Category Archives: KNSI Local News
St. Cloud Guard Unit Deployed to Help Fight Wildfires
(KNSI) - A group of soldiers based in St. Cloud are headed to the western United States to help battle raging wildfires. The Minnesota National Guard's St. Cloud-based C Company, 2-211 General Support...
Aug 06, 2021 Pixabay
Local Lawmakers Support Financial Help For Farmers If Special Session Called
(KNSI) - Minnesota lawmakers could hold a special session to pass an emergency relief package for farmers adversely affected by drought. The National Weather Service says Minnesota is between four and...
Aug 06, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Kirk Cousins Temporarily Loses Sponsorship Deal With Michigan Hospital Over COVID Vaccine Stance
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has temporarily lost a sponsorship with a hospital in Michigan, as a result of what the hospital calls his stance on COVID-19 vacc...
Aug 06, 2021
Target Won't Require Office Workers To Return Until 2022
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Target says it will not require its downtown Minneapolis headquarters employees to return to the office for the rest of the year, due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. Target has about ...
Aug 06, 2021 Associated Press
No charges in Shooting of Man Who Fired at Police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors say there will be no charges filed against three Minneapolis police officers who fatally shot a Somali American man after he fired at them during a sting. Dolal Idd was ...
Aug 06, 2021 Unsplash
St. Paul to Honor Olympic Champion Sunisa Lee With Sunday Parade
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The city of St. Paul will host a parade to celebrate Olympic champion Sunisa Lee, who took home the gold medal in the women's gymnastics all-around, as well as a silver in the t...
Aug 06, 2021 Associated Press
City of St. Cloud Renews Plea for Water Conservation as Drought Conditions Worsen
(KNSI) - The City of St. Cloud is sending out a renewed plea for residents and business owners to conserve water as drought conditions worsen. A press release sent out Friday says that the City is req...
Aug 06, 2021 Unsplash
University of Minnesota Professors Call for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A growing number of professors and staff at the University of Minnesota are calling on the school to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, as cases of the virus are surging. More...
Aug 06, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
University of Minnesota Wrestler Gable Steveson Takes Gold in Tokyo
(KNSI) - Apple Valley native and NCAA championship wrestler Gable Steveson has captured gold in Tokyo. Steveson, who competed in the 125-kilogram freestyle wrestling event, pulled it out at the very l...
Aug 06, 2021 Aaron Favila/Associated Press
Young Musicians Rock Paramount Stage at the Annual School of Rock Performance
(KNSI) - Music campers brought their variety of rock to the Granite City Thursday night. With names like The Sandler's, 4 Munkies, and Space Politics, bands rolled out rock classics at the Paramount T...
Aug 06, 2021 Ryan Cunningham