Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Local Nonprofit Awarded Grant to Help Veterans With Substance Use Disorders
(KNSI) - A local nonprofit that provides recovery services for people with substance use disorders has earned a big grant from the state of Minnesota, and it intends to focus those funds on veterans. ...
May 13, 2021 Unsplash
Fire Department Investigating After a Car Crashed Into a Mobile Home Wednesday
(KNSI) - An investigation is underway to find out how a car ended up driving into a mobile home at the Cloverleaf Mobile Home Park Wednesday. According to a critical incident report from the St. Cloud...
May 13, 2021 KNSI News
Budget Negotiations Continue as Clock Ticks Down on 2021 Legislative Session
(KNSI) - As the clock ticks down on the 2021 Minnesota legislative session, the one main area of business yet to be taken care of is the budget. House Speaker Melissa Hortman says negotiations are mov...
May 13, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
St. Cloud Regional Airport Receives $3.7 Million in Federal Funding
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Regional Airport is getting $3.7 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to reconstruct two taxiways, Minnesota's Sixth District Congressman Tom Emmer announced on hi...
May 13, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Walz, Flanagan Speak With Faith Leaders, Legislators in Support of Police Reform
(KNSI) - Several state legislators and faith leaders joined Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan on Wednesday to call for legislative action on law enforcement reform. "Yes, we're ...
May 12, 2021 Rev. Dr. Alfred Babington-Johnson speaks at a press conference urging legislative law enforcement reform with Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and more on May 12, 2021.
Columnist Jim Klobuchar Dies at Age 93
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jim Klobuchar, longtime Minnesota newspaper reporter and columnist and father of U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Klobuchar died Wedne...
May 12, 2021 Jim Klobuchar (at podium) in 2013. Photo via Michael Hicks on Flickr via Wikimedia Commons.
Anglers Getting Ready for Opening Fishing
(KNSI) - The Governor's Fishing Opener is back in 2021 after being canceled last year due to the pandemic. The unofficial Minnesota Holiday is Saturday, and this year's community for the fishing opene...
May 12, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Medical Experts Say Knowing the Signs of A Stroke Could Save Your Life
(KNSI) - May is stroke awareness month, and CentraCare Health wants to make sure everyone knows the signs of a stroke. According to the American Stroke Association, stroke is a leading cause of severe...
May 12, 2021 Pixabay
MDH Report Shows Deaths by Suicide Decreased in 2020
(KNSI) - Fewer Minnesotans died by suicide in 2020 than in 2019 despite an increase in alcohol- and drug-related deaths during the past year. The Minnesota Department of Health says 723 people died by...
May 12, 2021 Minnesota Department of Health
UPDATE: Both Drivers Injured in I-94 Crash Near Freeport, One Dead After Earlier Crash
Update, 5 p.m.: The Minnesota State Patrol has released more details in a crash that happened just after 8 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 94 near Albany that preceded another crash that caused both lane...
May 12, 2021 Jen Lahmann