Category Archives: State News
Millions across the US brace for plummeting temperatures and winter storms
BOSTON (AP) - Residents across the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures as tens of millions of residents along the East Coast contend with ...
Jan 20, 2025 Unsplash
Over 2,000 DWI Arrests Made During Holiday Enforcement Campaign
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says law enforcement officers across the state made 2,079 arrests during the holiday enforcement campaign. The campaign ran from November 27th to Dec...
Jan 17, 2025 Minnesota State Patrol
Central Minnesota to Get a Visit from Old Man Winter as Dangerous Cold Snap Arrives
(KNSI) - Dangerously cold air is headed for central Minnesota starting Friday afternoon. The National Weather Service says temperatures will rise into the mid 30s through late this morning and then be...
Jan 17, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Actor and Broadcaster Bob Uecker Has Died
(KNSI) - Legendary baseball player and play by play announcer and former actor Bob Uecker has died. Uecker was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he not only played baseball but was also t...
Jan 16, 2025 AP Photo/Aaron Gash
Woman Pleads Guilty to Illegally Purchasing Guns Used to Murder Three First Responders
(KNSI) - The woman accused of illegally buying the guns used by her boyfriend to murder three first responders in Burnsville last February has pleaded guilty. U.S. Andy Luger says that between Septemb...
Jan 16, 2025 Unsplash
Attorneys General of Minnesota, Illinois, and Federal Trade Commission Sue Deere & Company Over Right to Repair Restrictions
(KNSI) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, joined by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the Federal Trade Commission, has filed a lawsuit against John Deere, alleging unfair practices t...
Jan 16, 2025 Unsplash
Minnesota House Democrats Boycott 2025 Session Start, GOP Gets to Work Electing Demuth of Cold Spring Speaker
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area Representative Dan Wolgamott joined his fellow House Democrats in boycotting the first day of the 2025 Minnesota Legislative Session, denying quorum for Republicans for what Wo...
Jan 15, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Amid Ongoing Fraud Issues, Department of Human Services Commissioner Steps Down
(KNSI) - Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead is stepping down, effective February 3rd. "I want to extend my deepest thanks to Commissioner Harpstead for answering the ca...
Jan 14, 2025 Unsplash
Judge Denies Minnesota GOP's Request to Overturn District 54A Election Results
(KNSI) - A judge has denied the Minnesota GOP's request to nullify the contested victory of a representative and order a new election. It happened in House District 54A in Scott County, where incumben...
Jan 14, 2025 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Senator Aric Putnam Announces New Subcommittee on Veterans as Part of Renamed Legislative Committee Agenda
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area Senator Aric Putnam announced the newly renamed Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development will also establish a dedicated Subcommittee on Veterans as...
Jan 13, 2025 Aric Putnam for Senate