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St. John's Boy's Choir Celebrating 40 Years of Music, Community
(KNSI) - The St. John's Boys Choir in Collegeville is celebrating four decades of singing with a live-streamed concert. '40 Years Strong in Song' will be free and open to the public and airs on Saturd...
Jake Judd Apr 30, 2021 St. John's Boy's Choir/Facebook

St. Cloud State Dance Team Takes Home Two National Competition Titles
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud State Huskies Dance Team is taking home its second consecutive championship title from the Universal Dance Association's National Championship. Earlier this week, the team compe...
Dene Dryden Apr 30, 2021 St. Cloud State University

Eviction Moratorium Off-Ramp Legislation Passes Minnesota House
(KNSI) - The eviction moratorium off-ramp, which Republicans had been asking for, passed the Democrat-led Minnesota House late Thursday night. A statement from the Minnesota DFL caucus says the bill p...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 30, 2021 Unsplash

State Will Broadcast Trial of Three Former Officers Charged in George Floyd's Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Derek Chauvin's murder trial was the first Minnesota criminal trial to be broadcast live on television. It won't be the last. Some in the Minnesota legal system were apprehensive ab...
Associated Press Apr 30, 2021 Photo by Sora Shimazaki from Pexels

High Census Response Rate Helped Minnesota Keep Its Eighth Congressional Seat
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesotans spent 18 months worrying over whether the 2020 census would finally cost them a precious seat in Congress, expecting to lose one to faster-growing competitors in the Sou...
Associated Press Apr 30, 2021 Image by Burst on Pexels

Residents Help Rescue Stranded Boater
(KNSI) - The Crow Wing County Sheriff is praising the work of alert bystanders who helped rescue a stranded boater Thursday afternoon. It all happened just before 1:00. The man was on Clearwater Lake ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 30, 2021 Unsplash

Ultimate Sports Bar and Grill Reopens Saturday
(KNSI) - The Ultimate Sports Bar and Grill is reopening after a fire destroyed the Waite Park bar last year. The bar's grand reopening is Saturday, May 1, at 10 a.m. Ultimate Sports Bar Owner Tom Frer...
Jake Judd Apr 29, 2021 Ultimate Sports Bar Owner Tom Frericks PHOTO: Jake Judd (KNSI News)

What's Behind Benton County's Comparatively Low COVID-19 Vaccination Rate?
(KNSI) - Across the state, roughly 57 percent of residents 16 and older have gotten at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, this percentage fluctuates by county, and Benton County ...
Dene Dryden Apr 29, 2021 John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool

One Charged After After Allegedly Attacking a Man Tuesday Morning
(KNSI) - A Sartell man is facing three felony charges after allegedly assaulting a man who was spending time with his ex-girlfriend. According to the criminal complaint, just after midnight Tuesday mo...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 29, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Sartell PD Holding Home Alone Safety Classes for Kids
(KNSI) - The Sartell Police Department is holding classes to teach kids how to stay safe when home alone. For many parents, leaving a child at home can be a scary thought, and that's a big reason why ...
Jake Judd Apr 29, 2021 Sartell Police Department/Facebook