Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Despite Sunday's Rain, Minnesota Sees June Rainfall Deficit, Abnormally Dry Conditions
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sunday's rain in Minnesota will help ease drought conditions and elevated fire danger, but experts say it's not nearly enough to make up for the current rainfall deficit. The entire...
Jun 21, 2021 KNSI News
Minnesota is America's 8th Most Patriotic State, Report Says
(KNSI) - As the Fourth of July approaches, personal finance website WalletHub has released a ranking of the nation's most patriotic states. Due to the high civic engagement of its residents, Minnesota...
Jun 21, 2021 Unsplash
Granite City Days Return This Week
(KNSI) - As people are starved to get back out and do "normal" things, St. Cloud's Granite City Days is marking its return in 2021. Canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual town fes...
Jun 21, 2021 City of St. Cloud
Ten People Hurt in Weekend Crash
(KNSI) - The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's office is investigating after ten people were hurt in a crash. Investigators say just after 1:00 Sunday afternoon, they were called to a crash at the intersecti...
Jun 21, 2021 Unsplash
Duluth Man Arrested in Connection to Fatal Shooting of St. Cloud Man Sunday Morning
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department has arrested one person and is continuing to investigate after a man was fatally shot in St. Cloud early Sunday morning. Authorities say officers were sent to ...
Jun 20, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Teen Injured in Shooting in Downtown St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man is under arrest after allegedly firing a gun in downtown St. Cloud, injuring a 17-year-old boy. The St. Cloud Police Department says one of its officers was on patrol just bef...
Jun 20, 2021 KNSI News
One Person Killed in Highway 10 Crash Saturday Morning
(KNSI) - A 23-year-old Long Prairie man is dead after a crash on Highway 10 Saturday. The Minnesota State Patrol says about 11:30 a.m., the driver of the 2002 Toyota Sequoia was heading east on Highwa...
Jun 19, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Man Whose Body Parts Were Found in Minneapolis Neighborhood Has Been Identified
(KNSI) - Authorities have identified the man whose body parts were found scattered around a Minneapolis neighborhood Thursday. Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder says the Hennepin County Medical ...
Jun 18, 2021 Unsplash
State of Minnesota Enlists 'Vaccine Ambassadors' to Promote Inoculation Against COVID-19
(KNSI) - The state of Minnesota is encouraging more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as city, business and sports leaders sign up to be vaccine ambassadors. According to Gov. Tim Walz's offic...
Jun 18, 2021 Gov. Tim Walz's Office
Minnesota Jobs, Hourly Wages Grow During May
(KNSI) - Minnesota's employment outlook continues to improve as the pandemic recedes, but the latest jobs report from the Department of Employment and Economic Development shows the state hasn't yet r...
Jun 18, 2021 Photo by UX Indonesia on Unsplash