Minnesota House Passes K-12 Education Supplemental Budget
(KNSI) - The Minnesota House of Representatives has passed the K-12 education supplemental budget, adding $37 million in funding to get kids reading at or above grade level. The bill also boosts voluntary pre-kindergarten programs by adding 5,200 sea...
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Hennepin County Board Approves Funding for Outside Prosecutors in State Trooper Murder Case
(KNSI) - The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners Tuesday voted 5-1 in favor of the county attorney's office to hire outside prosecutors to take over the murder case against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan. Londrean is charged with second-de...
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Learn How To Serve Your Community While Walking The Dog
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department is going to the dogs. A new community engagement program is like Neighborhood Watch, but with an extra head scratch or two for man's best friend. Dog Walker Watch was started nationally in 2018, and is designe...
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Windy April Looks To Be Harbinger of Things To Come
(KNSI) - A change is in the air, and the proof is blowing in the wind. April is usually the windiest month of the year, and a typical day sees winds of about 10 miles per hour. Meteorologist Melissa Dye says 14 days saw above-average sustained winds ...
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Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an FBI report released Tuesday that shows a rise in losses through increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics to trick the vulnerable into giving up...
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Trump awarded 36 million more Trump Media shares worth $1.8 billion after hitting price benchmarks
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has secured an additional $1.8 billion worth of shares in Trump Media, according to a regulatory filing this week. Based on the company's stock hitting certain price benchmarks, Trump was awarded an add...
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St. Cloud Area's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Nets Nearly 55 Pounds of Medications
(KNSI) - The Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day was a success in the St. Cloud area. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office reports they took in 54.7 pounds of unneeded, unwanted and expired medications at the Wal...
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DEA moving to reclassify marijuana. What does that mean for the United States?
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn't legalize it for recreational use....
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CentraCare Receive Accreditation to Launch Rural Family Medicine Residency Program in Willmar
(KNSI) - CentraCare-Rice Memorial Hospital and Willmar Lakeland Clinic have reached a major milestone in opening a medical school for future family physicians. CentraCare and the University of Minnesota recently received clearance from the prestigiou...
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Speeding Crackdowns This Summer Aim To Reduce Fatal Crashes
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety wants you to take steps to keep cruisers safe this summer. You may be commuting to work or rushing hundreds of miles to your destination, but for many, the warm weather is a ...
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