Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Alise Willoughby Advances in Women's Olympic BMX Racing
(KNSI) - St. Cloud native Alise Willoughby raced into medal contention in Tokyo at Wednesday's women's BMX quarterfinals. Willoughby came in first in her first two heats and first in total time and cr...
Jul 29, 2021 Associated Press
Man Arrested on Felony Armed Robbery Warrant in Willmar
(KNSI) - A man who was wanted on a felony first-degree armed robbery warrant was arrested in Willmar early Thursday. The CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force says it executed a search warrant at a home in ...
Jul 29, 2021 KNSI News
Federal Charges Handed Down for Man Suspected of Killing Red Lake Nation Police Officer
RED LAKE, Minn. (AP) - A man was charged Wednesday in the killing of a Red Lake Nation police officer who was fatally shot while responding to a call to a residence on the tribe's reservation in north...
Jul 29, 2021 Ryan Bialke Facebook
Fairhaven Township Shop Destroyed in Tuesday Afternoon Fire
(KNSI) - A person doing metal work inside a shop is believed to have sparked an accidental fire that destroyed a building Tuesday afternoon. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says a 911 call came in...
Jul 29, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Two Lightning Related Fires Sparked Within Minutes of Each Other Wednesday Morning
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Fire Department was called to two separate lightning-related fires within minutes of each other Wednesday morning as thunderstorms swept through the area. The St. Cloud Fire Dep...
Jul 29, 2021 KNSI News
Pedestrian Killed on Interstate 94 in Monticello Wednesday Night
(KNSI) - A pedestrian is dead after they were hit by a truck late Wednesday night. The Minnesota State Patrol says the 23-year-old pedestrian was standing in the roadway on westbound Interstate 94 eas...
Jul 29, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Frontline Workers To Get COVID Bonuses
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Health care, school, and food workers who risked their lives at the height of the pandemic have made pitches for a piece of the $250 million in COVID-19 relief money that Minnesota ...
Jul 28, 2021 Unsplash
St. Cloud Warns Water Usage Creeping Up, Asks People to Keep Conserving During Drought
(KNSI) - St. Cloud is asking residents to continue to conserve water because the small amount of rain has done little to ease the drought in the last couple of days. St. Cloud put out information and ...
Jul 28, 2021 Mayor Dave Kleis Weekly Address Facebook
Driver in Fatal Crash That Killed Mack Motzko Arrested
(KNSI) - The man who is suspected of driving the car that crashed Saturday, killing Mack Motzko and another man turned himself into Orono Police on Wednesday. Neighbors reported the vehicle was going ...
Jul 28, 2021 Bob Motzko Twitter
Air Quality Alert Starts Wednesday for Central, Southern Minnesota
(KNSI) - A cold front will bring cooler air into Minnesota on Thursday, keeping temperatures no higher than the mid-80s for several days, but it will also bring Canadian wildfire smoke down into centr...
Jul 28, 2021 Unsplash