Category Archives: KNSI Local News
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
Aug 16, 2021 Associated Press
Minnesotans' Back-to-School Shopping Eligible for State Tax Benefits
(KNSI) - Minnesota families can get some money back from their back-to-school expenses when they file their 2021 taxes early next year, and a local tax expert says families should hang on to their sch...
Aug 16, 2021 Photo by Luis Quintero from Pexels
Police: Soccer Game Erupts into Large Fight in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - St. Cloud police say an argument over a soccer game led to a large fight involving around 20 people. Officers were called around 9 a.m. on Sunday to a men's soccer tournament at St. Cloud Tec...
Aug 16, 2021 KNSI News
Wright County Sheriff Seeking Robbery Suspect
(KNSI) - The Wright County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to find the person who robbed the Subway Restaurant in Delano Sunday night. According to the sheriff's department, about 8:1...
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