Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Minnesota Reports Zero New COVID-19 Deaths for First Time Since April 2020
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 1,152 new cases of COVID-19 and, for the first time in almost a year, no new deaths statewide Monday. The last time Minnesota had a day without any new COVID-19 deaths was o...
Mar 22, 2021 Unsplash
St. Cloud Compost Site Permits Now Available
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Compost Site won't be open until early next month, but residents can get their permits today. Permits can be purchased at city hall during regular business hours and can also be...
Mar 22, 2021 Unsplash
Meeker County Looking Into Apparent Explosion Sunday
(KNSI) - The Meeker County Sheriff's Office says it couldn't determine what caused an apparent explosion just north of Dassel Sunday. The Meeker County Sheriff's Office says their dispatch center got ...
Mar 22, 2021 Pixabay
Local Senator Introduces Legislation Allowing Residents and Non-Residents to Hunt Without a License
(KNSI) - Rockville Senator Jeff Howe introduced legislation that would allow residents and non-residents under the age of 18 to take small game or fish without a license, provided they have a firearms...
Mar 22, 2021 Unsplash
Wright County Authorities Investigating Two Deaths in Rockford
(KNSI) - The Wright County Sheriff's Office is investigating the deaths of two people in Rockford on Friday. The sheriff's office says deputies arrived at a home in the 4000 block of Woodhill Court ar...
Mar 21, 2021 Photo by Matt Popovich on Unsplash
St. Cloud To Vote On Bids to Relocate City Hall
(KNSI) - After a year delay, St. Cloud could approve moving city hall to the old Tech High School on Monday. The St. Cloud City council will vote on a resolution to demolish the part of the school bui...
Mar 21, 2021 City of St. Cloud
Dassel Man Seriously Injured After Rollover Crash
(KNSI) - A Dassel man suffered life-threatening injuries after being ejected from his car in a rollover crash Saturday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol reports that the 26-year-old driver was trave...
Mar 20, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota's COVID-19 Case Growth Connected to B117 Variant, MDH Says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota health officials suspect that a coronavirus variant is driving a recent increase in the state's case rate. Infectious Disease Director Kris Ehresmann said during a media b...
Mar 19, 2021 Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash
Food Drive Raises More Than $23,000
(KNSI) - Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf is grateful and overwhelmed by the community's response to the 11th annual Pack the Porches Food Drive. The food shelf raised $23,011 and coll...
Mar 19, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Increased Fire Risk in Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - State officials are warning about the increased risk of grassfires in Central Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, and Morrison Co...
Mar 19, 2021 Pixabay