Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Sheriff: Foley Man Electrocuted In Northwestern Minnesota
(KNSI) - A 43-year-old Foley man died after apparently getting electrocuted in a parking lot in Audubon. The Becker County Sheriff's Office says first responders were called to Team Industries in Audo...
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Senator Smith Talks With St. Cloud Leaders About Childcare crises
(KNSI) - Minnesota U.S. Senator Tina Smith was in St. Cloud to talk about childcare and mental health. Minnesota's Junior Senator met with Blooming Kids Childcare Center operators and learned about th...
Jun 04, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Police ID Woman Found Deceased Off Cooper Ave In St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A woman found deceased at the end of a street in St. Cloud has been identified. The St. Cloud Police Department says 25-year-old Keisa Marie Lange of Litchfield was found in the 4300-block of...
Jun 04, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Labor Negotiations Escalate at Pork Plant
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Meatpacking workers are showing signs of boldness in labor negotiations after experiencing the pandemic's health threats and economic repercussions. The union at a South Dakot...
Jun 04, 2021 Associated Press
Tina Smith, Local Experts Talk Mental Health Care Barriers, Solutions in St. Cloud Friday
(KNSI) - Sen. Tina Smith visited St. Cloud Friday morning and spoke with a roundtable of mental health experts from St. Cloud State University, CentraCare, Central Minnesota Mental Health Center and m...
Jun 04, 2021 Dene Dryden/KNSI News
Suspect Accused of Shooting Sartell Man in Neck Charged
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man appeared in court on Friday on charges connected to a shooting last month near Sartell. Trenell Earl Rogers was charged with one felony count of first-degree assault with a fi...
Jun 04, 2021 Stearns County Jail
SCPD Helps Save Suicidal Male
(KNSI) - Officers were able to keep a man from taking his life on Thursday night. According to the St. Cloud Police Department Twitter account, officers were sent to a suicidal call after a suicide ho...
Jun 04, 2021 KNSI News
Fewer Than 1,000 COVID Cases Confirmed in Minnesota This Week
(KNSI) - Minnesota's new COVID-19 cases continue to stay on the downtrend as nearly 53 percent of state residents have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose so far. Between Tuesday and Friday, t...
Jun 04, 2021 Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash
Unrest Erupts After Law Enforcement Task Force Shoots Suspect in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Crowds vandalized buildings and stole from businesses in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood after officials said a man wanted for illegally possessing a gun was fatally shot by author...
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Local Extension Educator Shares Safety, Prevention Tips for Tick Bites
(KNSI) - Outdoor summertime fun also comes with some safety considerations, like watching out for ticks. University of Minnesota Extension says 13 species of ticks live in Minnesota, but local extensi...
Jun 04, 2021 Photo by Erik Karits on Unsplash