Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Power Outage Affects 3,700 Customers in St. Cloud
UPDATE: 10:00 am - Xcel Energy says it was a lightning strike that caused a power outage in St. Cloud on Monday night. About 2,800 customers had power restored a little after 10 pm. The remaining 977 ...
Apr 05, 2021 KNSI
Sauk Rapids Restaurant Holding Grand Re-Opening This Week
(KNSI) - A Sauk Rapids restaurant is holding a grand re-opening after making some upgrades. Old Capital Tavern will be open on Wednesday at 4 p.m. for dinner. The restaurant has been closed for two mo...
Apr 05, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Wolves And Wild Fans Flock To Their First Live Games In Over A Year
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Thousands of Minnesotans were back in the stands Monday to cheer on the Timberwolves and the Wild. Both the Xcel Energy Center and Target Center can now hold up to 3,000 fan...
Apr 05, 2021
Minneapolis Police Chief Arradondo Testifies in Chauvin Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis police chief testified Monday that now-fired Officer Derek Chauvin violated departmental policy - and went against "our principles and the values that we have" - in ...
Apr 05, 2021 In this image from video, witness Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testifies as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Monday, April 5, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
Public Invited to Give Feedback on Potential Sherburne County Park
(KNSI) - The Sherburne County Parks Department is now taking feedback from the community on a proposed park along the north side of Big Elk Lake. The 430 acres of land are currently privately owned, b...
Apr 05, 2021
Minnesota Man Sentenced After Damaging Police Car During Protests Last May
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A Moorhead, Minnesota man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for participating in violent protests in downtown Fargo after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. J...
Apr 05, 2021 Pixabay
No Arrests Made in Connection to Protests as Chauvin Trial Enters Week Two of Testimony
(KNSI) - As the second week of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's trial gets underway, law enforcement leaders say that so far, protests and demonstrations surrounding the trial have be...
Apr 05, 2021 DPS Commissioner John Harrington speaks at an Operation Safety Net press conference on March 1.
Medical Issue Believed to Be Cause of Stearns County Crash
(KNSI) - A 42-year-old Albany man was hospitalized after a medical issue behind the wheel caused his car to go off the road and hit a tree in Albany Township Friday night. The Stearns County Sheriff's...
Apr 05, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Stearns County Sheriff's Office Using 'Sensory Bags'
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office has a new tool to help them respond to someone with Autism or Alzheimer's. The program involves sensory bags being carried by each officer in their squad c...
Apr 05, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Minnesota's Fishing Opener Set for May 15th
(KNSI) - Minnesota's fishing openers for bass, walleye, northern pike and trout in lakes are set for Saturday, May 15th. The Department of Natural Resources says the later-than-usual opening date is d...
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