Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Connecticut Firefighters Deployed to Minnesota to Help Fight Wildfires
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Thirteen members of the Connecticut Interstate Fire Crew have been deployed to Minnesota to help fight wildfires, the latest dispatch of personnel and resources from Connecticut...
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Worst Air Quality in the State Recorded in St. Cloud Thursday Affecting Those With and Without Breathing Issues
(KNSI) - Wildfires burning just across the border in western Ontario have blanketed central Minnesota with so much smoke, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said the air quality in the state Thurs...
Jul 30, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
St. Cloud Native Alise Willoughby Finishes Out of Medal Contention in Tokyo
(KNSI) - St. Cloud native Alise Willoughby finished out of medal contention in women's BMX semifinals in the Tokyo Olympics Thursday following a crash-filled day. Willoughby dominated the qualifying r...
Jul 30, 2021 AP Photos
Minnesota to Give $100 to New COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients
(KNSI) - Following President Joe Biden's push for states and cities to give $100 to Americans who get vaccinated against COVID-19 in near future, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Thursday that the st...
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Man Suspected of Multiple Shootings In St. Cloud Arrested
(KNSI) - A man suspected of being responsible for multiple shootings in St. Cloud has been arrested. The first shooting took place around 3:30 on Tuesday afternoon in the alley to the east of Go For I...
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State Equity Report Shows COVID Vaccination Gaps Are Decreasing, But Still Present
(KNSI) - A recent COVID-19 vaccine equity report from the Minnesota Department of Health shows that disparities still exist between racial groups and social vulnerability groups when it comes to getti...
Jul 29, 2021 Photo by Mat Napo on Unsplash
Minnesota National Guard Members Return From Nine-Month Deployment Saturday
(KNSI) - On Saturday, about 65 Minnesota National Guard soldiers will be landing at St. Cloud Airport after a nine-month overseas deployment. Members of the Alexandria-based C Battery, 1st Battalion, ...
Jul 29, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Man Accused of Giving Teen Drugs, Money for Sex Act
(KNSI) - A Big Lake man is accused of giving a teenage girl drugs and money in exchange for a sex act. Mariano Cocchiarella allegedly talked a 13-year-old in Stearns County into performing a sex act o...
Jul 29, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Man Found Guilty of Killing Pregnant Holdingford Woman in Crash
(KNSI) - A man has been found guilty of two counts of criminal vehicular homicide for driving distracted and killing a pregnant woman from Holdingford. A Stearns County judge convicted Corey Planck of...
Jul 29, 2021
Catholic Charities Schedules Its August Senior Dining Frozen Meal Pick-Up Dates, Locations Around Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - Catholic Charities' Senior Dining program has scheduled its August Frozen Meal Distribution pop-up events at 27 locations around Central Minnesota. Seniors who complete a registration form ar...
Jul 29, 2021 Photo by Ella Olsson on Unsplash