Category Archives: KNSI Local News
St. Martin Man Injured in Homemade Go Kart Crash
(KNSI) - A 56-year-old St. Martin man is hospitalized after a homemade go-kart crash left him with a severe head injury. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they were called to the crash about 3:...
Mar 09, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility for Next Two Priority Groups to Open at Once This Week
(KNSI) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says the Minnesota Department of Health is opening up the next two COVID-19 vaccination eligibility groups at once. The announcement comes as the state nears the 7...
Mar 09, 2021 Unsplash
Wife Of Hockey Ref, Who Died From COVID, Thinks He Contracted It During Carver Co. Games
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The wife of a youth hockey referee, who died from COVID-19, believes he contracted the virus while officiating games in Carver County. Sixty-two-year-old Dan Culhane passed ...
Mar 08, 2021
Taproom Holding St. Patrick's Day Fundraiser for Food Shelf
(KNSI) - March is Food Share month, and you can help a St. Cloud area food shelf feed hungry families and enjoy a beer from a local taproom on St. Patrick's Day. Catholic Charities Emergency Services ...
Mar 08, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
MDH: Vaccine Rollout Faces 'Race Against Time' in Preventing Future COVID-19 Case Surges
(KNSI) - The swift distribution of COVID-19 vaccines developed less than a year after the first cases were found in the U.S. has painted a brighter picture for 2021 versus 2020. However, Minnesota hea...
Mar 08, 2021
House Fire Injures Two People Near St. Joseph
(KNSI) - Two people were hurt when a home in rural Stearns County caught fire. The sheriff's office says the fire started in an upstairs bedroom at 35274 County Road 4 in St. Wendel Township, about th...
Mar 08, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Former Owner of The Persian Supper Club Has Died
(KNSI) - The former owner of the famous Persian Supper Club has passed away. Sources tell KNSI that 84-year-old Al Kirmeier died Sunday at St. Cloud Hospital. According to the Stearns History Museum, ...
Mar 08, 2021 Unsplash
Department of Public Safety Opens Saturday Times for Licenses and State ID Renewal
(KNSI) - For those who have expiring driver's licenses or ID cards as COVID-19 extensions end, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety offers Saturday hours and online renewals. The St. Cloud Exam S...
Mar 08, 2021 Unsplash
Tickets for Imagination Library Virtual Dinner on Sale
(KNSI) - You can help expand a child's mind and enjoy some fantastic food from your home during the 12th annual Imagination Library Progressive Dinner presented by the United Way of Central Minnesota....
Mar 08, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Maple Syrup Open House Tours Coming Up at Kraemer Lake - Wildwood County Park
(KNSI) - People curious about how maple syrup is made can go to a maple syrup open house tour at Kraemer Lake - Wildwood County Park. Wildwood Ranch Maple Syrup is offering smaller open house tours of...
Mar 08, 2021 Stearns County