Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Law Enforcement Agencies Wrote Over 17,000 Speeding Tickets in the Month of July
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Public Safety, along with almost 300 local law enforcement agencies, just wrapped up a speed enforcement campaign after voicing frustration with drivers going too ...
Aug 13, 2021 Unsplash
Grey Eagle Man Hurt in Thursday Afternoon Crash
(KNSI) - A 55-year-old Grey Eagle man was injured in a crash Thursday afternoon in Millwood Township. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says about 2:50, a call came in for a single vehicle crash nea...
Aug 13, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Former GOP Strategist Indicted on Federal Child Sex Trafficking Charges
(KNSI) - A federal grand jury has indicted a former GOP strategist on child sex trafficking charges. The indictment, which was unsealed Thursday, shows 30-year-old Anton Lazzaro allegedly conspired to...
Aug 13, 2021 Sherburne County Jail
Hundreds Gather in St. Cloud to Protest Vaccination Mandates
(KNSI) - On Thursday afternoon, hundreds gathered between Hester Park and St. Cloud Hospital to protest COVID-19 vaccination mandates. Many attendees, some with children in tow, held up signs opposing...
Aug 12, 2021 A crowd protests outside St. Cloud Hospital in August 2021 against vaccine mandates Photo taken by Dene Dryden (KNSI News)
Movie Under the Stars Returns To St. Cloud
(KNSI) - St. Cloud will be playing a free movie under the stars later, as kids wrap up their summer and go back to school. St. Cloud Park and Recreation will be showing Raya & The Last Dragon on S...
Aug 12, 2021 St. Cloud Park and Recreation Facebook
Minnesota Grocers Association's Bipartisan Bag-Off Set for Saturday
(KNSI) - Some Minnesota lawmakers will be bagging groceries for charity this weekend. On Saturday, the Minnesota Grocers Association will hold its Bipartisan Bag-Off and Best Bagger Contest. For the b...
Aug 12, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota's Drought is Getting Worse
(KNSI) - The latest drought monitor shows part of northwestern Minnesota is now in exceptional drought, and nearly half the state is in extreme drought. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 7% of th...
Aug 12, 2021 Office of Governor Tim Walz
Kimball Man Taken to Hospital Following Motorcycle Crash Thursday
(KNSI) - A Kimball man was taken to the hospital Thursday morning after a motorcycle crash. The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says deputies were called to the scene of the crash in St. Wendel To...
Aug 12, 2021 Pexels
2020 Census Data Show Minnesota's Population is More Metropolitan, More Diverse
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota has grown a bit older, a bit less white and a bit more metropolitan, according to census data released Thursday. The data release from the U.S. Census Bureau provided the ...
Aug 12, 2021 Unsplash
Summer Surge in COVID Cases Hits St. Cloud Area
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area doctors on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic say they see a surge in cases driven by low vaccination rates and the highly transmissible Delta variant. Doctor George Morri...
Aug 12, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz