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Richfield Man Charged After Allegedly Raping Teenaged Runaway
(KNSI) - A 39-year-old Richfield man is in the Stearns County jail, accused of raping a teenager earlier this year. In February, an investigation was opened by the Central Minnesota Human Trafficking ...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 26, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Monticello Man Sentenced for Riot Related Bank Arson
(KNSI) - A Monticello man will spend just over two years in prison for his role in torching a Wells Fargo bank in Minneapolis last May. The U.S. Attorney's Office says May 28th, 22-year-old Alexander ...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 26, 2021 John Minchillo/AP Photos

Minnesota Based Soldiers Deploy to Eastern Europe Thursday
(KNSI) - A handful of Minnesota National Guard members are heading to Eastern Europe from Camp Ripley this week to provide maintenance support to U.S. service members and allied forces operating in th...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 26, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)

St. Cloud VA Holding Virtual Townhall for Women Vets
(KNSI) - A virtual town hall meeting focused on women's health is being held next month with the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. The topic will be improving VA health care services for women. The vir...
Jake Judd May 25, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Major Changes To Parking In Downtown St. Cloud Begin Next Week
(KNSI) - Major changes to parking in downtown St. Cloud begin next month. Starting June 1, there will be no free street parking in the evenings and weekends. Instead, parking will be free in ramps aft...
Jake Judd May 25, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Boys & Girls Clubs to Provide Meals, Snacks for Kids This Summer
(KNSI) - St. Cloud-area Boys & Girls Clubs will be giving out meals on Mondays and Thursdays this summer. Youth enrolled in programs at the Eastside, Roosevelt and Southside clubs will be able to ...
Dene Dryden May 25, 2021 Pexels

How to Help Your Pets With Separation Anxiety
(KNSI) - As the COVID-19 pandemic starts to wane, more people are going back to the office after working from home for more than a year. That's an adjustment pets will have to make, too. Laura Lund, a...
Dene Dryden May 25, 2021 Unsplash

Summertime By George Announces 2021 Lineup
(KNSI) - With a refreshed look and logo for its 10th season, the St. Cloud Rotary Club has unveiled its 2021 Summertime by George (SBG) concert series lineup. This year's lineup will feature some of t...
Jake Judd May 25, 2021 Summertime By George

Study Suggests Minnesota is One of the Top Ten States for Millennials
(KNSI) - An analysis by WalletHub suggests that Minnesota is the sixth-best state in the nation for Millennials. The generation of adults who were born between 1981 and 1996 fare best in Washinton, th...
Dene Dryden May 25, 2021 Photo by Austin Distel on Unsplash

Windy, Critical Fire Weather Conditions Tuesday
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service says the area will experience near critical fire weather conditions on Tuesday. Warm, dry, and windy conditions will persist into the afternoon as dry air moves i...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 25, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News