Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Walz, Flanagan Launch 'Due North' Education Plan for Minnesota Schools, Students
(KNSI) - After nearly a year of changes and disruptions in education brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan introduced the Due North Education Pl...
Jan 25, 2021 Pixabay
FireFest 2021 Lineup Announced
(KNSI) - The annual fundraiser for the Cold Spring Fire and Rescue Department Relief Association is back for 2021. This year's lineup features Blackhawk, Minnesota native Aaron Clafton, Jordan Davis, ...
Jan 25, 2021 Facebook
Minnesota Reports Three Deaths, Fewer Than 800 New COVID-19 Cases Monday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 794 new cases of COVID-19 and three new COVID-19 deaths Monday. The death count includes one Sherburne County resident who was in their 80s. Overal...
Jan 25, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota National Guard Assistant Adjutant General Chosen to Serve as Deputy Commanding General at the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence
(KNSI) - A Minnesota woman and two-star general in the Army National Guard has been chosen to serve as the Deputy Commanding General at the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence. Major General Johanna ...
Jan 25, 2021 Minnesota National Guard
Minnesota Adjusts COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment Sign-Ups, Plans Vaccination Opportunity for Twin Cities Educators
(KNSI) - A week into Minnesota's effort to vaccinate seniors, preK-12 school staff and child care workers, Governor Tim Walz is implementing changes to the pilot COVID-19 vaccination sites' appointmen...
Jan 25, 2021
St. Cloud Man Suspected of Selling Fake Percocet Pills Arrested, Charged
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man faces charges after authorities say they found fake Percocet pills and a handgun with its serial number removed during a search warrant Thursday. The Central Minnesota Violent...
Jan 25, 2021 Pixabay
Donate Plasma for a Chance to Win Super Bowl Tickets
(KNSI) - The Red Cross and the NFL are teaming up to collect plasma to help COVID-19 patients in exchange for a chance to win tickets to next year's Super Bowl. St. Cloud Red Cross Executive Director ...
Jan 25, 2021 Provided Photo
Minnesota National Guard Members Returning Home
(KNSI) - 750 members of the Minnesota National Guard returned home over the weekend following their deployment to Washington, DC for the presidential inauguration. Four hundred touched down in Minneso...
Jan 25, 2021
Klobuchar Says Senate Can Hold Impeachment Trial While Conducting Regular Business
(KNSI) - Former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial has been pushed back two weeks, but Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar tells ABC's This week, the Senate can hold the trial while still conducti...
Jan 25, 2021 Unsplash
Less Than 5% of Minnesotans Have Received One Vaccine Dose
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The number of Minnesotans who have received at least the first dose of the two-shot COVID-19 vaccine is nearing a quarter-million, or less than 5% of the population, the Minnesota D...
Jan 24, 2021 Unsplash