Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Stearns, Benton, and Sherburne County Residents to Get Health Survey in the Mail
(KNSI) - Residents in Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns Counties will be randomly chosen to get a community health survey in the mail from CentraCare. More than 65-hundred households in the tri-county ar...
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Warm Day, Stormy Night Expected for Monday
(KNSI) - If you think it's unseasonably warm today, you're right. Mike Griesinger, forecaster with the National Weather Service in Chanhassen, says temps like this don't happen this early too often. "...
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Two Deaths, 200+ New COVID-19 Cases Reported Around St. Cloud Monday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 1,385 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 deaths on Monday. This includes two people from Stearns County, one in their 80s and one in their 90s. The five-...
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Inmate Sues Corrections Officer After Claiming She Was Sexually Assaulted While Being Transported
(KNSI) - A Foley man, who worked for the Department of Corrections, is being sued by a female inmate after saying he sexually assaulted her while being transported from one jail to another. The woman,...
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Female Inmate Sues Corrections Officer for Sexual Assault
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A woman has filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Corrections and a former corrections officer for allegedly sexually assaulting her while he was transporting her as a...
Apr 05, 2021
Minnesota Declares April 'Month of the Military Child'
(KNSI) - April is "Month of the Military Child," and Minnesota offers several programs for kids whose parents serve in the armed forces. Governor Tim Walz proclaimed on Friday, "By recognizing Militar...
Apr 04, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Paramount To Stream 'Rock of Ages' Concert
(KNSI) -The Paramount Center for the Arts has teamed up with Hennepin Theatre Trust to put on another one-of-a-kind virtual concert experience. Rock of Ages: All-Star Reunion Concert will live-streame...
Apr 04, 2021 Paramount Center for the Performing Arts/Facebook
Tax Deadline Extended for Most, Not All Filers
(KNSI) - The Tax filing deadline has been pushed back a month but not for everything. The tax deadline has been moved from April 15 to May 17. Owner of Landwehr Tax and Accounting Cherie Landwehr spok...
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Minnesota Marks Another Record-Setting Weekend for COVID-19 Vaccinations
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota reported over 2,000 virus cases in a single day on Saturday for the first time since January, while also reporting a daily record for vaccines administered. Over the past ...
Apr 04, 2021 John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool
CentraCare Hits COVID Vaccine Milestone
(KNSI) - CentraCare has reached a milestone in the fight against COVID-19 after administering its 100,000th vaccine dose on Friday. Since January, CentraCare has vaccinated people from Long Prairie to...
Apr 02, 2021 Submitted by CentraCare