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Ramsey County Jail Guards Allege They Were Kept Off Chauvin's Guard Due to Their Race
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Eight Minnesota jail guards filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging racial discrimination after they were barred from working on the floor where a former police officer charged in George F...
Associated Press Feb 09, 2021
Timberwolves Player Sentenced to 120 Days in Jail for Gun Threat
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley was sentenced Tuesday to 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to a felony charge of threats of violence for pointing a rifle at a family...
Associated Press Feb 09, 2021

43 New COVID-19 Cases, No Deaths Reported for St. Cloud Area Tuesday
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 586 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths Tuesday. None of the deaths occurred in residents of the St. Cloud area. There are 43 new cases in the five-county area: four in Benton...
Dene Dryden Feb 09, 2021 Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash

Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach Chosen to Serve as Ranking Member of a House Ag Committee's Subcommittee
(KNSI) - Minnesota's Seventh District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach has been chosen to serve as Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 09, 2021 Unsplash

Minnesota Doles Out COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Pharmacy Partners, Opens Third Community Clinic in Rochester
(KNSI) - This week, Minnesota is sending more COVID-19 vaccine doses to pharmacies in its effort to vaccinate Minnesota's seniors. Governor Tim Walz announced Monday that Minnesota will send 24,000 va...
Dene Dryden Feb 09, 2021 Unsplash

Allegiant Airlines Offers New Destination from St. Cloud Regional Airport
(KNSI) - Passengers flying out of St. Cloud Regional Airport have a new destination to choose from. According to a press release from Allegiant Airlines, they will begin service from St. Cloud Regiona...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 09, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

CentraCare Receives Helmsley Grant to Help Patients With Emergency Mental Health Needs
(KNSI) - CentraCare says it has received $1.2 million in grant money for emergency mental health needs. Construction has already started on a new unit for Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 09, 2021 Unsplash
Stearns County Seeks Public Input Before Updating Its Solid Waste Management Plan
(KNSI) - Stearns County is looking at updating its solid waste management plan, and they're asking for public input. The county says the plan is a "policy-based roadmap" for how the county reduces was...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 09, 2021

How to Avoid and Fight COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation
(KNSI) - Over the past year, many people have been following the creation of COVID-19 vaccines and watching how countries and states are getting shots into arms. However, people with legitimate curios...
Dene Dryden Feb 08, 2021 Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
River's Edge Convention Center, Marcus Parkwood Cinema Receive COVID-19 Relief Grants
(KNSI) - Convention centers and movie theaters across Minnesota are in line to get more than $13 million in COVID-19 relief grants from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development....
Dene Dryden Feb 08, 2021