Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Investigation Underway After a Suspicious Death At a St. Cloud Apartment Complex
Updated at 5:37 p.m. June 2, 2021 (KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is now on the scene of a suspicious death investigation in St. Cloud. Police called in the BCA Wednesday aftern...
Jun 02, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Prosecutors Ask For 30 Year Sentence For Derek Chauvin
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd, but a defense attorney is asking that Derek Ch...
Jun 02, 2021 Minnesota Department of Corrections
Hot Summer Weather Set for St. Cloud This Weekend
(KNSI) - St. Cloud will see plenty of sun and temperatures in the mid-90s on Friday and Saturday, but National Weather Service meteorologist Melissa Dye says low humidity will keep the weekend hot ins...
Jun 02, 2021 Unsplash
UPDATE: Law Enforcement Locates Escaped Predatory Offender
Update, 4:20 a.m. June 4th: (KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has canceled its crime alert, as the authority says law enforcement took Christiansen into custody Thursday morning a...
Jun 02, 2021 Minnesota BCA
Minnesota COVID-19 Case Rates Reach Low Levels as State Tries to Equitably Administer Vaccines
(KNSI) - As Minnesota nears 3 million residents partially or fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the state sees its lowest cases per 100,000 rate since last July, according to Minnesota Department of H...
Jun 02, 2021 Photo by CDC on Unsplash
Prosecutors Want More Time for Federal Trial in Floyd Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors are asking a judge for more time to prepare for the federal trial of four former police officers facing civil rights charges in George Floyd's death. They're calling the...
Jun 02, 2021 Associated Press
A Man Who Died After Shooting at Police During a Speed Chase Has Been ID'd
(KNSI) - A man who police say shot and killed himself after a highspeed chase from Big Lake to Elk River has been identified. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says 28-year-old Ramos Avied...
Jun 02, 2021 Pixabay
Major Sections of the Old St. Cloud Tech High School Started to Come Down on Wednesday
(KNSI) - Major sections of the old St. Cloud Tech High School started to come down on Wednesday. Aaron Wendlandt is a project manager with Landwehr Construction, who is overseeing the teardown. He exp...
Jun 02, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
U of M Lab Earns Funding to Monitor For New COVID-19 Variants, Outbreaks
(KNSI) - The University of Minnesota has received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to sequence 6,000 COVID-19 samples in the next year to help monitor for new virus variants...
Jun 02, 2021 Minnesota Department of Health/Facebook
Catholic Charities St. Cloud Senior Dining Locations Announced for June
(KNSI) - Catholic Charities is continuing its award-winning senior dining frozen meal distribution pop-up sites for June. Meals for seniors age 60 and over will be available at 26 locations, including...
Jun 02, 2021 Unsplash