Category Archives: KNSI Local News
St. Cloud VA Making Changes to COVID Vaccination Program
(KNSI) - The Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System in St. Cloud is making a significant change in how it manages its vaccine program. For the last four months, the St. Cloud VA has operate...
May 03, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Registration Open for St. Cloud State University's Post Secondary Enrollment Options
(KNSI) - Students can get a jump start on their college education with the St. Cloud State University's Post Secondary Enrollment Options. There are several free virtual and in-person events for stude...
May 03, 2021 St. Cloud State University Facebook
Foley Based Falcon National Bank Adds Sixth Location in Maple Grove
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota bank is expanding its reach by acquiring a community bank in the northwest Twin Cities Metro. A press release from Falcon National Bank says it has acquired Maple Grove Ea...
May 03, 2021 Submitted Photo
St. Cloud Area Reports 111 New COVID Cases as Stearns, Wright Counties Cross 50% Vaccination Mark
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 1,105 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths across the state Monday. The five-county St. Cloud area adds 111 new cases: Benton County 12, Morrison County 16, Sherburne County ...
May 03, 2021 Photo by CDC on Unsplash
Changes to Stearns County Services Taking Effect in May
(KNSI) - Stearns County continues its phased-in approach to reopening offices during the COVID-19 pandemic through May and June. Starting Monday, May 3rd, residents can pay property taxes in person wi...
May 03, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Minnesota Makes Top Five in List of Best States for Working Mothers
(KNSI) - Minnesota is the fifth-best state in the country for working mothers, according to a report from Wallethub. After Massachusetts, the District of Columbia, Connecticut and Vermont, Minnesota r...
May 03, 2021 Photo by Alexander Dummer on Unsplash
Man Dies in Douglas County Lake Drowning
(KNSI) - Douglas County authorities are investigating after a drowning over the weekend. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office was called just before 5:00 Saturday afternoon after the man was pulled fro...
May 03, 2021 Unsplash
Work Started on Historic Courthouse 100 Years Ago
(KNSI) - Stearns County laid the foundation for the historic courthouse 100 years ago. Construction started on the courthouse in St. Cloud in 1921, and the building was completed in 1922. According to...
May 02, 2021 Courtesy of the Stearns History Museum
Memorial Remembers Nearly 400 St. Cloud Area Residents Lost to COVID-19
(KNSI) - Dozens of St. Cloud area residents gathered at Lake George to remember family and friends lost to COVID-19. People tied hundreds of ribbons on a railing behind the boathouse overlooking the l...
May 01, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Minnesota Bar Owner Who Skirted COVID Virus Orders Arrested in Iowa
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A business owner in southern Minnesota who missed a court date as she faces criminal charges for defying pandemic-related restrictions was arrested Thursday in Iowa. Lisa Hanson, wh...
May 01, 2021 Pixabay