Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Stearns County, St. Cloud Police Ramp Up Distracted Driving Enforcement in April
(KNSI) - Law enforcement agencies in central Minnesota have joined a statewide crackdown on distracted driving throughout April, with deputies and officers actively patrolling for violations as part o...
Apr 02, 2026 Sherburne County Sheriff's Office
UPDATE: Missing Dementia Patient Found
Originally Published: 10:58 a.m. April 2nd. 2026 Updated: 1:02 p.m. April 2nd, 2026 UPDATE: The Minnesota State Patrol has located William Lee Nabors, and he was reported to be safe. (KNSI) - The St. ...
Apr 02, 2026 St. Cloud Police Department
The Latest: Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general
(AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general. Trump made the announcement in a post on social media. It marks the end of a contentious tenure of a loyalist who ...
Apr 02, 2026 AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein
Sartell Daycare Provider Convicted of Child Abuse Avoids Jail Time
(KNSI) - A woman convicted of abusing a four-year-old in her at-home daycare will not be spending any more time behind bars following her sentencing. According to the Stearns County Attorney's Office,...
Apr 02, 2026 KNSI News
Xcel Energy Sending Refunds to Minnesota Customers
(KNSI) - Xcel Energy customers in Minnesota will start seeing small refunds on their bills this month, thanks to federal tax credits tied to the company's nuclear power plants. The average Minnesota r...
Apr 02, 2026 Unsplash
CentraCare Coborn Cancer Center Hosting Free Cancer Screening Event April 16th in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - CentraCare's Coborn Cancer Center is inviting the community to a free Cancer Prevention and Screening Event on Thursday, April 16th. The event runs from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Coborn Healin...
Apr 02, 2026 CentraCare Foundation
Melrose Awarded $669K State Grant to Redevelop Blighted Turkey Plant Site
(KNSI) - A blighted turkey processing plant in downtown Melrose is getting a second life thanks to a state redevelopment grant. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announce...
Apr 01, 2026 Unsplash
Luigi Mangione's trials delayed until September and October in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
NEW YORK (AP) - Luigi Mangione 's state and federal trials in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson were both postponed on Wednesday, with the state case delayed until September and the f...
Apr 01, 2026 AP Photo/Pamela Smith
Sartell Middle School Gets New Principal as Peterson Steps Into Role
(KNSI) - The School District 748 has selected Nick Peterson as the next principal of Sartell Middle School, with his tenure beginning July 1st. Peterson currently serves as an assistant principal at S...
Apr 01, 2026 Sartell-St. Stephen Public School District
Outdated State Systems Force Counties Into Costly, Error-Prone Workarounds
(KNSI) - Minnesota counties are still relying on an archaic computer system built before the internet existed, and Stearns County wants state lawmakers to see exactly what that looks like in 2026. On ...
Apr 01, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News