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Minnesota Launches Vaccine Buses
(KNSI) - Minnesota is transforming buses into mobile vaccine units with the intent of increasing vaccinations in neighborhoods that have been hit hard by COVID-19. State health officials say they are ...
Jake Judd Apr 21, 2021 Submitted by Minnesota Department of Health

Operation Safety Net Begins Demobilization After Chauvin Trial Ends
(KNSI) - Law enforcement leaders in the Twin Cities and around the state say Operation Safety Net is transitioning to Phase 4, meaning the additional officers, deputies and National Guard soldiers who...
Dene Dryden Apr 21, 2021 Operation Safety Net

Next 'Four to Six Weeks' Critical for COVID Vaccinations, Preventing New Cases, Says CentraCare's Lead Physician on COVID-19
(KNSI) - Minnesota's COVID-19 cases have been on an upward trend over the past several weeks, and new hospitalizations come with that. Across the state on Wednesday, 676 people are hospitalized for CO...
Dene Dryden Apr 21, 2021 Photo by CDC on Unsplash

St. Cloud Community Organizers React To Chauvin Verdict
(KNSI) - St. Cloud community organizers are reacting to the conviction of a former Minneapolis Police Officer for murdering George Floyd. Too Much Talent founder Lenora Hunt helped organize a vigil la...
Jake Judd Apr 21, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Twins Place JT Riddle On COVID IL
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Infielder JT Riddle was placed on the COVID-19 injured list by the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. Riddle appeared in four games for the Twins this season, going 2 for 6 (.333) wi...
Minnesota Sports News & Coverage from WCCO, CBS MN – WCCO | CBS Minnesota Apr 21, 2021

St. Cloud Woman Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Fatal Stabbing
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud woman has been charged with second-degree murder after she was arrested at the scene of a stabbing in St. Cloud on Monday. On Wednesday, 40-year-old Lindsay Rae Shelltrack-Miller ...
Dene Dryden Apr 21, 2021 Stearns County Jail

New Sartell Fire Chief Has Firefighting 'In His Blood'
(KNSI) - Sartell's first full-time fire chief is on the job after being hired in late March. Peter Kedrowski started in his new role with the Fire Department on April 12th. Chief Kedrowski has been a ...
Jake Judd Apr 21, 2021 City of Sartell

Jules' Bistro Owner Celebrating Four Years at the Helm
(KNSI) - The shop local mantra has been at the forefront of how the public can help small businesses survive and thrive under a cloud of uncertainty hanging over many in the last year. One local resta...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 21, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)

One Local COVID-19 Death, 161 New Cases Reported Wednesday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,611 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday along with 13 deaths. The death count includes one Wright County resident who was in their 90s. The five-count...
Dene Dryden Apr 21, 2021 Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash

Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict 'Just the Beginning' for Police Reform
(KNSI) - Now that the verdict has been read in the Derek Chauvin trial, community activists say the work toward reform is just beginning. Venessa Fuentes, director of the Headwaters Foundation for Jus...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 21, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News