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Pack the Porches Food Drive Friday
(KNSI) - The 11th annual Pack the Porches food drive to support Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf in St. Cloud is Friday. Catholic Charities Food Shelf will take curbside donations of c...
Jake Judd Mar 18, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Chauvin Trial Jury Selection Advances with 10 Jurors Seated
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Attorneys at the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death moved closer to seating a jury Thursday, choosing a 10th juror just hours after clashin...
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St. Cloud Man Arrested After Alleged Hit and Run Wednesday Afternoon
(KNSI) - A 32-year-old St. Cloud man is in jail after an alleged hit and run Wednesday afternoon. Police responded to a two-car crash at about 2:15 at Opportunity Drive and 8th Avenue South. One of th...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 18, 2021 Pixabay

Morrison County Resident Among Six COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Minnesota Thursday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 1,505 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths across the state Thursday. The death count includes a Morrison County resident who was in their late 90s. A...
Dene Dryden Mar 18, 2021 Unsplash

Audit Shows State Struggles to Deliver Timely Road Tests
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The agency that issues driver's licenses in Minnesota has struggled to schedule road tests within the 14 days of an applicant's request as required by state law, according to a ...
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Teen Hurt in Elmdale Township Crash Wednesday Morning
(KNSI) - A teenager from Bowlus was seriously hurt in a crash Wednesday morning. According to the Morrison County Sheriff's Office, just before 8:00, the 17-year-old was driving south on a road in Elm...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 18, 2021 KNSI News

Sartell Man Charged After Allegedly Strangling a Woman
(KNSI) - A Sartell man is charged with felony domestic assault after allegedly strangling a woman Sunday night. A woman told police 49-year-old Shawn Peter Willis forced her to go with him to a restau...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 18, 2021 Stearns County Jail

No One Hurt in Fiery Crash Wednesday
(KNSI) - No one was seriously hurt after a crash in St. Cloud Wednesday afternoon. The St. Cloud Fire Department says they responded to the crash at 9th avenue and Northway Drive just before 5:00. Acc...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 18, 2021 Unsplash

Sen. Putnam to Hold Virtual Town Hall Next Week
(KNSI) - St. Cloud DFL Sen. Aric Putnam will hold a virtual town hall meeting on March 25th at 7 p.m. Constituents can hear updates from Putnam and ask questions about the 2021 Legislative Session. At...
Dene Dryden Mar 18, 2021 Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash

Minnesota Health Leaders Optimistic About Hitting Biden's Vaccine Eligibility Deadline as State Nears 2 Million Doses Given
(KNSI) - Minnesota health leaders expect the state to hit two pandemic milestones on Thursday: 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered and half a million total confirmed positive cases of th...
Dene Dryden Mar 17, 2021 Photo by CDC on Unsplash