Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Summer Weather Presents Deadly Challenges for Firefighters
(KNSI) - Fighting fires in the summer presents unique challenges and risks. KNSI News asked St. Cloud Fire Department Battalion Chief Jerry Raymond when are conditions are hot enough to be a concern? ...
Jun 27, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Lawmakers Reach Deal on Policing Measures
St. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's top Democratic and Republican lawmakers reached an agreement on the highlights of a public safety bill that includes police accountability measures, a day after form...
Jun 27, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Diocese of St. Cloud Reinstating Sunday Obligation to Attend Mass
(KNSI) - After 15 months, the Sunday Obligation for Catholics in the Diocese of St. Cloud is getting reinstated. The Bishops of Minnesota have agreed to reinstate Sunday Mass and Holy Days of Obligati...
Jun 27, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Police Looking For Vehicle Involved in Drive-By Shooting, Two Teens Recovering
(KNSI) - Police are looking for a white car and two teenagers are recovering from wounds suffered in a drive-by shooting at a St. Cloud park. Police were called to the 1100 Block of 9th Avenue South a...
Jun 26, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
UPDATE: Police Investigating Drive-By Shooting in East St. Cloud
Update, 10:05 p.m.: (KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department says it is investigating a drive-by shooting that happened near 10th Avenue SE and 11th Street SE Friday evening. Two people were shot and ...
Jun 25, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
St. Cloud Lawyer Weighs In On Derek Chauvin Sentence
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area legal experts are reacting to the sentencing of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd. The 45-year-old Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a ha...
Jun 25, 2021 Court TV Pool
Several St. Cloud Streets to Close for Granite City Days Parade on Saturday
(KNSI) - Drivers trying to get around St. Cloud on Saturday, June 26th, will be running into several road closures. Between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., the following streets will be closed due to the Gra...
Jun 25, 2021 Unsplash
Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5 Years in Prison for George Floyd's Murder
(KNSI) - Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 22.5 years in prison on Friday for the murder of George Floyd. "This is based on your abuse of a po...
Jun 25, 2021 Hennepin County District Court
Governor Tim Walz Announces End to His Emergency Powers
(KNSI) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Friday announced to lawmakers that he would end the emergency powers he assumed at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. The powers allowed him to rule by ...
Jun 25, 2021 AP Images
Allina Health to Mandate Flu Shots for Employees
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Allina Health says the flu shot will be mandatory for all employees, starting this flu season. The new policy will also include students, contracted staff and volunteers across the ...
Jun 25, 2021 Photo by CDC on Unsplash