Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Two Fires in Two Apartment Buildings Kept St. Cloud Firefighters Busy Wednesday Afternoon
(KNSI) - Two fires in two apartment buildings less than an hour apart had the St. Cloud Fire Department busy Wednesday afternoon. According to a critical incident report from the fire department, the ...
Jun 17, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Prosecutors: New Trial Not Warranted for Derek Chauvin
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors say the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death should not be granted a new trial because the proceedings were fai...
Jun 17, 2021 Court video
Dry Conditions Likely to Linger for Months as Minnesota, Upper Midwest Experiences Drought
(KNSI) - Much of the Upper Midwest is in a state of drought. Nearly all parts of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan are experiencing abnormally dry, moderate drought or severe drought conditions....
Jun 16, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Reaches 3 Million Residents Vaccinated Against COVID-19
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota has reached 3 million residents who've had at least one COVID-19 shot, health officials said Wednesday. The Minnesota Department of Health said 3,005,706 Minnesotans h...
Jun 16, 2021 Photo by CDC on Unsplash
Minnesota BCA Asking for Public's Help in Finding Missing St. Bonifacius Man
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has issued a missing person alert for a 26-year-old man from St. Bonifacius who hasn't been heard from since this weekend. Authorities are asking...
Jun 16, 2021 Minnesota BCA
Minnesota National Guard on Standby as Anti-Police Brutality Demonstrations Continue in Minneapolis
(KNSI) - The Minnesota National Guard has been put on standby to possibly assist law enforcement in Minneapolis amid protests and demonstrations in response to the fatal shooting of Winston Smith on J...
Jun 16, 2021 Minnesota National Guard
Sauk Rapids Lifts Watering Ban
(KNSI) - Sauk Rapids has lifted its city-wide watering ban and is returning to its odd/even lawn sprinkling schedule. The city says citations will be issued to property owners who don't comply with th...
Jun 16, 2021 Unsplash
St. Paul Man Charged with Murder After Allegedly Driving SUV Into Minneapolis Protest Crowd
(KNSI) - The man who authorities say drove into a crowd of protesters in Uptown Minneapolis Sunday night, killing one, has been charged in Hennepin County District Court. Thirty-five-year-old Nicholas...
Jun 16, 2021 Hennepin County Sheriff's Office
Princeton Man Dies in Motorcycle Crash
(KNSI) - A 53-year-old Princeton man has died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 95. The Minnesota State Patrol says Lonnie Mayo was driving his Harley Davidson east on Highway 95 near 107th Avenue when...
Jun 16, 2021 Unsplash
Vikings Coach Mike Zimmer Says Unvaccinated Players Will Have ‘A Hard Time’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A day after three Minnesota Vikings players said they are not vaccinated against COVID-19, head coach Mike Zimmer said the team had a meeting with the NFL’s chief medi...
Jun 16, 2021