Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Warrant: Opioid Addiction 'Driving Force' Behind Allina Health Clinic Shooting
BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) - An alleged gunman's addiction to opioid medication was the "driving force" behind last week's shooting at a Minnesota health clinic that left one person dead and four injured, a ...
Feb 19, 2021 Wright County Jail
GSDC Holding Business Development Program in April
(KNSI) - Applications are open for the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation's gBETA program. It's a seven-week program that connects local business owners with coaching, mentorship and networking...
Feb 19, 2021 Photo by Tyler Franta on Unsplash
St. Joseph Man Sentenced in Death of Two Children
(KNSI) - A St. Joseph man accused of killing two children was sentenced today in two different counties. Police say James Joseph Robert Wood pleaded guilty in December to murdering two children - a 7-...
Feb 19, 2021
One Person Dead, Another Injured After Head-On Crash Near Big Lake
(KNSI) - A Monticello man is dead after a head-on crash along Sherburne County Road 14 Thursday morning. The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office says 86-year-old Ronald Olson lost control of his vehicle...
Feb 19, 2021 Pixabay
Public School Enrollment Drops 2 Percent in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Public school enrollment in Minnesota dropped by about 17,000 students as families turned to home schooling, private schools and delaying entry into kindergarten amid the coronaviru...
Feb 19, 2021 Unsplash
Man Arrested in Connection to Shooting Sunday Morning
(KNSI) - One man is under arrest, and another is hospitalized after a shooting Sunday. St. Cloud police say they were called to the St. Cloud Hospital about 2:45 a.m. for a report of a man who showed ...
Feb 19, 2021 Unsplash
Driver Airlifted After Snowmobile Crash
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a snowmobile crash Thursday. Emergency crews were called to the crash on a trail just north of Clearwater at 5:40 p.m. First respond...
Feb 19, 2021 Unsplash
St. Cloud Area Confirms 50 New COVID-19 Cases, One Death Friday
(KNSI) - Minnesota confirms 1,001 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths on Friday. The death count includes one person from Stearns County in their 70s. The five-county area adds 50 new cases: three in ...
Feb 19, 2021 Unsplash
Habitat for Humanity Silent Auction Part of CMBA's Upcoming Home Show
(KNSI) - The Central Minnesota Builders Association is teaming up with Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity during its Virtual Home & Lifestyle Show. The free show launches on March 5th and lets...
Feb 19, 2021
Minnesota Administers 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesotans have now received more than 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday. Updated figures show that Minnesota health care providers have ad...
Feb 19, 2021 Pexels