Category Archives: KNSI Local News
More Details Released in Fatal Officer Involved Shooting
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is releasing a few more details surrounding the officer-involved shooting death of a man in Olivia on Sunday morning. The BCA says an Olivia poli...
Jul 07, 2021 Pixabay
Monday Night Fire Damages Morrison County Historical Site
(KNSI) - The Morrison County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help after a historical site caught fire Monday night. According to a press release from the department, a 911 call came in abo...
Jul 07, 2021 Unsplash
DNR: Little Rock Lake Drawdown Showing Results
(KNSI) - A drawdown of Little Rock Lake is showing results two years after the massive project. In 2019, around 800 landowners and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources used the Mississippi Ri...
Jul 06, 2021 Photo by Roman Mirsky on Unsplash
Congressman To Discusses Future of Deficient Stearns County Bridge
(KNSI) - A U.S. Congressman will visit a Stearns County bridge listed as deficient that spans the Sauk River. Sixth District Representative Tom Emmer will be at Bridge 6819, along County State Aid Hig...
Jul 06, 2021 Tom Emmer's Office
County Warns Passports Taking Months To Process
(KNSI) - Stearns County is warning residents about delays in processing passports as many people start to take their first trips abroad in more than a year. According to the Auditor Treasurers Office,...
Jul 06, 2021 Stearns County
4-H Students Can Apply For College Scholarships
(KNSI) - Members of 4-H in Central Minnesota can get help paying for college thanks to three scholarships for young people in agriculture. The Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Livestock Breeders...
Jul 06, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Minnesota's Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Resigns
(KNSI) - The governor's pick to run Minnesota's Pollution Control Agency has resigned. Governor Tim Walz accepted the resignation of Commissioner Laura Bishop on Tuesday after Senate Majority Leader P...
Jul 06, 2021 Bishop visiting the St. Cloud Waste Water Treatment Plant in March 2019 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Several Area Law Enforcement Agencies to Participate in Training at an Area High School
(KNSI) - Officials from several area law enforcement agencies will be conducting a training drill at the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School on Wednesday, July 7th. A press release from the Sauk Rapids-Rice ...
Jul 06, 2021
Oak Killing Disease Moving North in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Foresters and landowners are concerned that a disease that kills oak trees is creeping farther north in Minnesota. The mighty oak is one of the most abundant trees in Minnesota....
Jul 06, 2021 Unsplash
Vaccination Rates Vary Between Urban and Rural Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's coronavirus vaccination rates show a sharp contrast between urban and rural counties in the state. The vaccination rate is high in large, urban counties. In Hennepin...
Jul 06, 2021 Unsplash