Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Man Charged in Protester's Death to be Examined for Competency
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A St. Paul man accused of killing a woman in Minneapolis by driving into protesters while he was drunk will be examined to determine if he is competent for trial. Nicholas Kraus, 35...
Jun 17, 2021 Hennepin County Sheriff's Office
'I Think We're Going to Have a Bumpy Ride': Minnesota House Members Debate Over State Budget Measures
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota House launched into a long, contentious debate Thursday as it held its first votes on big budget bills that lawmakers were unable to pass before time ran out on the ye...
Jun 17, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
St. Cloud Man Suffers Minor Injuries in Motorcycle Crash
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man was sent to the hospital with minor injuries following a motorcycle crash Wednesday evening. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says at about 7 p.m., a group of three motorcy...
Jun 17, 2021 Pexels
Kandiyohi First Responders Rescue Three People Stranded on Middle Fork Crow River
(KNSI) - Three people were taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after getting stuck in Middle Fork Crow River in Kandiyohi County. First responders went to the scene just east of Lake Calhoun in ...
Jun 17, 2021 Photo by Roman Mirsky on Unsplash
Minneapolis Police Investigating Discovery of Human Remains as a Homicide
(KNSI) - Police in Minneapolis are investigating after a passerby called 911 to report that they had found a human leg wrapped in plastic in northeast Minneapolis Thursday morning. Minneapolis Police ...
Jun 17, 2021 Unsplash
Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota Receives $20,000 Donation
(KNSI) - The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota has gotten a donation from the Panda Cares Foundation for academic support programming. The Panda Cares Foundation presented the Boys and Girls C...
Jun 17, 2021 Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota Facebook
Sen. Smith Pushes to Include Clean Energy Standard in Congress's Infrastructure Package
(KNSI) - A sweeping infrastructure bill is on the table in Washington, D.C., and Minnesota's junior senator wants a clean energy standard for power utilities to be included in that package. By incenti...
Jun 17, 2021 FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2021, file photo Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., arrives as opening arguments begin in former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, at the Capitol in Washington. Smith is calling for federal investigations into possible price gouging of natural gas in the Midwest and other regions following severe winter storms that plunged Texas and other states into a deep freeze that caused power outages in million of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Missing Little Falls Woman Found
Update posted 11:04 a.m. June 17th, 2021: (KNSI) - The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says that 30-year-old Kaylee Bohnen has been found. Bohnen was last seen the evening of Monday, June 14th near L...
Jun 17, 2021 Morrison County Sheriff's Office
More Roadblocks and Detours for Division Street Drivers on June 21st
(KNSI) - Starting Monday, June 21st, drivers on Waite Avenue will have restricted access to County Road 75 (Division Street). Drivers going south on Waite Avenue North won't be allowed to cross Divisi...
Jun 17, 2021 Unsplash
Gun Evidence Detailed in Winston Boogie Smith, Junior Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Newly filed court documents detail gun evidence recovered from the scene of a fatal shooting of a driver during an arrest attempt by members of a federal task force in Minneapolis. ...
Jun 17, 2021 AP Photos