Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Sartell Issues Immediate Watering Ban
(KNSI) - Low water levels have prompted Sartell to issue a temporary watering ban, effective immediately. According to a press release from the city, the ban is due to drought conditions, leading to S...
Jun 09, 2021 Unsplash
Mille Lacs Resort Owners Worried How Walleye Regulations Will Affect Business
(KNSI) - Resort owners on Lake Mille Lacs say they are worried new walleye fishing restrictions imposed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are harming their business. The DNR has impleme...
Jun 08, 2021 Twin Pines Resort Facebook
Deputies Who Killed Man Had Body Cams, Couldn't Use Them
WASHINGTON (AP) - The two sheriff's deputies who shot and killed a Black man while assigned to a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force had been told they could not use their body-worn cameras. Tha...
Jun 08, 2021 Associated Press
Why a Rural Pipeline is a Climate Battleground
UNDATED (AP) - An oil pipeline that crosses rural northern Minnesota is an emerging focal point of the battle over climate change and energy production. Protesters are trying to halt work on a rebuild...
Jun 08, 2021 Associated Press
Minneapolis Reopens Floyd Square, Activists Close it Again
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Crews returned to a Minneapolis intersection where a memorial to George Floyd was assembled after his death last year and worked to reopen it to traffic by removing debris and makes...
Jun 08, 2021 Associated Press
Swing Into Summer Holds First Event
(KNSI) - Sartell is hosting a new event in June to give families a chance to enjoy time outside together playing mini-golf. Community Engagement Specialist for the City of Sartell Nikki Sweeter says t...
Jun 08, 2021 Sartell Community Center Facebook
Police Searching For Hit and Run Driver
(KNSI) - Police are looking for a hit and run driver after a woman's vehicle was flipped on its roof in East St. Cloud. First responders were called to the 800 block of Lincoln Avenue Northeast around...
Jun 08, 2021 Phot Taken by Daniel Hollis/Facebook
Virology Expert Sheds Light on COVID-19 Herd Immunity, Vaccine Safety
(KNSI) - As of Sunday, more than 65 percent of Minnesotans age 16 and older have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. When 12-to-15-year-olds are added to the count, nearly 3 million people in t...
Jun 08, 2021 Photo by Marisol Benitez on Unsplash
Air Quality Alert Issued for St. Cloud
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert effective Tuesday, June 8, from 12 p.m. through 9 p.m. The affected area includes St. Cloud. According to a press releas...
Jun 08, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Lawmakers Urged to Spare Market Bucks Program
(KNSI) - Minnesota lawmakers are being asked to not cut funding for a popular program that allows low-income residents to make more purchases at farmers' markets. The Market Bucks program works by giv...
Jun 08, 2021 Unsplash