Category Archives: KNSI Local News
St. Cloud Rotary Club Planning for Summertime by George! 2021
(KNSI) - Organizers of Summertime by George! say a concert lineup is expected to be released in early May. After Mayor Dave Kleis spoke of the St. Cloud Rotary Club in the planning stages earlier this...
Mar 12, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Minnesota Confirms 1,100+ New COVID-19 Cases, 13 Deaths Friday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 1,107 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. This includes 115 cases found in the five-county St. Cloud area. Benton County adds 10 new cases, Morrison C...
Mar 12, 2021 Unsplash
St. Cloud Man Charged After Allegedly Pulling a Knife on His Roommate
(KNSI) - A 55-year-old St. Cloud man was charged with felony domestic assault and felony threats of violence after allegedly pulling a knife on his roommate. Police say they responded to the home on t...
Mar 12, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Sartell-St. Stephen School District Selects Superintendent
(KNSI) - The Sartell St. Stephen School Board has announced its new hire to replace outgoing Superintendent Jeff Schwiebert. In a motion passed Thursday night, the board selected current Mounds View S...
Mar 12, 2021
Chauvin Trial Provides Perfect Classroom for Criminal Justice Students
(KNSI) - The most-watched and publicized trial in Minnesota's history is affecting future students studying for a career in the field of law. Derek Chauvin is charged with second and third-degree murd...
Mar 12, 2021 Pixabay
Wright County Authorities Seeking Information About Man Found Dead in Middleville Township
(KNSI) - The Wright County Sheriff's Office is seeking more information about a man who went missing last July and was found dead in December. Human remains found in Middleville Township in December 2...
Mar 12, 2021 KNSI News
Limited Fans Allowed To Attend Minnesota Sports Beginning April 1
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesota sports fans woke up to exciting news Friday after Gov. Tim Walz announced new and expanded attendance guidelines for outdoor venues. Along with other important inf...
Mar 12, 2021
Minnesota to Loosen COVID-19 Restrictions on Social Gatherings, Businesses
(KNSI) - Amid a speedier-than-expected vaccine rollout in Minnesota and across the nation, the state will loosen some of its COVID-19 restrictions at noon Monday. Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday mornin...
Mar 12, 2021 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to Minneapolis VA Hospital Director Patrick Kelly after over doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were delivered to the hospital Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)
One Year of COVID-19: What a Local Doctor Has Learned and What the Future Could Bring
(KNSI) - On March 12th, 2020, Stearns County recorded its first known case of COVID-19. The patient had been aboard a cruise ship, and on March 7th, they developed symptoms, just days before the World...
Mar 12, 2021
St. Cloud Will Get Nearly $16 Million From COVID Relief Bill
(KNSI) - St. Cloud will get almost $16 million from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 signed into law on Thursday by President Joe Biden. The COVID-19 relief package gives about $15.7 million to St...
Mar 11, 2021