Category Archives: KNSI Local News
With COVID-19 Cases Increasing, MDH Advises Vaccinations, Masking Across Much of Minnesota
(KNSI) - Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out new COVID-19 prevention guidance as the Delta variant spreads across Minnesota and the nation, saying that everyone in counti...
Aug 02, 2021 Unsplash
St. Cloud Area Women's Funds Taking Grant Applications
(KNSI) - The Women's Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its two annual grants. The Central Minnesota Women's Fund Grant and the Julianne Williams Fund...
Aug 02, 2021 Central Minnesota Community Foundation
Minnesota a Top State for Health Care, Report Says
(KNSI) - A report from personal finance website WalletHub says Minnesota is the third-best state in the nation when it comes to health care. The Gopher State was outranked only by Massachusetts (first...
Aug 02, 2021 Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash
Public Colleges and Universities to Require Masks On Campus
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Public colleges and universities in Minnesota will be requiring masks to be worn on campuses to help stop the spread of COVID-19 as the delta variant of the virus is surging. The Un...
Aug 02, 2021 Photo by Mira Kireeva on Unsplash
Superintendent to Make Recommendation on Future of District's Equity Work
(KNSI) - The Sartell-St. Stephen School Board is holding a special meeting where the district's administrator will make a recommendation about the future of the school's equity work. Superintendent Dr...
Aug 02, 2021 Sartell-St. Stephen School District
Vikings Place 4 Players, Including Kirk Cousins, On Reserve/COVID-19 List
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Vikings have placed four players — including Kirk Cousins and two other quarterbacks — on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Along with Cousins, passers Ke...
Aug 02, 2021
Stearns County Explorers Program Meeting Sunday
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Explorers program is holding an informational meeting on Sunday for young people interested in working in law enforcement. The Explorers program is for anyone age 15 to 21 ...
Aug 02, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
MDH Reports 632 New COVID Cases, 6 Deaths Monday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 632 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths on Monday amid a nationwide increase in COVID cases as the more transmissible Delta variant spreads. Ther...
Aug 02, 2021 Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash
Two Die in Wadena Fire
WADENA, Minn. (AP) - Two people have died and one person has been injured in a house fire in central Minnesota. The fire broke out about 4 a.m. Sunday in Wadena, according to authorities. First respon...
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Pope County Man Charged With Distributing Child Pornography
(KNSI) - A Pope County man has been charged with five counts of distributing child pornography. Police say they received a tip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children saying someone...
Aug 02, 2021 Pope County Sheriff's Office