Category Archives: KNSI Local News
St. Cloud Home Sustains $3,000 in Damage From Fire
(KNSI) - No one was injured after a light fixture caught fire in a St. Cloud home on Wednesday evening. The St. Cloud Fire Department responded to the fire in the 700 block of 10th Avenue North at 5:4...
Jul 15, 2021 KNSI News
One Person Injured in Two-Car Crash Near St. Augusta Wednesday
(KNSI) - One person was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash near St. Augusta Wednesday. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to the scene of the crash at the interse...
Jul 15, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Worries Over Racism Creates Push to Rename Invasive Fish Species
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Minnesota state Sen. Foung Hawj was never a fan of the "Asian carp" label commonly applied to four imported fish species that are wreaking havoc in the U.S. heartland, infe...
Jul 15, 2021 Unsplash
Man Pleads Guilty for Fatal Alcohol Involved Crash
(KNSI) - A 58-year-old Rice man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to criminal vehicular homicide following a fatal crash last year. Police say Ricky Freitag was behind the wheel of a Ford F...
Jul 15, 2021 Stearns County Jail
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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