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St. Cloud Police Investigating Sunday Morning Shooting
(KNSI) - Police in St. Cloud are investigating after two people were shot early Sunday morning. Police responded to a call of shots fired in the 100 block of 16th Avenue South at 5:40 a.m. when they f...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 24, 2021 Unsplash
State GOP Senators Outline Legislative Priorities for 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Senate Republicans unveiled priorities for the new legislative session this week that include limiting the governor's peacetime emergency powers and avoiding tax incre...
Associated Press Jan 22, 2021

Minnesota's Total COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Nears 900K
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota health officials reported Friday the state has now been allocated 871,650 doses of federally controlled COVID-19 vaccine, up more than 240,000 doses from a week earlier. T...
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Minnesota Turkey Farmers Eligible for Additional Coronavirus Aid
(KNSI) - Minnesota turkey farmers who lost revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for payments through the federal Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. Last month, Senator Amy Klobuchar he...
Dene Dryden Jan 22, 2021

Minnesota's Leisure, Hospitality Industries Suffer Significant Job Losses in December
(KNSI) - After Minnesota's mid-November COVID-19 case spike, the state lost jobs in both November and December, hitting the leisure and hospitality industry hardest. According to the latest figures fr...
Dene Dryden Jan 22, 2021 Pixabay

Catholic Charities' Mardi Gras is Saturday, January 23rd
(KNSI) - There is still time to register for the Catholic Charities St. Cloud annual Mardi Gras event this weekend. Executive Director Steve Pareja says this year's event is free to register and will ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 22, 2021 Unsplash

Stadium Water Seepage Problem Will Cost $800,000 to Fix
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 22, 2021 Steven Coursolle/KNSI News

Stearns County Asks Residents to Remove Political Lawn Signs
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Elections Office says now that the 2020 elections are behind us, it's time the lawn signs be put away. Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer Randy Schreifels says Minnesota law ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 22, 2021 Unsplash

Stearns County Resident Among 21 New COVID-19 Deaths in Minnesota Friday
(KNSI) - The state of Minnesota sees its second day with a COVID-19 test positivity rate under 4 percent. The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 1,525 new COVID-19 cases statewide out of 42,680 t...
Dene Dryden Jan 22, 2021 Unsplash

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota Adds VEX Robotics Program
(KNSI) - The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota is launching a new program to get kids excited about manufacturing, technology, and engineering. It's called VEX Robotics, and it's part of the C...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 22, 2021