Category Archives: KNSI Local News
MN Lawmakers Reach Deal On Budget Targets, Special Session Needed
(KNSI) - Minnesota lawmakers have reached a deal on budget targets but will need overtime to pass a budget. The Minnesota Legislature will go into a special session in June to finalize a two-year, nea...
May 17, 2021 Minnesota House Twitter
DPS to Ramp Up DWI Patrols in Stearns, Sherburne, Wright Counties
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Public Safety will soon be adding more DWI patrols in certain counties that have the highest rates of drunk driving injuries and fatalities. This includes the St. ...
May 17, 2021 Photo by Maxim Hopman on Unsplash
Trial Date Set for Officer Who Shot Brooklyn Center Motorist
(KNSI) - A former Brooklyn Center Police Officer who shot and killed a man trying to flee a traffic stop will go to trial in December. Kim Potter will face a jury on December 6 on a charge of second-d...
May 17, 2021 Hennepin County Jail
Woman, Child Uninjured After Rollover Crash
(KNSI) - A 25-year-old woman and a child are OK after a rollover crash Sunday afternoon. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says a deputy saw a vehicle in the ditch about 1:35 p.m. on County Road 8, ...
May 17, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Sauk Rapids Man Arrested After Allegedly Breaking Into Fleet Farm Store, Stealing Shotguns
(KNSI) - A 34-year-old Sauk Rapids man is charged with felony first-degree burglary for allegedly stealing two shotguns after breaking into a Waite Park Fleet Farm on May 9th. Waite Park police say an...
May 17, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Man Charged in a String of Motorcycle Thefts and Passing Bad Checks
(KNSI) - A 36 year old St. Cloud man is in the Stearns County jail after being charged in a string of thefts dating back to June of 2020. Travis Magney is facing nine felonies including theft by swind...
May 17, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Minnesota Reports No New COVID-19 Deaths, Fewer Than 600 Cases Monday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting no new COVID-19 deaths in the state on Monday. There are 589 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 58 in the five-county St. Cloud area: si...
May 17, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota House, Senate Reach Budget Deal
Update posted 11:12 a.m. (KNSI) - After saying a budget deal has been reached, legislative leaders at the Capitol now say there is no deal, but rather they've "reached an agreement on target numbers" ...
May 17, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Raising Cane's Coming to St. Cloud This Fall
(KNSI) - It's official. A Raising Cane's is set to open in St. Cloud in October 2021. The restaurant will be at 2635 West Division Street in the old Ciatti's Ristorante location. Ciatti's closed in Ja...
May 17, 2021 Unsplash
Sartell Apple Duathlon Set for Saturday
(KNSI) - The Sartell Apple Duathlon is set for this Saturday, May 22nd. The day starts at 7 a.m. and features runners of all ages and ability levels in the long-course duathlon, 5K run, youth relay an...
May 17, 2021 Photo by sporlab on Unsplash