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Outdoor Eating Returning to 5th Ave in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - St. Cloud will close a downtown street to make room for more dining as COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants stay in place. The agreement worked out so well last year that it's happening again...
Jake Judd Mar 23, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)

Bus Fire Under Investigation
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Fire Department is investigating a bus fire Monday morning. According to a critical incident report, fire crews were called to North Central Truck Equipment for a bus on fire at...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 23, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Supreme Court Rejects Byron Smith's Appeal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up the appeal of a Minnesota man serving two life sentences for killing two teenage burglars. Attorneys for Byron Smith, of Little Falls,...
Associated Press Mar 23, 2021 Minnesota Department of Corrections

Bears Coming Out of Hibernation Could Cause Damage to Property
(KNSI) - Minnesota wildlife officials are warning about bears causing damage as the hungry animals awake from hibernation. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says as bears emerge from hiber...
Jake Judd Mar 22, 2021 Pixabay

Sauk Rapids Man Sentenced for Aiding an Offender During 2019 Shooting
(KNSI) - A Sauk Rapids man has received a stayed sentence of four years after pleading guilty to aiding an offender during a 2019 shooting in St. Cloud. Twenty-eight-year-old JB Zimmer pleaded guilty ...
Dene Dryden Mar 22, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Law Enforcement Presence in Minneapolis to Increase as Chauvin Trial Progresses
(KNSI) - Jury selection for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's trial is nearly complete, with 14 of the 15 jurors and alternates now seated. One week before opening statements are slate...
Dene Dryden Mar 22, 2021 Operation Safety Net

Judge Seats 14th Juror in Chauvin Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A 14th juror was seated Monday for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death, nearly completing the panel ahead of opening statements next wee...
Associated Press Mar 22, 2021 Pool Court TV/Associated Press/Pool Photo from Video

Catholic Charities' Executive Director Expresses Gratitude for Generosity Shown at Pack the Porches
(KNSI) - "An incredible day" was how Catholic Charities' Executive Director Steve Pareja described Friday's 11th annual Pack the Porches food and fund drive. The food shelf raised $23,011 and collecte...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 22, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Committee To Help Food and Agricultural Workers Formed
(KNSI) - Minnesota will gather experts to help frontline workers who continue to feed everyone through the pandemic. Executive Order 21-14 establishes the Governor's Committee on the Safety, Health, a...
Jake Judd Mar 22, 2021 Pixabay

Minnesota is the Second-Best State for Physicians, Report Says
(KNSI) - Minnesota is the second-best state in the country for doctors to practice in. That's according to WalletHub, which placed Montana in the No. 1 spot. After Minnesota, Idaho, Wisconsin and Kans...
Dene Dryden Mar 22, 2021 Photo by CDC on Unsplash