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Substitute Teacher Charged with 'Sexstortion'
(KNSI) - A substitute teacher is accused of tricking minors and a woman into sending him sexually explicit images of themselves and using the images to extort from the victims. According to the U.S. D...
Jake Judd May 05, 2021 Unsplash
Copper Pony in St. Cloud Earns National Recognition in the Home Furnishings Industry
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud home decor and gift store has been named one of the best independent businesses of its kind in the nation. Copper Pony, located on West St. Germain Street in downtown St. Cloud, i...
Dene Dryden May 05, 2021 Dene Dryden

Minnesota To Hear Timeline To End COVID Restrictions Thursday
(KNSI) - Minnesotans could soon get the news they've been waiting for since the start of the pandemic. Governor Tim Walz is making plans to wind down COVID-19 restrictions and get Minnesota back to bu...
Jake Judd May 05, 2021 Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, Pool

Student Makes Video On Dangers of Distracted Driving
(KNSI) - A high school student from Sherburne County made a Public Safety Announcement highlighting the dangers of distracted driving. Zachary Knapp made the video for his senior project. Knapp says h...
Jake Judd May 05, 2021 Zachary Knapp (KNSI News)

Local Lawyers Say Broadcasting Chauvin's Trial Likely Had No Impact on Courtroom Proceedings
(KNSI) - People who were interested in following the trial of Derek Chauvin could watch live video from the courtroom all the way from jury selection to the verdict announcement. That was the first ti...
Dene Dryden May 05, 2021 Court TV via AP Pool

Stearns County Highway Department to Start Roadside Spraying
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Highway Department will soon begin tending to roadside vegetation along all of the county's highways. A press release from the county says unwanted brush and noxious weeds ...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 05, 2021 Unsplash

MDH Reports More Than 2 Million Minnesotans Are Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
(KNSI) - Minnesota reached a COVID-19 vaccination milestone Wednesday: More than two million residents are now fully vaccinated. For those 2,007,668 Minnesotans, this means they have had their second ...
Dene Dryden May 05, 2021 Photo by CDC on Unsplash

Police ID St. Cloud Man Killed in Crash
(KNSI) - Police in St. Paul released the name of a St. Cloud man who died in a single car crash early Monday morning. Authorities say 23-year-old Anthony Bryant died after he was ejected from his vehi...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 05, 2021 KNSI News

Carnival at Crossroads Mall Starts May 6th
(KNSI) - Rides and games and food, oh my! This weekend and next, Gopher State Expositions, Miller Concessions and the Crossroads Center Mall are hosting the Carnival at Crossroads in the parking lot o...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 05, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Paynesville Man Accused of Fleeing Police, Engaging in a Standoff, and Assaulting a Police Officer
(KNSI) - A 29-year-old Paynesville man has been charged with several felonies after a wild series of events Saturday that began with him allegedly evading police during a chase earlier in the day, and...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 05, 2021 Stearns County Jail