Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Camping World Store Opens in Little Falls
(KNSI) - Camping World has opened its 11th location in Minnesota, and it's just up the road from St. Cloud. Camping World says its new Little Falls SuperCenter is located at 14884 113th Street in Litt...
Jul 23, 2021
Minnesota State Employee Unions, Walz Administration Reach New Contract Agreements
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Thousands of state employees in Minnesota would get a raise and a new paid holiday if labor contract agreements are finalized. Minnesota's two biggest state employee unions on T...
Jul 23, 2021 Photo by Cytonn Photography on Unsplash
Zebra Mussels Found in Wright County Lake
(KNSI) - An aquatic invasive species has spread to a Wright County Lake. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says zebra mussels have been found in Locke Lake near Clearwater. The invasive mu...
Jul 23, 2021 Photo by Nicole Rodriguez on Unsplash
Princeton House Explosion Kills One, Injures Two
PRINCETON, Minn. (AP) - Authorities say an explosion and fire at a house in Princeton Thursday left one person dead and two others with unknown injuries. Emergency personnel responded shortly after no...
Jul 23, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Extreme Heat Taking A Toll On Firefighters
(KNSI) - The return of extreme heat and the ongoing drought is making fire fighting more dangerous. St. Cloud Battalion Chief Jerry Raymond says when it's in the 90s, or the heat index begins to appro...
Jul 22, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz KNSI News
Bloodhound Finds Lost 86-year-old Man in Stearns County
(KNSI) - An 86-year-old man who became lost after crashing his car in Stearns County was found by a bloodhound. The sheriff's office says they began looking for Ambrose Gertken around 10:30 on Wednesd...
Jul 22, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Blattner Honored as Second Leading Solar Utility Installer in U.S.
(KNSI) - Blattner Company in Avon is the number two solar installation group in the nation. The annual ranking of more than 400 companies is put together by Solar Power World, a leading solar industry...
Jul 22, 2021 Submitted by Blattner Company
Alexandria VA Clinic to Move to New Facility in 2022
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud VA Health System's clinic in Alexandria will move to a larger building next summer. In 2022, Alexandria's Max J. Beilke VA Clinic will relocate to 410 30th Avenue East. The VA s...
Jul 22, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Authorities Respond to Fire at Ag Business in Albany Thursday
Update, Friday, July 23: (KNSI) - Firefighters extinguished a blaze in Albany Thursday afternoon. The fire started at Nature's Best Ag Service at 1600 Railroad Avenue in Albany around 2:20 p.m. Fire d...
Jul 22, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Young Man Seriously Hurt in Rollover Crash
(KNSI) - A young man was airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital after crashing his vehicle near Eden Valley. The Meeker County Sheriff's Office says around 7:30 on Wednesday night, a vehicle driven by 19-yea...
Jul 22, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News