Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Sen. Putnam Holding In-Person Town Hall in St. Cloud Next Week
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud legislator is hosting an in-person town hall on Thursday, June 24th to discuss the 2021 legislative session. DFL State Senator Aric Putnam will meet with constituents at Jule's Bi...
Jun 18, 2021
Charges Could Be Dropped Against Trucker Who Drove Into George Floyd Protest Last Year
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A truck driver who drove through a large crowd of protesters on a Minneapolis highway last year during demonstrations over George Floyd's death will have criminal charges dropped if...
Jun 18, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota COVID-19 Cases Remain Low as State Hits 3 Million Vaccinated Milestone
(KNSI) - COVID-19 cases continue to decline as more Minnesotans get vaccinated. The state reached 3 million residents who've received at least one shot earlier this week, and since Monday, 561 new COV...
Jun 18, 2021 Unsplash
Two Men Charged After Allegedly Robbing, Pistol Whipping Woman
(KNSI) - Two men are under arrest after allegedly forcing their way into a home, pistol-whipping the woman who lived there, and stealing her purse. Police were called to a home on Monday by a woman wh...
Jun 18, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Minnesota Medical Marijuana Patients Seek Gun Rights
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Staunch conservatives and advocates of legal marijuana have formed an unlikely alliance in Minnesota to pressure the Legislature to allow medical cannabis patients to own guns. ...
Jun 18, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota State Colleges Earn Grant to Supply Education Students with Open Course Materials
(KNSI) - Education students at St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud Technical and Community College and four other Minnesota State institutions will now have free, open textbooks and course materials...
Jun 18, 2021 Unsplash
St. Cloud Man Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Crash
(KNSI) - The Minnesota State Patrol says a 74-year-old St. Cloud man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Thursday night. According to a crash report, Dennis Allan Schrom was riding east on Hig...
Jun 18, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Cloud Woman Facing Drug Charges After Big Lake Traffic Stop
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud woman, arrested during a traffic stop in Big Lake, was hit with multiple drug charges after police say methamphetamine and marijuana were found in her vehicle. Police say 26-year-...
Jun 18, 2021 Unsplash
Red Flag Warning Issued for Friday, June 18th
(KNSI) - With extreme fire risk conditions across Minnesota today, the National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning from noon until 8:00 p.m. Friday, June 18th. The warning includes the five...
Jun 18, 2021 Unsplash
Man Charged in Protester's Death to be Examined for Competency
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A St. Paul man accused of killing a woman in Minneapolis by driving into protesters while he was drunk will be examined to determine if he is competent for trial. Nicholas Kraus, 35...
Jun 17, 2021 Hennepin County Sheriff's Office