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Clearwater Hosting Professional Disc Golf Pro Tour Event
(KNSI) - The Disc Golf Pro Tour Elite Series comes to Central Minnesota this weekend. Around 160 of the best disc golfers in the world will be competing in the Preserve Championship in Clearwater. The...
Jake Judd Jul 30, 2021 Juliana Korver Facebook

Caribou Coffee Donating to Anna Marie's Alliance During Grand Opening Weekend
(KNSI) - The grand opening weekend for the first Caribou Coffee in east St. Cloud will help raise money for a women's shelter for survivors of domestic violence in St. Cloud. The fifth Caribou Coffee ...
Jake Judd Jul 30, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Connecticut Firefighters Deployed to Minnesota to Help Fight Wildfires
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Thirteen members of the Connecticut Interstate Fire Crew have been deployed to Minnesota to help fight wildfires, the latest dispatch of personnel and resources from Connecticut...
Associated Press Jul 30, 2021 Unsplash

Worst Air Quality in the State Recorded in St. Cloud Thursday Affecting Those With and Without Breathing Issues
(KNSI) - Wildfires burning just across the border in western Ontario have blanketed central Minnesota with so much smoke, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said the air quality in the state Thurs...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 30, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

St. Cloud Native Alise Willoughby Finishes Out of Medal Contention in Tokyo
(KNSI) - St. Cloud native Alise Willoughby finished out of medal contention in women's BMX semifinals in the Tokyo Olympics Thursday following a crash-filled day. Willoughby dominated the qualifying r...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 30, 2021 AP Photos

Minnesota to Give $100 to New COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients
(KNSI) - Following President Joe Biden's push for states and cities to give $100 to Americans who get vaccinated against COVID-19 in near future, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Thursday that the st...
Dene Dryden Jul 29, 2021 Unsplash

Man Suspected of Multiple Shootings In St. Cloud Arrested
(KNSI) - A man suspected of being responsible for multiple shootings in St. Cloud has been arrested. The first shooting took place around 3:30 on Tuesday afternoon in the alley to the east of Go For I...
Jake Judd Jul 29, 2021 Unsplash

State Equity Report Shows COVID Vaccination Gaps Are Decreasing, But Still Present
(KNSI) - A recent COVID-19 vaccine equity report from the Minnesota Department of Health shows that disparities still exist between racial groups and social vulnerability groups when it comes to getti...
Dene Dryden Jul 29, 2021 Photo by Mat Napo on Unsplash

Minnesota National Guard Members Return From Nine-Month Deployment Saturday
(KNSI) - On Saturday, about 65 Minnesota National Guard soldiers will be landing at St. Cloud Airport after a nine-month overseas deployment. Members of the Alexandria-based C Battery, 1st Battalion, ...
Dene Dryden Jul 29, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)

Man Accused of Giving Teen Drugs, Money for Sex Act
(KNSI) - A Big Lake man is accused of giving a teenage girl drugs and money in exchange for a sex act. Mariano Cocchiarella allegedly talked a 13-year-old in Stearns County into performing a sex act o...
Jake Judd Jul 29, 2021 Stearns County Jail