Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Former Tech Employee Accused of Stealing $119K Pleads Not Guilty
(KNSI) - A former bookkeeper for St. Cloud Tech High School has pleaded not guilty to a charge of theft by swindle for allegedly stealing around $119,000. Allison Paige Tadych was in Stearns County Di...
Mar 31, 2021 Stearns County Jail
St. Joseph Cidery Named Best in Nation by USA Today's 10Best
(KNSI) - A Stearns County cidery has earned the title of 2021's Best Cidery by USA Today's 10Best. A panel of cider experts picked out some of the best cidermakers in the U.S., and then a public vote ...
Mar 31, 2021 Photo by Erika Fletcher on Unsplash
Sauk Rapids Coborn's Earns Silver Plate Award for Hunger Awareness Project
(KNSI) - A local grocery store wins an award for educating others about the fight against hunger. As part of the Minnesota Grocers Association's 2020 Bag Hunger Campaign, Coborn's in Sauk Rapids teame...
Mar 31, 2021
Minnesota Farmers See Highest Annual Profits in Nearly a Decade
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Rising commodity prices, good weather and two rounds of government aid in 2020 led Minnesota farmers to their most profitable year in nearly a decade. A report from the University o...
Mar 31, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota's Tax Burden Sixth Highest in Nation, Report Finds
(KNSI) - Minnesota has the sixth-highest tax burden in the U.S. A report by WalletHub shows each state's tax burden, defined as "the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state...
Mar 31, 2021
On First Day of Expanded COVID Vaccine Eligibility, Walz Gets His Dose
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty each received a dose of coronavirus vaccine in a bipartisan display aimed at boosting acceptance of the vaccine as eligibility opened up t...
Mar 31, 2021 Gov. Tim Walz's Office
Witnesses: Onlooker Anger Increased as Floyd Stopped Moving
Minneapolis (AP) - Witnesses testified Tuesday that onlookers grew increasingly angry as they begged Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin to take his knee off George Floyd's neck. But they say Chauvin re...
Mar 30, 2021 Pool Court TV/Associated Press/Pool Photo from Video
Stearns County Looking to Renovate, Rebuild Justice Center
(KNSI) - Stearns County is looking at improving the jail facility and one of its courthouse buildings. The Stearns County Board of Commissioners held Special Session on Tuesday to go over a needs asse...
Mar 30, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
SJU Gold Coach Stepping Down To Focus on Athletic Director Role
(KNSI) - Saint John's University's golf coach is stepping down to concentrate on his duties as the Johnnies' athletic director. Bob Alpers has coached the golf team for 28 years. In that time, he guid...
Mar 30, 2021 Saint John's University
St. Cloud Lawmaker Wants Cameras On Outside of School Buses
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud lawmaker has sponsored a bill to bust stop-arm violators by letting school districts install security cameras on the outside of buses. The legislation would give schools and bus c...
Mar 30, 2021 Associated Press