Category Archives: State 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
Winter Weather Alerts Issued for Central Minnesota; Two Storm Systems Expected This Week
(KNSI) - Central Minnesota is bracing for back-to-back winter weather systems this week, with the National Weather Service issuing a winter weather advisory for our area ahead of what could be a messy...
Apr 01, 2026 Unsplash
Vance holds first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force targeting benefit programs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance on Friday held the inaugural meeting of a new anti-fraud task force he's leading as the Trump administration seeks to show it's cracking down on potential mis...
Mar 30, 2026 Associated Press
A judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit over Minnesota in-state tuition for students without legal status
Minnesota public universities can continue to offer in-state tuition and scholarships to some immigrants in the country without legal status, a federal judge ruled on Friday, dismissing a lawsuit file...
Mar 30, 2026 Pixabay
Department of Natural Resources Bans Open Burning in Benton, Sherburne and Stearns Counties Starting Monday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is banning open burning due to an elevated wildfire risk. Warm temperatures and dry conditions prompted the DNR to restrict open burning of brush...
Mar 30, 2026 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
'No Kings' rallies draw crowds across US, in Europe. Springsteen headlines Minnesota demonstration
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Large crowds protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump's actions in "No Kings" rallies across the U.S. and in Europe. Minnesota took center stage, wi...
Mar 30, 2026 AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File
Red Flag Warning Issued for Saturday Due to Wildfire Risk
(KNSI) - The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning from noon to 7:00 p.m. Saturday as low humidity and high winds combine to create conditions ripe for wildfires. Forecasters say temp...
Mar 27, 2026 KNSI News
Senate approves funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate early Friday morning approved Homeland Security funds to pay Transportation Security Administration agents and most other agencies, but not the immigration enforcement ope...
Mar 27, 2026 AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File
A Minneapolis woman recounts death of Alex Pretti as lawyers eye a class action lawsuit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis woman who confronted federal immigration officers alongside Alex Pretti in January was among a group of potential litigants who spoke out Thursday about alleged excess...
Mar 27, 2026
Federal judge extends order requiring access to lawyers for Minnesota immigration detainees
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday extended her order requiring that federal authorities give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately after they are arrested and b...
Mar 27, 2026 AP Photo/Nikolas Liepins