Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Minnesota Hits Two Vaccination Goals Tuesday, But It Also Adds 1,200+ New Cases
(KNSI) - Tuesday is a key day for Minnesota's COVID-19 vaccination effort with a major eligibility expansion and a record-setting weekend for vaccine administration. Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday th...
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Burn Restrictions Extend To St. Cloud Area
(KNSI) - The Department of Natural Resources is expanding burning restrictions into Central Minnesota. Warm, windy conditions have quickly dried out much of the areas that saw rain recently. Officials...
Mar 30, 2021 KNSI News
St. Cloud Compost Site Opening, Yard Waste Pick-Up Starting Soon
(KNSI) - The city of St. Cloud's yard waste services will be available soon. The St. Cloud River Bluffs Regional Park Compost Site opens up on April 5th. Residents can purchase compost site permits at...
Mar 30, 2021 Jake Judd
Sauk Rapids-Rice Junior Earns MSHSL ExCEL Award
(KNSI) - Every year, the Minnesota State High School League recognizes several high-achieving juniors with the Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Award. This year, William Niels...
Mar 30, 2021 Dene Dryden
How the Pandemic Impacts the Derek Chauvin Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd 's death is being conducted under special circumstances due to the coronavirus pandemic. The biggest sin...
Mar 30, 2021
Witnesses Testify During First Day of Derek Chauvin's Trial in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man who was among onlookers shouting at a Minneapolis police officer to get off George Floyd last May was to continue testifying Tuesday, a day after he described seeing Floyd str...
Mar 30, 2021 In this image from video, witness Donald Williams answers questions as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Monday, March 29, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Williams was testifying about what he saw of Floyd’s arrest. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
Vaccine Eligibility Greatly Expands in Minnesota
(KNSI) - All Minnesotans age 16 and older can get in line for a COVID-19 vaccine. Tuesday is the first day of Minnesota's eligibility expansion. The state is expecting to nearly double the number of v...
Mar 29, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Funeral Set for St. Cloud Man Murdered in Minneapolis
(KNSI) - Funeral services will be held on Tuesday for a St. Cloud man shot to death in Minneapolis last week. Police say 46-year-old Ryan Decker was shot in the head on Wednesday, March 24th, outside ...
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Weather Service Looking to Train Weather Spotters
(KNSI) - Help keep your community safe from dangerous weather by becoming a trained weather spotter. The National Weather Service is holding six virtual Skywarn Spotter classes starting April 7th. Met...
Mar 29, 2021 Steven Coursolle/KNSI News
Governor Walz Rescinds 5 COVID Executive Orders
(Metro News/KNSI) - Governor Tim Walz is trying to return Minnesota to some sense of normalcy. On Friday, the governor announced that he was rescinding five COVID-19-related executive orders as they a...
Mar 29, 2021 AP Images