Category Archives: KNSI Local News
City of Sartell Implementing Further Watering Restrictions Amid Ongoing Drought
(KNSI) - The City of Sartell is implementing further watering restrictions based on guidance from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources due to the drought. According to a press release from th...
Aug 10, 2021 Unsplash
Governor Tim Walz and Others Schedule November Trade Trip to United Kingdom and Finland
(KNSI) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will lead a trade delegation to the United Kingdom and Finland this fall. According to a press release, Governor Walz will be joined by First Lady Gwen Walz, Minne...
Aug 10, 2021 AP Images
New St. Cloud Sierra Store Opens Saturday
(KNSI) - The new Sierra store at Rivertown Village has an official opening date. According to a sign outside the front door, the grand opening is set for Saturday, August 14th. The store is located at...
Aug 10, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Simulated Emergency Drill Planned Near the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant on Tuesday, August 10th
(KNSI) - People around the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant may notice extra activity on Tuesday, August 10th, as crews respond to a simulated emergency at the plant. Minnesota Department of Public...
Aug 10, 2021 Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Sauk Centre Man Charged After Allegedly Raping Teenage Cousin
(KNSI) - A 20-year-old Sauk Centre man is charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct after allegedly giving a teenage relative alcohol and sexually assaulting her. According to the criminal com...
Aug 10, 2021 Stearns County Jail
With Chicken Prices Soaring, Sanderson Farms Sold to Cargill for $4.5B
UNDATED (AP) - With the price of chicken soaring, the third-largest poultry producer in the U.S. is being bought for $4.53 billion. Cargill and privately held Continental Grain formed a joint venture ...
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University of Minnesota Shifts, Will Require COVID Shots
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The University of Minnesota shifted gears on coronavirus vaccinations on Monday, saying it will require returning students to get the shots once federal regulators give full approva...
Aug 09, 2021 Photo by CDC on Unsplash
Man Charged With Causing Crash That Killed Two Men Including Mack Motzko
(KNSI) - An Orono man is accused of crashing his car and killing a recent graduate of St. Cloud Cathedral High School. Prosecutors charged 51-year-old James Blue with four counts of criminal vehicular...
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UPDATE: Police Say Stabbing Sparked by Argument Over Property
(KNSI) - More details have been released about a stabbing in St. Cloud. The St. Cloud Police Department says they were called to an apartment building in the 700 Block of 9th Avenue South around 1:45 ...
Aug 09, 2021 KNSI News
$180,000 Reward Offered for Information Regarding the Shootings of Three Children in Minneapolis
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says up to $180,000 in reward money is being offered in the investigation of three children shot in Minneapolis. Two of those kids died as a result o...
Aug 09, 2021 Left to right: Aniya Allen, Ladavionne Garret, Junior and Trinity Ottoson-Smith