Category Archives: KNSI Local News
College of Saint Benedict Hires New AD
(KNSI) - A new leader has been hired to take over the College of Saint Benedict athletic department in 2021-22. Kelly Anderson Diercks has been hired to take over as CSB's athletic director starting J...
May 10, 2021
Minnesota Legislature Faces Tough Budget Talks in Week Ahead
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - As the Minnesota Legislature enters the last full week of its 2021 session, lawmakers face tough negotiations for a balanced budget by next Monday's mandatory adjournment date. And ...
May 10, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Minnesota Health Officials Get Creative with Vaccinations
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota health officials are trying various strategies in an attempt to get people vaccinated and slow the spread of the coronavirus. Volunteer physicians are working with a brewe...
May 10, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
MPCA Can Move Forward With 'Clean Car' Regulations, Judge Rules
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota regulators got a green light Friday to adopt new "clean car" rules without getting approval from the Legislature. A ruling from an administrative law judge allows the ...
May 08, 2021 Unsplash
Recreational Marijuana Bill Likely to Receive Minnesota House Floor Vote
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Legislation that would legalize cannabis use for adults and expunge most minor marijuana convictions is expected to head to a full floor vote in the Minnesota House next week after ...
May 08, 2021
New Minnesota Law Lets Big Lottery Winners Keep Names Private
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Big winners in the Minnesota Lottery will be able to keep their names confidential under a bill signed by Gov. Tim Walz this week. The new law, which takes effect Sept. 1, makes...
May 08, 2021 Unsplash
Charges Filed in St. Cloud Bank Hostage Case
(KNSI) - A 35-year-old Waite Park man has been charged with five counts of non-firearm kidnapping, one count of first-degree aggravated robbery and one count of second-degree assault for allegedly wie...
May 07, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Unpacking Potential Trauma After St. Cloud's Recent Bank Robbery, Hostage Situation
(KNSI) - Five people were held hostage during an attempted bank robbery in St. Cloud on Thursday. While the St. Cloud Police Department says no one was physically injured during the hours-long standof...
May 07, 2021 One person who was held hostage during an attempted bank robbery at a Wells Fargo in St. Cloud on May 6, 2021 exits the building and is ushered away by FBI officers. (Photo by Dene Dryden)
Two Central Minnesota Cities Get Grants To Retain, Expand Employment
(KNSI) - Two Central Minnesota Cities have been awarded grants to make infrastructure improvements. The $1,895,000 worth of grants comes from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Develo...
May 07, 2021 Unsplash
Deadly Week on Minnesota Roads
(KNSI) - It's been a deadly week on Minnesota roads with a dozen deaths, including a Stearns County resident. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety says 12 people have die...
May 07, 2021 Pixabay