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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

Minnesota is a Top Ten State for Business, CNBC Study Says
(KNSI) - CNBC is calling Minnesota the nation's seventh-best state for business in 2021. The news network used 85 different metrics to evaluate how well each state excels in supporting businesses and ...
Dene Dryden Jul 14, 2021 Photo by Leon on Unsplash

Paramount Theatre Unveiling Sculpture Thursday
(KNSI) - The Paramount Theatre is celebrating 100 years in 2021, and as a thank you is giving St. Cloud a gift. The Paramount Center for the Arts has commissioned a sculpture, and it will be unveiled ...
Jake Judd Jul 14, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Body Cam Footage of Lawmaker Traffic Stop Released
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - An outspoken Black Minnesota lawmaker accused a St. Paul police officer of racially profiling him during a traffic stop in which he was ticketed for driving on a suspended Wisconsin...
Associated Press Jul 14, 2021 YouTube

Who Inspects Condos in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Some local building inspectors in Minnesota are fielding questions from residents worried about the safety of their condo buildings following the collapse of a tower in Surfside, Fl...
Associated Press Jul 14, 2021 Unsplash

Man Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Two Women and Kicking in a Door
(KNSI) - A 58-year-old St. Cloud man was arrested Sunday after allegedly kicking open a door and assaulting two women. Police say they were called to a home on the 100 block of East St. Germain Street...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 14, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Blattner Named One of Best Places to Work in Minnesota
(KNSI) An Avon-based infrastructure and renewable energy company has been named one of Minnesota's best places to work. Blattner Company learned they made Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's annua...
Jake Judd Jul 13, 2021