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Minnesota's Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend Starts Saturday
(KNSI) - This coming weekend is Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend in Minnesota. From Saturday to Monday, adults do not need a license to fish as long as they take a child 15 years old or younger with the...
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Slip Up On Your Healthy Eating Plan? Weight Loss Expert Says Don't Panic
(KNSI) - It's Monday. Did you slip up on your healthy eating plan over the weekend? Weight loss counselor Tabetha Temperley with Livea Weight Control Centers says to look at your healthy eating plan m...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 11, 2021
Governor Denounces GOP Leaders for Refusal to Admit 2020 Election Was Fair
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz denounced Minnesota Republican leaders Monday for refusing to clearly state that the presidential election was free and fair. The Democratic governor also disclosed th...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 11, 2021

St. Cloud Police Investigating Weekend Shooting
(KNSI) - A case of mistaken identity may have been the reasoning behind a shooting over the weekend in St. Cloud. Police say just before 12:30 Saturday afternoon, they were called to the parking lot o...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 11, 2021

COP House Clothing Drive This Week
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Community Outpost or COP House is collecting warm clothing and blankets to help area families in need. The winter clothing drive is coming up this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 11, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Education Minnesota Worried About Unsafe Return to In Person Learning
(KNSI) - Education Minnesota, the state's largest teachers' union, says it is worried about the dial turns taking effect today and how a new resurgence in cases could lead to unsafe reopenings of scho...
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Free Online Tutoring Program Launches for St. Cloud Area K-12 Students
(KNSI) - A free online tutoring initiative is now available for St. Cloud area students. Around Cloud Tutors is a collaboration between several organizations that provides 30-minute online tutoring se...
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Local Water Expert Chosen to Assist State Pollution Control Agency
SAINT CLOUD (KNSI) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has hired a local water treatment manager to serve as a technical advisor for its Smart Salting Assessment Tool program. The MPCA hired Jim ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 08, 2021

Stearns County First Responders Get First Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines
(KNSI) - Vaccinations for Stearns County first responders and long-term care facilities have started this week and will continue into next week. The county received two shipments of vaccines, one for ...
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Two Deaths, 181 New COVID-19 Cases Around St. Cloud Friday
(KNSI) - Minnesota adds 2,387 new COVID-19 cases Friday, with 181 new cases in the St. Cloud area. The Minnesota Department of Health also reports 48 more deaths from COVID-19 statewide. Twenty-nine o...
Dene Dryden Jan 08, 2021