Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Big Lake Family Shows Appreciation By Dropping Off Treats for Police
(KNSI) - A police department in Central Minnesota received some goodies from a local family. The Big Lake Police Department got a special gift of donuts, coffee, and homemade chocolate chip cookies on...
Apr 28, 2021 Big Lake Police Department/Facebook
Man Sentenced To Prison, $12 Million In Restitution For Role In Third Precinct Fire
(KNSI) - A man from Central Minnesota learns his fate for his role in setting fire to a Minneapolis police station during last year's riots. Dylan Shakespeare Robinson was sentenced on Wednesday to fo...
Apr 28, 2021
Supreme Court Orders New Hearing in PolyMet Mine Dispute
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court has given a victory to environmentalists in the long-running battle over the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. The court on ...
Apr 28, 2021 Unsplash
Is the Wedding Industry Bouncing Back?
(KNSI) - As more people get vaccinated against COVID-19 and capacity limits go up, the wedding industry is starting to bounce back, but wedding planner Tracy French says one trend she is seeing is sma...
Apr 28, 2021 Unsplash
Stearns, Morrison Counties Report COVID-19 Fatalities Wednesday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 22 new deaths from COVID-19 and 1,514 newly confirmed cases on Wednesday. The newly reported deaths Wednesday include one person from Stearns County...
Apr 28, 2021 CentraCare/Facebook
CentraCare Partners With National Broadband Access Initiative
(KNSI) - CentraCare is now a partner for the American Connection Corps, a program that aims to improve internet access around the country. CentraCare president and CEO Dr. Ken Holmen says the health c...
Apr 28, 2021 Unsplash
County Park Closed For Prescribed Burn
(KNSI) - If you see smoke coming from a Stearns County park, don't be alarmed. Kraemer Lake-Wildwood County Park near St. Joseph is closed on Wednesday for prescribed burns. Officials use prescribed b...
Apr 28, 2021 Stearns County Parks Department
Lutheran Social Services Receives Award to Continue Caregiver Support
(KNSI) - The Central Minnesota Council on Aging has awarded Lutheran Social Services more than $60,000 to offer continued support to caregivers. According to a press release, the CMCOA gave LSS $63,23...
Apr 28, 2021 Unsplash
Sauk Rapids-Rice Teacher Wins Academic Challenge Coach Award
(KNSI) - A teacher at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School is taking home an award for his work as an educator and academic coach. Joshua Bauer is one of six statewide recipients of the 2021 WEM Outstanding E...
Apr 28, 2021 Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Principal Nohner and Assistant Principal Steve Wagner look on and applaud for Josh Bauer as he receives his award (Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools)
Racist "Promposal" Under Investigation
(KNSI) - An investigation is underway after an alleged racist prom proposal posted by a Big Lake High School student went viral. The prom proposal, now widely shared on social media, says, "If I was B...
Apr 28, 2021 Facebook