Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Man Charged After Allegedly Threatening Employees at LeafLine Labs
(KNSI) - A 31-year-old St. Cloud man was arrested after allegedly threatening employees and a customer at LeafLine Labs Friday. Police say Dakota Housman went to LeafLine to get a prescription refill ...
Feb 18, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Putnam Authors Bill to Address Food Insecurity on College Campuses
(KNSI) - On Wednesday, St. Cloud DFL Sen. Aric Putnam introduced a bill that addresses hunger on Minnesota's college campuses. The Hunger-Free Campus Act, if passed, would designate all campuses in th...
Feb 17, 2021 Pexels
Minnesota PFA Grants Cold Spring $4 Million for Water System Improvements
(KNSI) - Cold Spring will receive $4 million in funding from the Minnesota Public Facility Authority for water system improvements. The PFA and the Department of Employment and Economic Development an...
Feb 17, 2021 Pixabay
Minneapolis Readies Security Plans Ahead of Derek Chauvin's Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis leaders said Wednesday they are beefing up security plans, preparing to close streets and making sure businesses and residents are well informed as the trial approaches ...
Feb 17, 2021 Pixabay
St. Cloud Area Sees 73 New COVID Cases from State's 700+
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 783 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths Wednesday. Seventy-three of those new cases were found in the St. Cloud area: seven in Benton County, seven in ...
Feb 17, 2021 Unsplash
Albany Township Machine Shed Fire Under Investigation
(KNSI) - A fire in Albany Township Sunday afternoon is under investigation after a machine shed was heavily damaged, and an unknown vehicle was found inside. Crews from Albany, Stearns County, Freepor...
Feb 17, 2021 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Doug Wardlow Announces He Will Again Run for Attorney General
(KNSI) - Following an unsuccessful bid for the Attorney General's office in 2018, Doug Wardlow says he's giving it another shot. Wardlow made the announcement official Wednesday morning. In a YouTube ...
Feb 17, 2021 YouTube
Some In-Person Learning Expected at All Minnesota Schools by March 8, Walz Says
(KNSI) - All Minnesota middle and high schools can return to hybrid or in-person learning as soon as February 22nd, according to revised Safe Learning Plan guidelines announced by Gov. Tim Walz on Wed...
Feb 17, 2021
Distribution of Ashes for Ash Wednesday Services to Look Different in 2021
(KNSI) - Today is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent, but Ash Wednesday services will look a bit different in 2021 than in years past. Instead of going up to receive the traditional distribution...
Feb 17, 2021 Unsplash
Fire at St. Cloud Apartment Building Under Investigation
(KNSI) - The cause of a fire at a St. Cloud apartment complex is under investigation. The fire department says all units responded to a fire at a second floor unit of the building on the 1600 block of...
Feb 17, 2021 Unsplash