Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Full-Time Auto Theft Investigator Joins SCPD
(KNSI) - A steady rise in motor vehicle thefts has led to the St. Cloud Police Department hiring a full-time auto theft investigator. According to the police department, in 2016, St. Cloud had 181 mot...
Jul 01, 2021 KNSI News
Ribbon Cutting For New Sauk Rapids Venue, Rock The Riverside Concert Series Begins
(KNSI) - Sauk Rapids will cut the ribbon on its newest entertainment venue and celebrate with the launch of a summer concert series. Rock the Riverside-Riverside Nights is a 10-week concert series tha...
Jul 01, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Court OKs Third Degree Murder Against Three Ex-Cops in George Floyd's Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors may file aiding and abetting third-degree murder charges against three former Minneapolis police officers in the death of George Floyd, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ru...
Jul 01, 2021 Hennepin County Jail via AP Photos
Legislature Passes Two Year Budget Avoiding Partial Government Shutdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Legislature worked into the early hours Thursday to try to finish off a $52 billion, two-year budget after working into the early hours the night before to pass a bill...
Jul 01, 2021 Pixabay
Rox Auctioning Off Jerseys to Help Veterans
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Rox are auctioning off game-worn jerseys to raise money for veterans. The special military-themed jerseys will be worn on Thursday, July 1, with all the net proceeds from the au...
Jun 30, 2021 St. Cloud Rox
Coborn's Gifts $1 Million to Build Great River Children's Museum
(KNSI) - During Wednesday night's Summertime by George! performance, Coborn's announced that the company is donating $1 million to construct the museum. Emily Coborn, Coborn's vice president of fresh ...
Jun 30, 2021 Dene Dryden/KNSI News
Minnesota's Eviction Moratorium Off-Ramp Has Begun. Here's What to Know
(KNSI) - On Tuesday, Gov. Tim Walz signed the legislature's omnibus housing bill, which includes an off-ramp for the state's eviction moratorium. The off-ramp, which began Wednesday, says tenants can ...
Jun 30, 2021 Minnesota Housing
Wisconsin Homicide Suspect At Large, Driving Minnesota Vehicle, Authorities Say
(KNSI) - Wisconsin authorities have put out an alert for a homicide suspect who is at large and is driving a vehicle with Minnesota license plates. The Oneida County Sheriff's Office says law enforcem...
Jun 30, 2021 Oneida County Sheriff's Office (Wisconsin)
Reward Offered To ID Poacher
(KNSI) - A reward is being offered to anyone who can identify a turkey poacher. According to the Benton County Sheriff's Office, the man was illegally hunting along Little Rock Road between Rice and F...
Jun 30, 2021 Benton County Sheriff's Office
Boys & Girls Club Kids Earn skateboards, Helmets for Reading
(KNSI) - More than two dozen kids with the Boys and Girls Club of Central Minnesota were awarded skateboards for reading. A total of 25 Boys and Girls Club youth across the three Clubs in St. Cloud ea...
Jun 30, 2021 Boys and Girls Club of Central Minnesota