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Rainy Week Ahead Could Help Minnesota Turn Around A Dry Start to May
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud area is in for showers and thunderstorms over the next several days after an unusually dry start to the month. According to data from the National Weather Service, St. Cloud is ...
Dene Dryden May 18, 2021 Unsplash

Public Asked to Keep Eye Out for Missing Man
(KNSI) - The public is asked to keep an eye out for a missing 28-year-old man. The Inver Grove Heights Police Department says Kayode Naheem Awode was last seen on April 28 at the Dar Al Farooq Center ...
Jake Judd May 18, 2021 Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Predatory Offender Moves to St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A level three predatory offender has moved to St. Cloud. According to the St. Cloud Police Department, Dwaine Robert Smith has relocated to the 100-block of 12th Avenue North. The 59-year-old...
Jake Judd May 18, 2021 Minnesota Department of Corrections

Perennial Wheat Could Reduce Nitrate Levels in Minnesota Groundwater
(KNSI) - A recently developed crop has the potential to reduce the impact of nitrate leaching from farm fields into water supplies. Kernza wheat, or intermediate wheatgrass, is different from other ty...
Dene Dryden May 18, 2021 Photo by Deehan on Wikimedia Commons

Stearns County Breakfast on The Farm Returns
(KNSI) - Breakfast on the Farm is back in 2021 after taking a year off due to the pandemic. The 13th Annual Stearns County Breakfast on the Farm will be held at Kerfeld Hillview Farm, near St. Rosa, o...
Jake Judd May 18, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

State Reports 519 New COVID Cases, 14 Deaths Tuesday
(KNSI) - Minnesota sees 519 new COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths from the disease on Tuesday. The death count includes one person from Wright County who was in their 70s. There are 79 new cases in the St....
Dene Dryden May 18, 2021 Unsplash

Man Suffered Serious Injuries In ATV Crash
(KNSI) - A Morrison County man suffered serious injuries after getting ejected from an ATV. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says the 37-year-old man from Swanville was riding the ATV around 3:00 p.m....
Jake Judd May 18, 2021 Pixabay

Six Year Old Girl Shot Monday Night in North Minneapolis
(KNSI) - Mere hours after Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced a comprehensive set of public safety proposals that he said would make all neighborhoods in the city safe while holding police officers...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 18, 2021 Unsplash

Minnesota Accepting Applications For Elk Hunting
(KNSI) - Applications for Minnesota's limited elk hunting season are now being accepted. Hunting applications will be accepted until Friday, June 11. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says...
Jake Judd May 17, 2021 Associated Press

Mask Mandate Remains On Metro Bus
(KNSI) - Metro Bus riders in St. Cloud are required to wear a mask despite the state dropping its mask mandate. The Federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) extended mask requirements on a...
Jake Judd May 17, 2021 St. Cloud Metro Bus X