Category Archives: KNSI Local News
St. Cloud Area Adds 80 COVID-19 Cases, Three Deaths Thursday Amid State's Lowest Test Positivity Rate in Weeks
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,335 new COVID-19 cases today. There are also 16 newly reported deaths from COVID-19 across the state, including one person in Sherburne County and...
Jan 28, 2021 Unsplash
Driver Injured After Crashing into 'Welcome to Cold Spring' Sign
(KNSI) - A driver was sent to the hospital after crashing into a granite sign outside of Cold Spring Wednesday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol says that around 2 p.m., a 67-year-old man from New...
Jan 28, 2021 Pixabay
Pioneer Place on 5th Hosting Virtual Fundraiser for Kids Entering Foster Care
(KNSI) - The Pioneer Place on 5th is playing host to a virtual fundraiser that helps kids going into foster care. Local favorites Radio Nation will be performing from the stage at Pioneer Place and be...
Jan 28, 2021 Pixabay
New Grocery Store Model Improves Access to Healthy Food for Low Income Minnesotans
(KNSI) - Food insecurity has been exacerbated by the pandemic, but community-level advocates say affordable, healthy options shouldn't get lost in response to hunger. Kurt Vickman, the founder of Good...
Jan 28, 2021 Unsplash
Stolen Trailers Recovered; Two Suspects Arrested
(KNSI) - Two people are under arrest after a multi-agency investigation regarding trailers stolen from Hilmerson RV. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says it worked with the Mille Lacs County Sher...
Jan 28, 2021 Morrison County Sheriff's Office
Paramount Presents Virtual Piano Performances for Valentine's Day Weekend
(KNSI) - The Paramount Center for the Arts in St. Cloud is coming together with the Hennepin Theatre Trust in Minneapolis to present five virtual performances by pianist and songwriter Jim Brickman ne...
Jan 27, 2021 Pexels
State Legislature Debates Competing Election Law Proposals
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A post-election fight over whether Minnesota's election laws should be tightened or changed to make voting easier heated up Wednesday as a key Senate panel backed a Republican propo...
Jan 27, 2021
Eight Face Charges in Alleged Minnesota Medicare Fraud Operation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Eight people accused in scheme to bilk the state's Medicaid program out of more than $860,000 were charged Wednesday in Hennepin County District Court with a combined 46 counts of f...
Jan 27, 2021
Wolgamott Authors Legislation to Increase Safety at Meat Processing Plants
(KNSI) - Lawmakers in the Minnesota House of Representatives are introducing a bill, authored by St. Cloud DFL Rep. Dan Wolgamott, that would require more safety measures to protect workers in the sta...
Jan 27, 2021 Meat is shown at Westborn Market in Berkley, Mich., Wednesday, April 29, 2020. President Donald Trump ordered meat processing plants to stay open amid concerns over growing coronavirus COVID-19 cases and the impact on the nation's food supply. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Economist Says Minimum Wage Increase Proposal is "Feel-Good Legislation" That Won't Have a Big Effect
(KNSI) - A bill introduced in Congress would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour. A wage hike, economist Ray Perryman says, if approved, would be the first such increase s...
Jan 27, 2021 Unsplash