Category Archives: KNSI Local News
4-H Students Can Apply For College Scholarships
(KNSI) - Members of 4-H in Central Minnesota can get help paying for college thanks to three scholarships for young people in agriculture. The Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Livestock Breeders...
Jul 06, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Minnesota's Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Resigns
(KNSI) - The governor's pick to run Minnesota's Pollution Control Agency has resigned. Governor Tim Walz accepted the resignation of Commissioner Laura Bishop on Tuesday after Senate Majority Leader P...
Jul 06, 2021 Bishop visiting the St. Cloud Waste Water Treatment Plant in March 2019 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Several Area Law Enforcement Agencies to Participate in Training at an Area High School
(KNSI) - Officials from several area law enforcement agencies will be conducting a training drill at the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School on Wednesday, July 7th. A press release from the Sauk Rapids-Rice ...
Jul 06, 2021
Oak Killing Disease Moving North in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Foresters and landowners are concerned that a disease that kills oak trees is creeping farther north in Minnesota. The mighty oak is one of the most abundant trees in Minnesota....
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Vaccination Rates Vary Between Urban and Rural Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's coronavirus vaccination rates show a sharp contrast between urban and rural counties in the state. The vaccination rate is high in large, urban counties. In Hennepin...
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Human Remains Found the River Near Downtown Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities say they've recovered human remains from the Mississippi River in central Minneapolis. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Department says water patrol deputies were called to...
Jul 06, 2021
Police Groups Sue Over New Use of Force Law
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A coalition of Minnesota's largest law enforcement groups sued the state Friday seeking to overturn a state law that changed the standard for justified use of deadly force by po...
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Another Candidate Joins Race to Unseat Keith Ellison
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis criminal defense lawyer who described pandemic restrictions and state lawsuits against businesses that violated health guidelines as "intrusive state government" annou...
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Man Killed In Drive-By Shooting In Cass Lake
(KNSI) - A man was killed in a drive-by shooting in Cass Lake. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says the 34-year-old was at a house party around 2:45 a.m. on Monday when he was shot. Investigators say...
Jul 06, 2021
Senate Holding Confirmation Hearings Tuesday for Several State Commissioners
(KNSI) - Confirmation hearings for several department commissioners are set for today at the Minnesota State Capitol. Many thought after Governor Tim Walz signed all of the budget bills into law that ...
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