Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Apartment Fire In St. Cloud Under Investigation
(KNSI) - Firefighters were called to an apartment building fire in St. Cloud. The blaze was reported around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday to a building at 3457 3rd Street North. According to the St. Cloud Fi...
May 12, 2021 KNSI News
Minnesota Reports Another Day With New COVID-19 Cases Below 1,000
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 919 new COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths Wednesday. The St. Cloud area did not record any COVID deaths today but does add 79 new cases: Benton County 11...
May 12, 2021 Unsplash
Federal Aid Can Help Cover Internet Cost
(KNSI) - You could get help paying for internet service thanks to a provision of a COVID relief package. The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program th...
May 12, 2021 Unsplash
Judge Rules Aggravating Factors Will Be Considered in Derek Chauvin's Sentencing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota judge has ruled that there were aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for the possibility of a longer sentence for Derek Chauvin, according to...
May 12, 2021 Minnesota Department of Corrections
Crash Causes Closure On Interstate 94 Near Freeport
UPDATE: 10:40 (KNSI) - An injury crash has caused traffic on Interstate 94 to come to a halt near Freeport. The Minnesota State Patrol says the two-vehicle crash happened at 9:17 on eastbound I94 near...
May 12, 2021 Jen Lahmann
Twin Cities Reverend Nominated for Bishop
(KNSI) - A Reverend from Minnesota is among the nominations to be a Bishop in the Episcopal Church. The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada named the Reverend Canon Robert Two Bulls,...
May 12, 2021 Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
World Of Outlaws Racing Returns To Granite City Speedway
(KNSI) - Professional racing returns to Central Minnesota next month. Tickets are on sale for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series race on June 5th at the Granite City Motor Speedwa...
May 12, 2021 Submitted: Brian Walker
Researchers Call Attention to Preventing Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species Ahead of Minnesota's Fishing Opener
(KNSI) - Minnesota's fishing season opens this Saturday, and as Minnesotans get out on the water, researchers from the University of Minnesota are drawing attention to aquatic invasive species. Dr. Ni...
May 11, 2021 Photo by Sticker Mule on Unsplash
Cameras Denied in Courtroom for Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer's Hearing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota judge on Tuesday denied media requests to allow cameras at an upcoming hearing for a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright's death. Kim Potter, 48...
May 11, 2021 Hennepin County Jail
Walz Discusses COVID Vaccine Progress, Outreach With President Biden
(KNSI) - On Tuesday, Gov. Tim Walz joined the governors of Utah, Maine, Ohio, New Mexico and Massachusetts on a call with President Joe Biden to talk about the status of COVID-19 vaccinations in those...
May 11, 2021 The White House