Category Archives: State News
Rep. Fischbach Honored as Small Business Deduction Champion by NFIB
(KNSI) - Minnesota's Seventh District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach has been named a Small Business Deduction Champion by the National Federation of Independent Business. The nation's largest small...
Mar 25, 2026 Michelle Fischbach Campaign
Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good
WASHINGTON (AP) - Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for access to evidence they say they need to independently investigate three shootings by federal officers, including the...
Mar 25, 2026 AP Photo/George Walker IV
Minnesota House Unanimously Passes School Bus Safety Bill
(KNSI) - The Minnesota House voted 133-0 to close a loophole in state law that left students at risk during school bus stops. The bill, authored by Representative Keith Allen, updates state law to req...
Mar 24, 2026 Unsplash
Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her 3 children found dead in house fire, league says
NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children were killed Saturday in a weekend house fire in Minnesota, the league announced Sunday. Pierce, 37, covered the Minnesota Wild as the correspondent for...
Mar 23, 2026 Unsplash
Derrick Thompson Gets 14 Year Federal Prison Sentence in Case Tied to Crash That Killed Five Minneapolis Women
(KNSI) - A man already serving time in state prison for causing a crash that killed five young women will now serve a 14 year federal sentence for drug and weapons possession. Thirty-year-old Derrick ...
Mar 20, 2026 Hennepin County Jail via Associated Press
Suicide Prevention Bill Moving Closer to Becoming Law
(KNSI) - A bill aimed at preventing suicides on tall public structures cleared the Minnesota House Transportation Committee unanimously this week and is moving closer to becoming law. The Kayla's HOPE...
Mar 20, 2026 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Clergy seek court order to allow pastoral access to immigrants held at Minneapolis ICE facility
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Protestant and Catholic clergy are asking a federal judge to order that they be allowed to minister to immigrants in a holding facility at the headquarters of the Trump administrati...
Mar 20, 2026 AP Photo/Tom Baker
Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in "Walker, Texas Ranger" and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy - sparking internet parodies and ado...
Mar 20, 2026 AP Photo/Larry Papke, File
DNR Says 'I Can!' So, Can You? Registration Open for Outdoor Beginner Programs
(KNSI) - Registration for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' I Can! programs is now open. The experiences are designed for families to try any of the activities, or all of them, for the fi...
Mar 20, 2026 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
March 19th Marks Dairy Queen Free Cone Day
(KNSI) - In celebration of spring's arrival tomorrow, today is Dairy Queen Free Cone Day. Fans can kick off treat season with a complimentary small vanilla cone at any participating non-mall DQ locati...
Mar 19, 2026 Dairy Queen