Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Minnesota State System Implements 3.4 Percent Tuition Increase for Next School Year
(KNSI) - Students who attend a Minnesota State university or college will see higher tuition costs this school year. The Minnesota State Board of Trustees approved the system's budget on Wednesday, ad...
Jul 01, 2021 Photo by Alexis Brown on Unsplash
Paramount Announces Date, Musical Act for Its 2021 'Autumn Moon' Fundraiser
(KNSI) - The Paramount Center for the Arts in downtown St. Cloud has announced its plans for its annual fundraiser, Autumn Moon. The 2020 fundraiser was held virtually due to the pandemic, but on Sept...
Jul 01, 2021 Paramount Center for the Arts
Local Lawmakers Speak About the Marathon Finish to 2021 Legislative Session
(KNSI) - Lawmakers are back home from the Capitol after passing the last of Minnesota's budget bills. The state's two-year operating budget is around $52 billion, and it took a special session to get ...
Jul 01, 2021 Pixabay
Minnesota Hits 70 Percent Adult Vaccination Goal Before July 4
(KNSI) - The office of Gov. Tim Walz says Minnesota has met the goal of having 70 percent of its adult population vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease...
Jul 01, 2021 John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool
How to Keep Pets Safe, Calm During the Fourth of July
(KNSI) - Independence Day is coming up this weekend, and while people may want to get outside and enjoy some fireworks, pets probably don't. Executive director of the Tri-County Humane Society Vicki D...
Jul 01, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Veterans Historic Art Monument at the River's Edge Convention Center Dedicated Thursday
(KNSI) - Thursday marked the dedication of the Minnesota Veterans Historic Art Monument at the River's Edge Convention Center in downtown St. Cloud. Charles Kapsner created the art, and the paintings ...
Jul 01, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Full-Time Auto Theft Investigator Joins SCPD
(KNSI) - A steady rise in motor vehicle thefts has led to the St. Cloud Police Department hiring a full-time auto theft investigator. According to the police department, in 2016, St. Cloud had 181 mot...
Jul 01, 2021 KNSI News
Ribbon Cutting For New Sauk Rapids Venue, Rock The Riverside Concert Series Begins
(KNSI) - Sauk Rapids will cut the ribbon on its newest entertainment venue and celebrate with the launch of a summer concert series. Rock the Riverside-Riverside Nights is a 10-week concert series tha...
Jul 01, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Court OKs Third Degree Murder Against Three Ex-Cops in George Floyd's Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors may file aiding and abetting third-degree murder charges against three former Minneapolis police officers in the death of George Floyd, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ru...
Jul 01, 2021 Hennepin County Jail via AP Photos
Legislature Passes Two Year Budget Avoiding Partial Government Shutdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Legislature worked into the early hours Thursday to try to finish off a $52 billion, two-year budget after working into the early hours the night before to pass a bill...
Jul 01, 2021 Pixabay