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Vikings Reportedly Have Lowest Vaccination Rate In NFL
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Vikings reportedly have the lowest vaccination rate of any NFL team. According to Washington Post reporter Nicki Jhabvala, 64.5% of Vikings players are fully v...
Minnesota Sports News & Coverage from WCCO, CBS MN – WCCO | CBS Minnesota Aug 03, 2021

Minnesota AG Launches Unit to Review Potentially Wrongful Convictions
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and metro prosecutors announced the launch of a new unit on Tuesday that would review potentially wrongful convictions through a partnership...
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Hill Museum and Manuscript Library Receives $5 Million Grant
(KNSI) - The Hill Museum and Manuscript Library has received a $5 million grant to help digitize, arch, and catalog endangered manuscript collections outside of Europe. The five year grant comes from ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 03, 2021 Submitted Photo

St. Cloud Area Confirms 150+ New COVID Cases Over the Weekend
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud area added 155 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, with more than half of those cases confirmed in Stearns County alone. In its Tuesday update, the Minnesota Department of H...
Dene Dryden Aug 03, 2021 Unsplash

Rockville Senator Receives Award from Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud-area state senator received an award last week from the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities. GOP Sen. Jeff Howe of Rockville was recognized with the Legislator of Distinction Aw...
Dene Dryden Aug 03, 2021 Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities

Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union Tech Drive Tuesday, August 3rd
(KNSI) - Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union and Minnesota Computers for Schools are conducting a technology drive Tuesday. From 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the public can drop off their unwanted computer...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 03, 2021 Unsplash

Minnesota State Fair Beer and Beverage List Released
(KNSI) - The Minnesota State Fair starts in just a few weeks, and there are over 50 brand new beverages from which to choose at the 2021 Great Minnesota Get Together. Lupulin Brewing in Big Lake is re...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 03, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Fridley Man Seriously Injured in Interstate 94 Crash
(KNSI) - A 37-year-old Fridley man is fighting for his life after a rollover crash near St. Wendel Township Monday evening. The Minnesota State Patrol says a 2005 GMC Envoy was going west on Interstat...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 03, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Deer Hunting Regulations for 2021 Season Released
(KNSI) - Deer hunters can check out regulations for the season in the recently released 2021 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations handbook. Archery deer season opens September 18, and firearms d...
Jake Judd Aug 02, 2021 Unsplash

Saint John's Prep Welcoming Students Back To Campus
(KNSI) - Saint John's Preparatory School in Collegeville will welcome students back to campus later this month to start the 2021-22 school year. St. John's Prep said in a press release that they plan ...
Jake Judd Aug 02, 2021 Submitted by St. John's Prep