Category Archives: KNSI Local News
ROCORI Schools Promise Change After Racist Bullying Reports
COLD SPRING, Minn. (AP) - Leaders of a rural, central Minnesota school district say they plan to reexamine policies on bullying and discipline following reports that students of color have been target...
May 25, 2021
33rd Street South in St. Cloud to Close June 1st
(KNSI) - A portion of 33rd Street South will be closing on Tuesday and remain closed for the next few months. The City of St. Cloud says 33rd Street South from 26th Avenue South to Cooper Avenue South...
May 25, 2021 Unsplash
Only 15 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in St. Cloud Area Tuesday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 256 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths statewide on Tuesday. The St. Cloud area only sees 15 new cases and no new deaths from the disease: Benton Coun...
May 25, 2021 Unsplash
Annandale Man OK After Dirt Bike Crash
(KNSI) - A 27-year-old Annandale man is OK after crashing his dirt bike Sunday evening. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says about 7:15; they received a call about a dirt bike in the ditch on High...
May 25, 2021 Unsplash
Big Cats From Tiger King Park Relocated in Minnesota
SANDSTONE, Minn. (AP) - The Wildcat Sanctuary in Minnesota has accepted some big cats seized by federal officials from the private zoo in Oklahoma made famous by the 2020 Netflix documentary "Tiger Ki...
May 25, 2021 Photo by Carolina Munemasa on Unsplash
Festival to Remember George Floyd Happening Tuesday in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The intersection where George Floyd took his final breaths is to be transformed Tuesday into an outdoor festival on the anniversary of his death, with food, children's activities an...
May 25, 2021 AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File
Police Investigating a Shooting in LeSauk Township Tuesday Morning
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a shooting Tuesday morning. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office was called to a home on the 32000 block of River Oaks Lane. One pers...
May 25, 2021 Dene Dryden/KNSI News
Superintendent Retiring After Four Decades in Education
(KNSI) - A Central Minnesota school administrator is calling it quits after more than 40 years in education. Sartell-St. Stephen Superintendent Jeff Schwiebert is stepping down at the end of the schoo...
May 25, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Park Closed for Prescribed Burn
(KNSI) - If you see smoke coming from a Stearns County park, don't be alarmed. Mississippi River County Park near Rice is closed for a prescribed burn on Tuesday. Officials use prescribed burns to hel...
May 25, 2021 Stearns County Parks Department
Liberty Block Party Is Back, Lineup Announced
(KNSI) - The Liberty Block Party is back in 2021 for Granite City Days and announced this year's lineup. The traditional free Friday night show will be at Whitney Park on Friday, June 25. This year's ...
May 24, 2021 Liberty Block Party Facebook