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Downtown Businesses Celebrate The Return Of Sports Fans To Stadiums
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The downtown sports stadiums are not the only ones excited about bringing fans back to the stands. Businesses surrounding the stadiums are benefitting in a big way, too. On ...
Minnesota Sports News & Coverage from WCCO, CBS MN – WCCO | CBS Minnesota Apr 07, 2021

Moondance Jam, Moondance Jammin' Country Fest to Resume for 2021
(KNSI) - One small step closer to normal, the Moondance Festivals are returning for summer 2021. According to a press release from organizers, when Governor Tim Walz announced the most recent round of...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 07, 2021 Unsplash

Garage in Wakefield Township Destroyed By Fire
(KNSI) - A detached garage near Cold Spring became engulfed in fire and destroyed early Wednesday morning. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says a passerby reported the fire just after 2 a.m. in th...
Jake Judd Apr 07, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office/Twitter

Road Work on County Road 75 Between Waite Park and St. Cloud Expected to Start Monday
(KNSI) - A head's up for drivers from the Stearns County Highway Department. Starting Monday, weather permitting, a section of County Road 75 will undergo resurfacing and repair work. The work is taki...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 07, 2021 Unsplash

Stearns County Ditch Fire Blamed on Discarded Cigarette Butt
(KNSI) - A fire in Sauk Centre Township Tuesday afternoon is believed to have started due to a cigarette butt thrown from a passing vehicle. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they received seve...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 07, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

SCSU Frozen Four T-Shirts On Sale to Public
(KNSI) - St. Cloud State University Hockey fans can now purchase their own SCSU Frozen Four T-shirt. St. Cloud State Athletics is selling the shirts leading up to the start of the 2021 NCAA Division I...
Jake Judd Apr 07, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Fairhaven Township Man Cited After Fire Monday Afternoon
(KNSI) - A Fairhaven Township man was cited Monday afternoon for burning without a permit after a Stearns County Sheriff's Deputy discovered a fire on his property that had gotten out of control. The ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Apr 07, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Two Locals Among 19 COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Minnesota Wednesday
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 2,004 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths on Wednesday. The death count includes one person from Morrison County in their 90s and one person from Stearns County in their 70s...
Dene Dryden Apr 07, 2021
TCHS Soliciting Auction Items for Upcoming Spring Fundraiser
(KNSI) - Later this month, the Tri-County Humane Society will host its annual Wine, Kibble and Bids fundraiser virtually. The online auction begins on April 23rd and ends on April 30th. TCHS special e...
Dene Dryden Apr 07, 2021

Most Americans Watching Some Coverage of Chauvin's Trial, Survey Shows
(KNSI) - A majority of American voters are consuming a lot or some coverage of the Derek Chauvin murder trial in Minneapolis. A poll from Politico and Morning Consult shows that 44 percent of voters s...
Dene Dryden Apr 07, 2021 A protester holds a sign across the street from National Guard soldiers guarding the Hennepin County Government Center Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Minneapolis where testimony continues in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last May in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)