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Saint Cloud Area Local News

Minnesota's Community COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Now Accepting Walk-Ins
(KNSI) - Minnesotans can walk into the state's community vaccination sites - including at the River's Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud - to get a COVID-19 vaccination without an appointment startin...
Dene Dryden May 07, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)

Tough Budget Talks Await State Legislators as Final Full Week of Session Approaches
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - As the Minnesota Legislature enters the last full week of its 2021 session, lawmakers face long hours of tough negotiations as they seek to agree on a balanced budget by next Monday...
Associated Press May 07, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

District 742 Outlines Graduation Plans for High School Seniors
Update, 1:30 p.m. May 7th: (KNSI) - St. Cloud Area School District 742 has adjusted its high school graduation plans in light of the state of Minnesota's new timeline for easing its COVID-19 restricti...
Dene Dryden May 07, 2021 Photo by Stanley Morales from Pexels

Toddler Killed in Duplex Fire
(KNSI) - A one-year-old child has died in a house fire near Remer. Cass County Sheriff's Office says first responders were called around 1:45 a.m. on Friday to a home in Boy Lake Township. Deputies ar...
Jake Judd May 07, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Two Local COVID Deaths Among 12 Reported in Minnesota Friday
(KNSI) - Minnesota sees 1,453 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths confirmed Friday. The death count includes one person from Sherburne County in their 70s and one person from Wright County in their 50s. ...
Dene Dryden May 07, 2021 Unsplash

Man Accused of Sexually Abusing Girls
(KNSI) - A Holdingford man is accused of sexually abusing two girls for years. Prosecutors have charged 48-year-old Eugene Albert Loehrer with four counts of criminal sexual conduct in the 1st degree....
Jake Judd May 07, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Sartell Hosting 'Swing Into Summer' Tuesdays in June
(KNSI) - The Sartell Community Center will be hosting a new family fun event in June. 'Swing into Summer' will feature mini-golf, live music, dancing, and vendor food. The events are slated from 5 to ...
Jake Judd May 07, 2021 City of Sartell

Local Business Owner Reacts To Easing of COVID Restrictions
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud business owner says the easing of COVID-19 restrictions is a move in the right direction. Starting at noon on Friday, Minnesota is eliminating restrictions on outdoor dining and o...
Jake Judd May 07, 2021 Pixabay

UPDATE: St. Cloud Wells Fargo Bank Robbery Suspect in Custody, Faces Multiple Charges Friday
Update, 10:40 a.m. Friday, May 7th: (KNSI) - The suspect in a St. Cloud bank robbery and hostage situation will be charged by the Stearns County Attorney's Office later today with aggravated robbery, ...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 07, 2021 Dene Dryden (KNSI News)

UPDATE: Hostage Situation at Wells Fargo Bank is Over
UPDATE: 10:30 p.m. (KNSI) - The hostage situation at Wells Fargo Bank in St. Cloud, which had been going on for over eight and a half hours is over. The suspect was taken out of the building shortly b...
Jake Judd May 06, 2021 Dene Dryden (KNSI News)