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Man Accused of Threatening Police With Hatchet
(KNSI) - A man was arrested near a school in St. Cloud after allegedly threatening police officers with a hatchet and fleeing on foot. St. Cloud Police responded to an argument between a man and a wom...
Jake Judd May 21, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Sherburne County Wellness Van Hits the Road for COVID-19 Vaccinations, Public Assistance Programs
(KNSI) - Sherburne County Health and Human Services' wellness van is up and running, delivering COVID-19 vaccines to locations around the county. The van, paid for mostly through CARES Act funding, ha...
Dene Dryden May 21, 2021 Sherburne County Health and Human Services

St. Cloud PD Holding Cops FORE! Kids Program
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department will be teaching selected kids from the St. Cloud Area School District golf over the summer. It's the first year of the free pilot program Cops FORE! Kids. SCP...
Jake Judd May 21, 2021 Pixabay

Quarry Park Open for Swimming in Time for Summer-Like Saturday
(KNSI) - Just in time for a summer-like Saturday, swimming is open at Quarry Park and Nature Preserve. The largest of the parks in the Stearns County system, swimming is available at quarries two and ...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 21, 2021 KNSI News

Division Street Closed, School Placed in Lockdown For a Time During Police Incident in East St. Cloud
Update posted at 1:12 p.m. (KNSI) - A police incident Friday morning on St. Cloud's east side caused St. Katharine Drexel School to briefly go into lockdown. According to an email sent to parents from...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 21, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Minnesota AG's Office to Lead Prosecution Against Former Brooklyn Center Officer in Daunte Wright's Death
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Attorney General's Office is officially leading the prosecution against former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter. Potter was charged in Washington County last month with...
Dene Dryden May 21, 2021 AP Photo/John Minchillo, Pool

St. Cloud Area Reports Three COVID-19 Deaths, 88 Cases Friday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 690 new COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths across the state Friday. Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties recorded one death each in Friday's count; thos...
Dene Dryden May 21, 2021 Unsplash

Waite Park Legion Holding Auction After Closing Last Month
(KNSI) - Waite Park American Legion Post #428 is holding an online auction after shuttering its doors last month. The Legion has posted more than 295 items for sale. Everything must go from the signs ...
Jake Judd May 21, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz (KNSI News)

Avon Man Seriously Burned in a Workplace Accident Tuesday
(KNSI) - A 21-year-old Avon man was seriously injured Tuesday in a workplace accident. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says about 7:45 p.m., Peter Hagemann was working at The Landing Bar and Resta...
Jennifer Lewerenz May 21, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Hiring Increases, Job Recovery Slows in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's jobs agency is trying to direct unemployed individuals to businesses that are having difficulty filling positions. Each week, the Minnesota Department of Employment ...
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