Category Archives: KNSI Local News
St. Cloud Man Charged After Authorities Find Over 3 Pounds of Meth in Search
(KNSI) - A 48-year-old St. Cloud man is currently in jail for drug and weapons charges after authorities say he was selling methamphetamine in St. Cloud and Onamia. A criminal complaint says the Centr...
Apr 01, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Grant Round Opens for Projects Supporting St. Cloud Area Youth
(KNSI) - The application period is now open for the Thomas Ritsche Youth Grant through the Central Minnesota Community Foundation. The funds go toward projects and programs that impact youth, especial...
Apr 01, 2021 Unsplash
MDH Updates Assisted Living Facility Guidance for Dining, Social Activities
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health has updated its guidance for dining and activities in assisted living facilities, citing fewer COVID-19 cases in recent weeks among residents, most of whom ...
Apr 01, 2021
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Begin to Climb in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota cases and hospitalizations driven by coronavirus variants in recent weeks continue to steadily climb, even as officials make progress on the state's vaccination efforts. J...
Apr 01, 2021 Unsplash
COVID Restrictions At State Hockey Tournament Decimating Fan Size, Local Business Profits
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — High school hockey is not only a pastime in Minnesota, it’s a big business. The state tournament normally brings $2 million worth of business to St. Paul. This year, w...
Mar 31, 2021
COVID Third Most Common Cause of Death in 2020
(KNSI/Metro Source) - New data shows COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020. 375,000 people died of the virus in the country last year. The National Center for Health Statis...
Mar 31, 2021 Pixabay
Ex-Cop Told Onlooker Floyd Was Big, 'Probably on Something'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -The Minneapolis officer who put his knee on George Floyd's neck defended himself to a bystander afterward by saying Floyd was "a sizable guy" and "probably on something." Prosecutors...
Mar 31, 2021 Associated Press
CentraCare Reopening Urgent Care in South St. Cloud
(KNSI) - After a year-long closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CentraCare will reopen its Urgent Care location in south St. Cloud. The south urgent care center is at CentraCare - St. Cloud Medical G...
Mar 31, 2021 CentraCare
Holy Week Being Celebrated Across Central Minnesota, World
(KNSI) - Easter is Sunday, but for many Christians, it's Holy Week. The week-long observance of Jesus's life, teachings, and death began on March 28th on what's called Palm Sunday. It's the day Jesus ...
Mar 31, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
St. Cloud Area Reports More than 200 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death Wednesday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,660 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths on Wednesday. The death count includes a Wright County resident who was in their 50s. The five-county area...
Mar 31, 2021 Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash