Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Five Jurors Seated for Derek Chauvin Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death probed potential jurors Wednesday about their attitudes toward police, trying to determ...
Mar 10, 2021
Minnesota is the Second Best U.S. State, Report Says
(KNSI) - Minnesota is the second best state in the nation. That's according to the U.S. News and World Report, which has ranked each state every year since 2017. Minnesota has always landed in the top...
Mar 10, 2021
Granite City Days Is A Go for 2021
(KNSI) - Granite City Days will take place in St. Cloud in 2021. The summer celebration will take place from June 24th through the 27th. Mayor Dave Kleis made the announcement during his weekly addres...
Mar 10, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Tuesday's Weather Ties 100+ Year Old Records
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Chanhassen says a 109-year-old record was tied Tuesday after the official high temperature of 61. St. Cloud hit 61 just before 3:00 Tuesday aft...
Mar 10, 2021 Unsplash
Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Stearns County
(KNSI) - Stearns County is now under a winter weather advisory as the National Weather Service says everything from heavy snow to tornadoes is expected across the state. Douglas, Pope, Stevens, and To...
Mar 10, 2021 Unsplash
Bill to Extend Pandemic Workers' Comp Passes Committee Unanimously
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area Representative Dan Wolgamott's legislation extending pandemic workers' compensation has advanced through committee with unanimous support. According to a press release from Wol...
Mar 10, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Two Stearns Residents Among Nine COVID-19 Deaths Reported Statewide Wednesday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 922 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths on Wednesday. The death count includes two people from Stearns County, one in their 80s and one in their 90s...
Mar 10, 2021 Unsplash
54 Percent of Minnesotans Approve of Biden's, Walz's Handling of COVID-19, Survey Says
(KNSI) - Minnesotans have a generally favorable view of how President Joe Biden and Governor Tim Walz are handling the pandemic, a new poll from SurveyUSA suggests. The survey of 600 people conducted ...
Mar 10, 2021 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, left, is greeted by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz with and elbow as he arrives in Duluth, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
St. John's University Graduate Selected to Go to International Space Station
(KNSI) - NASA has assigned a St. John's University graduate to travel to the International Space Station. Astronaut Mark Vande Hei will serve as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 64/65 cr...
Mar 10, 2021 NASA on Flickr
Stearns County Landfill Fire Under Investigation
(KNSI) - An investigation is underway to figure out how a large fire started in a Stearns County landfill Tuesday morning. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says someone called 911 about 6:30 a.m. t...
Mar 10, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office