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Tragic Weekend on Minnesota Waters
(KNSI) - It was a tragic and deadly weekend on Minnesota's lakes and rivers. Authorities say on Friday morning, a 24-year-old man from Chaska was pulled from Long Lake near Wadena after losing control...
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Paynesville Woman Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Teenager
(KNSI) - A Stearns County woman who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a teenaged girl has been sentenced. 57-year-old Stacy Lee Row of Paynesville has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pl...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 14, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Seven Counties Have Met the 70% Vaccination Rate
(KNSI) - The number of counties with the number of residents who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 is rapidly on the rise. The Minnesota Department of Health's latest numbers shows that as of Frid...
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St. Cloud Man Hurt in Meeker County Rollover
(KNSI) - A 24-year-old St. Cloud man was hurt after crashing his SUV in Meeker County over the weekend. The Minnesota State Patrol says Anthony Jordan Carver was driving south on Highway 4 in Cosmos T...
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At Least One Person Killed After SUV Allegedly Drives at Protesters in Minneapolis
(KNSI) - At least one person is dead after a car drove into a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis's Uptown neighborhood. Witnesses at the scene said an SUV was driving at a high rate of speed and seeme...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 14, 2021 AP Photos/Christian Monterrosa

18 Year Old Swimmer Dies After Drowning in Quarry Two
(KNSI) - A search for a missing swimmer at Quarry Park that began around 8:00 Saturday night has come to a sad end. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says 18-year-old Zakariya Aden Odowa jumped off ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 13, 2021 KNSI News

Court Documents Reveal Child Endangerment Charges Against St. Cloud Murder Suspect
(KNSI) - A 33-year-old woman, now charged in connection to the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Keisa Marie Lange, was already in jail for unrelated child endangerment charges when she was named as a sus...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 13, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Murder Victim's Family Waits for Answers
(KNSI) - As four suspects are in custody for their alleged roles in one murder, another victim's family waits for answers. 28-year-old Janesa Lashay Harris was found shot to death in her St. Cloud apa...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 13, 2021 Breonda Alexander

Demand for HVAC Services Soars Amid Minnesota's Early Heat Spell
(KNSI) - Minnesota's early heat wave is driving up demand for air conditioning maintenance and repair. Julie Preusser, office lead at Opie's One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning in St. Joseph, says t...
Dene Dryden Jun 11, 2021 Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

Four Suspects Charged in Connection to June 3rd St. Cloud Homicide
Original published 2:28 p.m. Update posted 3:09 p.m. June 11th, 2021 (KNSI) - Four people accused in the June 3rd shooting death of 25-year-old Keisa Marie Lange have now been charged. According to th...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jun 11, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News