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Saint Cloud Area Local News

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...
Jake Judd Jun 30, 2021 Boys and Girls Club of Central Minnesota

Tech, Apollo Looking to Form Co-op Teams in Five Sports
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Area School District has proposed combining five sports between its two high schools. District 742 is looking at having Apollo and Tech High School co-op for Girls Tennis, Girls...
Jake Judd Jun 30, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Minnesota Supreme Court Suspends Frequent Judicial Candidate's Law License
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday indefinitely suspended the law license of frequent justice candidate Michelle MacDonald, affirming a referee's finding that she violated...
Associated Press Jun 30, 2021

Cleanup Underway After an Oil Spill Leaked Into the Mississippi River
(KNSI) - Cleanup is underway after a 2,000 pound container of flaxseed oil ruptured and spilled into the parking lot at the Pilot Travel Center Tuesday morning. According to a critical incident report...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 30, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Police K9 Helps Find Drugs After Suspect Fled Traffic Stop
(KNSI) - A Big Lake Police Department K9 is getting praise for helping get drugs off the street. Police Chief Matt Hayen posted on the Department's Facebook page Tuesday that Officer Guy Chaffee and h...
Jake Judd Jun 30, 2021 Big Lake Police Department

Minnesota Updates COVID-19 Testing Guidance for Unvaccinated Adults, Kids This Summer
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health is updating its COVID-19 testing guidance as more Minnesotans get vaccinated and start to resume travel and other activities this summer. "Thanks to the nea...
Dene Dryden Jun 30, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Public Safety Bill Makes Doxing a Police Officer a Crime
(KNSI) - Lawmakers passed the Public Safety and Judiciary Bill Wednesday, one of the last bills needed to put the final touches on the $52 billion budget that needs to be passed today to avoid a parti...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 30, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Congressman Holding Town Hall Meeting
(KNSI) - Sixth District Congressman Tom Emmer is holding an over-the-phone town hall meeting on getting Minnesotans back to work. The town hall is at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30. To join, call 855-96...
Jake Judd Jun 30, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Sheriff Seeking Information on Park Damage
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding the person who drove through a county park, causing damage to some trees. The sheriff's office says the damage was discovered in...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 30, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff Twitter

Search for Missing Man Ends After His Body Was Found in a Car Tuesday
(KNSI) - The search for a missing Crown College graduate has come to a sad end. Police were called to a single vehicle crash near the area of Highway 101 and Highway 13 in Savage Tuesday afternoon. Th...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 30, 2021 Find Keegan Oyugi Facebook