Category Archives: KNSI Local News
MDH: Outbreak Of Legionnaires' Disease Linked To Hotel
(KNSI) - An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease has been traced back to a hotel in Albert Lea. The Minnesota Department of Health says investigators identified two laboratory-confirmed cases among peopl...
Jul 09, 2021 Associated Press
Plymouth Police Seek Public's Help in Finding Dashcam Video of Fatal Freeway Shooting
PLYMOUTH, Minn. (AP) - Police searching for a suspect in a suburban Minneapolis freeway shooting that killed a man driving his teenage son home from a baseball game appealed to the public for help Fri...
Jul 09, 2021 Pixabay
Paynesville Man Charged With Arson After Allegedly Setting His Home on Fire
(KNSI) - A Paynesville man is under arrest after allegedly setting his trailer home on fire. A Stearns County criminal complaint says police responded to a fire Thursday morning on the 400 block of Mi...
Jul 09, 2021 Stearns County Jail
DNR Proposes Reducing Sunfish Limits On 50 Lakes
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment before reducing the number of sunfish anglers can keep on dozens of lakes. The changes are part of the Quality Sunfish ...
Jul 09, 2021 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
State Regulators Blast CenturyLink for Company's Landline Customer Service
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota regulators are blasting CenturyLink for its landline customer service at a time when the company is seeking to ease what it calls archaic rules that force it to priori...
Jul 09, 2021 Photo by Dan Dennis on Unsplash
Minnesota State Representative Alleges Racial Profiling During Traffic Stop
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - An outspoken Minnesota lawmaker who was ticketed for a driver's license violation is alleging he was racially profiled. The citation said state Rep. John Thompson, a Democrat fr...
Jul 09, 2021 KNSI News
Minnesota Reports 600+ COVID-19 Cases, 12 Deaths This Week
(KNSI) - COVID-19 cases continue to stay relatively low as 648 Minnesotans tested positive for COVID over the holiday weekend and this workweek, according to the latest Minnesota Department of Health ...
Jul 09, 2021 Unsplash
Richmond Man Seriously Injured in a Fireworks Mishap
(KNSI) - A 31-year-old Richmond man was seriously injured in a fireworks mishap Wednesday night. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they were called to Munson Township about 7:45. When crews fro...
Jul 09, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Man Wanted for Fatal Shooting Arrested in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A man wanted for a fatal shooting in Minnesota has been arrested in South Dakota, according to sheriff's officials. The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office said the 18-year-old ...
Jul 09, 2021 Unsplash
Flights From St. Cloud to Destin Fort Walton Florida Canceled for the Remainder of the Season
(KNSI) - Vacationers in the St. Cloud area who were hoping to head for the sandy beaches of Destin, Florida, are out of luck. The St. Cloud Regional Airport says all Allegiant Airlines flights from St...
Jul 09, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News