Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Former Teacher Admits Sexually Assaulting Teenager
(KNSI) - A former Albany teacher and coach has admitted to sexually assaulting a teenage student. Daniel Sinclair Fragodt pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal sexual conduct 16-17-years old-Act gre...
Jul 19, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Long-Distance Skateboarding Race Starts, Finishes in St. Cloud This Weekend
(KNSI) - A long-distance skateboard race is coming back to St. Cloud this year. The three-day Skate Central Lakes Endurance Festival, dubbed "the world's toughest staged distance skateboarding race," ...
Jul 19, 2021 Photo by Max Tarkhov on Unsplash
State Sen. Tomassoni Reveals ALS Diagnosis
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Longtime state Sen. David Tomassoni has informed his constituents that he has Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as ALS. The motor neuron disease is a progressive, degenerative di...
Jul 19, 2021 Pixabay
St. Cloud Driver Takes First Place, Another Wins People's Choice at Bus Roadeo
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud Metro Bus Driver is the best in Minnesota, and another wins a prestigious honor. Two Metro Bus Dial-a-Ride Operators took away the highest awards during the 33rd annual Minnesota ...
Jul 19, 2021 Minnesota Public Transportation Association
CentraCare Foundation Planning for In-Person and Virtual Holly Ball 2021 Celebration
(KNSI) - An annual gala fundraiser in St. Cloud went virtual last year because of the pandemic. But, in 2021, organizers are planning for an in-person and virtual event. Holly Ball 2021: A Celebration...
Jul 19, 2021 File photo
Gym Owner Convicted of Interference of Privacy for Keeping a Camera in a Changing Room
(KNSI) - A Wright County jury has convicted a Snap Fitness owner of gross misdemeanor interference of privacy after he was accused of installing a camera in a tanning booth changing area. According to...
Jul 19, 2021
Catholic Charities Senior Dining Reopens Congregate Dining Rooms in Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - Catholic Charities is reopening its congregate senior dining rooms after more than a year of offering pickup and frozen meal distribution options during the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting August...
Jul 19, 2021 Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash
Brooklyn Park Man Killed in Crash on Interstate 94
(KNSI) - A 54-year-old Brooklyn Park man is dead after a crash on Interstate 94 Sunday night. The Minnesota State Patrol says the man who was driving a Yamaha FJR motorcycle was going east on I-94 at ...
Jul 19, 2021 Unsplash
Local Representative Joining the Call for Lawmaker to Resign
(KNSI) - Joining the call for Representative John Thompson to resign is St. Cloud Representative Dan Wolgamott. In a statement over the weekend, Wolgamott said, "Representative John Thompson's recent ...
Jul 19, 2021
Trial to Start Monday for Former Albany Teacher and Coach Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Student
(KNSI) - A jury trial is scheduled to start today in Stearns County on charges that a former Albany teacher and coach sexually assaulted a student. 32-year-old Daniel Sinclair Fragodt is accused of ha...
Jul 19, 2021 Stearns County Jail