from the district's 2021-2022 Safe Return to School Plan states that ROCORI...
Aug 20, 2021
Waite Park Increases Water Restrictions, Bans nonessential water use
(KNSI) - Waite Park is the latest city in central Minnesota to ban all nonessential outdoor water use. Waite Park's new watering restrictions begin today (Friday, August 20th) due to extreme drought. ...
Aug 20, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Cloud Will Not Enforce Parking Friday, August 20
(KNSI) - Parking will be free today, thanks to a glitch with the ParkMobile app. The City of St. Cloud says the ParkMobile app is currently experiencing an issue impacting customers' ability to initia...
Aug 20, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
CentraCare Administrators Say Benefits Outweigh Risks With Employee Vaccination Mandate
(KNSI) - CentraCare this week became the latest health care system in Minnesota to require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 15th, or they will be let go. The new policy appl...
Aug 20, 2021 Photo by CDC on Unsplash
Minnesota Confirms 1,700+ COVID Cases, 10 Deaths Friday
(KNSI) - The state of Minnesota sees 1,708 new COVID-19 cases Friday and 10 more deaths due to the virus. Friday's reported deaths include one Stearns County resident who was in their 90s. Across the ...
Aug 20, 2021 Unsplash
Man Drowns in Leech Lake
(KNSI) - A man has drowned in Leech Lake. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says they were called for a man struggling to swim near Sand Point in rural Walker around 1 p.m. on Thursday. A pontoon boat ...
Aug 20, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
DPS: Extra DWI Patrols Planned Through Labor Day Weekend
(KNSI) - Extra DWI patrols start Friday on Minnesota's roads and highways. The Department of Public Safety says its campaign to get impaired drivers off the roads (which will include extra patrols, aw...
Aug 20, 2021 Minnesota State Patrol/Twitter
MNGOP Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan Resigns
(KNSI) - Minnesota GOP Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan has resigned. "It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve as Chairwoman for the Republican Party of Minnesota. I never imagined my life would move...
Aug 19, 2021 Minnesota Republican Party Facebook
Anglers say Summer Drought Could Lead to Winter Kill for Fish
(KNSI) - Winter anglers and fishing guides are worried that the summer drought will hurt ice fishing. Fishing guide and tournament angler Mike Raetz lives in Sauk Rapids and says he's an ice fisherman...
Aug 19, 2021 Mike Raetz Facebook
Rain, Thunderstorms Coming Friday for Drought-Stricken Minnesota
(KNSI) - Minnesota's drought situation has not improved, but some rain is on the way for much of the state Friday afternoon and evening. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report, 49.77 perc...
Aug 19, 2021 Unsplash