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Trail Maintenance Completed on Popular Stearns County Bike Route
(KNSI) - A popular bike trail in Stearns County has all its segments open after maintenance was completed this month. The Lake Wobegon Trail had several sections repaved. The trail runs west from Wait...
Jake Judd Jul 14, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Line 3 Pipeline Opponents Appeal to MN Supreme Court
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Tribal and environmental groups opposed to Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline have asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision affirming the approvals of...
Associated Press Jul 14, 2021 Associated Press

$3.5 Trillion Budget Agreement Between President Biden, Senate Democrats Includes Minnesota Senator's Clean Energy Push
(KNSI) - A clean energy standard crafted by U.S. Senator Tina Smith is included in the $3.5 trillion budget agreement discussed by President Joe Biden and some Senate Democrats on Tuesday and Wednesda...
Dene Dryden Jul 14, 2021 Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash

Eligible Drought-Affected Farmers Can Apply For Zero-Interest Loans
(KNSI) - Farmers in Central Minnesota who the ongoing drought has hurt can apply for interest-free loans. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Rural Finance Authority (RFA) Board certified that a...
Jake Judd Jul 14, 2021 Associated Press

Summertime By George Is a Go Wednesday Night
(KNSI) - Summertime By George is a go tonight in St. Cloud despite rain earlier on Wednesday. According to the St. Cloud Rotary Club, they've monitored the weather closely and believe the rain will st...
Jake Judd Jul 14, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

More Lane Closures On I94 Road Project
(KNSI) - Road construction on Interstate 94 between Clearwater and Maple Grove is causing some new lane closures. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, the le...
Jake Judd Jul 14, 2021 Unsplash

Audit Finds No Overpayments by Minnesota for COVID-19 Tests
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Office of the Legislative Auditor said Wednesday that it found no evidence that the state of Minnesota overpaid two companies it hired to conduct mail in and other rapid COV...
Associated Press Jul 14, 2021 Unsplash

Minnesota State Fair Looking to Hire More Than 1,000 Temporary Employees
(KNSI) - Hundreds of part-time, temporary jobs are open during this year's Minnesota State Fair. The fair says it is hiring for more than 1,000 positions during the 2021 fair, which runs from August 2...
Dene Dryden Jul 14, 2021 Unsplash

Minneapolis Uptown Community Garden Near Fatal Police Shooting Cleared Out
(KNSI) - The owners of a building in Minneapolis's Uptown neighborhood near the community garden that sprang up after a fatal police shooting say they have cleared out that space after it became the s...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 14, 2021 AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa

SCSO Seeking Youth For Explorer's Program
(KNSI) - Find out if a career in law enforcement is for you during an informational meeting for the Stearn's County Sheriff's Office Explorer's Program. The meeting is on August 8, at 6:00 pm for yout...
Jake Judd Jul 14, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office