Category Archives: KNSI Local News
No One Hurt After Sunday Evening Fire at a St. Cloud Apartment Building
(KNSI) - Several residents of a St. Cloud apartment building are looking for a place to stay after a fire Sunday night. According to a critical incident report from the fire department, a 911 call cam...
Mar 01, 2021 Unsplash
Former CEO for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota and Pro Football Player Irv Cross Dies
(KNSI) - The former CEO for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota, Irv Cross, has died. Cross graduated from Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy with future broadcast...
Mar 01, 2021 Unsplash
Application Period Open for Difference Maker Grants in Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - Starting Monday, grant applications for projects that address racial equity are being accepted by the Central Minnesota Community Foundation. The goal for these grants, the foundation says, i...
Mar 01, 2021 Unsplash
Move Your Fish Houses Off the Ice Today, DNR Says
(KNSI) - Fish houses need to be off of Minnesota's lakes in the lower two-thirds of the state by the end of the day Monday. The Department of Natural Resources says owners could be prosecuted if their...
Mar 01, 2021 Photo by Stephane Coudassot-Berducou on Unsplash
ATHENA Award Nominations are Open
(KNSI) - Nominations are now open for the annual ATHENA Award. The Women's Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation is asking for nominations for the award, which is given to a woman "who ha...
Mar 01, 2021 The Women’s Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation
Two Drivers Killed, Two Officers Shot in Wadena County Saturday Night
(KNSI) - Two people are dead, and two police officers are hurt after an officer-involved shooting in Wadena County. Police say just after 8:45 Saturday night; a Wadena County Sheriff's Deputy made a t...
Mar 01, 2021 Pixabay
Minnesota's Energy Assistance Program Boosts Aid Amount with Expected Heating Cost Spike
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Commerce's Energy Assistance program is increasing its annual crisis benefit from $600 to $1,200 with the expectation that heating costs will rise after Minnesota'...
Feb 26, 2021 Photo by Julian Hochgesang on Unsplash
Sauk Centre Man Charged After Allegedly Choking a Woman in Front of Their Child
(KNSI) - A 27-year-old Sauk Centre man is in jail after a child called 911 to say his father was hitting his mother. According to the criminal complaint, police responded to the home about 9:20 Thursd...
Feb 26, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Friday's Budget Forecast Keeps Minnesota Out of the Red
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota's budget outlook has swung from a $1.3 billion deficit to a $1.6 billion surplus, state economists announced Friday, setting up the debates for the rest of the legislative...
Feb 26, 2021
More Than 15 Percent of Stearns County Residents Are Vaccinated for COVID-19, Latest Data Shows
(KNSI) - As of Wednesday, 804,716 Minnesotans have received at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, representing 14.5 percent of the state's population. In Stearns County, more than 24,000 ...
Feb 26, 2021 Unsplash