Category Archives: KNSI Local News
MPCA Plans Public Information Sessions for Proposed Clean Car Rule
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is moving ahead with adopting the Clean Cars Minnesota rule, and virtual public information sessions about it are happening soon. If it goes into effect...
Jan 19, 2021 Alexander Popov on Unsplash
Judge Orders Florida Company to Stop Using 3M's Name on Counterfeit Face Masks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge has ordered a Florida company accused of selling counterfeit N95 face masks with 3M's name on them to stop using the Minnesota company's trademarks and representing ...
Jan 19, 2021
Walz, State Health Leaders Stress Need for More COVID-19 Vaccines
(KNSI) - "If we had vaccine [at] full supply at HealthPartners, we could offer more vaccinations in a single day than our current allocation allows us to offer in a single week." CEO and president of ...
Jan 18, 2021
Meat Cutters Booked Months Out As COVID-19 Spurs Push to Buy Local Meat
(KNSI) - It seemed as if everything ground to a halt in the spring of 2020. With large meat cutting facilities becoming early hotspots for COVID-19 infections and thousands of restaurants shutting dow...
Jan 18, 2021
Stearns County Sheriff's K9 Officer Gets New Bulletproof Vest
(KNSI) - A Stearns County K9 officer has some new equipment thanks to a generous donation from a nonprofit organization started by a fifth-grader. The sheriff's office says its multipurpose K9 Rex now...
Jan 18, 2021
Fewer Than 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases in Minnesota Monday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 980 new cases of COVID-19 today along with 12 newly reported deaths. The death count includes one person from Benton County in their 90s. In the St...
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Minnesota Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility, Will Open Pilot Vaccination Site in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - The state of Minnesota is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine eligibility pool, debuting a pilot program to begin vaccinating people 65 and older, preschool through 12th grade educators, other sch...
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Unlock Your Love and Make History With Stearns History Museum
(KNSI) - The Stearns History Museum has a unique fundraiser just in time for Valentine's Day. The fundraiser is called Unlock Your Love and Make History. Here's how it works. People buy a key, which g...
Jan 18, 2021 Unsplash
Governor to Address Minnesota Regarding Next Steps in Vaccine Distribution Plan
(KNSI) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will address the state Monday afternoon to discuss the next steps in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. Governor Walz sharply criticized the Trump administrat...
Jan 18, 2021 AP Images
Over 1,300 New COVID-19 Cases and 40 Related Deaths Reported Sunday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota health officials on Sunday reported 1,364 new cases of COVID-19 and 40 additional deaths due to complications from the virus. The state's death count is the 22nd highest i...
Jan 18, 2021