Category Archives: Courts
Three and a Half Year Prison Sentence for Driver in Fatal Crash That Killed Melrose Man
(KNSI) - The 20-year-old man accused of having ten drinks before getting behind the wheel and causing a crash that killed a Melrose man has been sentenced to prison. Joseph Paul Maness was given a sen...
Oct 14, 2022 Unsplash
Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud After Arson He Blamed on Activists
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota man pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing fraudulent insurance claims for a staged arson he attempted to portray as a politically-motivated attack. Federal officials said Den...
Oct 12, 2022 Unsplash
Woman Charged in Alleged Racially Motivated Assault
(KNSI) - The woman accused of a bizarre assault over the weekend in Waite Park has officially been charged. According to the criminal complaint, at about 3:15 Saturday afternoon, police responded to a...
Oct 11, 2022 Stearns County Jail
What's Open and Closed for Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day
(KNSI) - Today is Columbus Day, a federal holiday not recognized by either Minnesota Governor Tim Walz or President Joe Biden. There is no mail today, but UPS and FedEx are operating as usual. State c...
Oct 10, 2022 Unsplash
Local Firearms Dealer Reacts to Attorney General Keith Ellison Suing Fleet Farm
(KNSI) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Fleet Farm, alleging the retailer was involved in gun trafficking. Ellison says employees sold 37 guns to two people over 16 months, and one ...
Oct 06, 2022 Unsplash
Convicted 169 Shooter Sentenced to Life in Prison
(KNSI) - A Chicago man found guilty of murder in a road rage-related shooting last summer will spend the rest of his life in prison. Jamal Smith was accused of shooting and killing Jay Boughton as the...
Oct 04, 2022 Macon County (Illinois) Jail
Man Charged in Alleged Gunpointing Incident and Standoff
(KNSI) - The suspect accused in an alleged gun-pointing incident that led to a standoff in Waite Park over the weekend has officially been charged. According to the criminal complaint, a man who was o...
Oct 04, 2022 Stearns County Jail
Two Ex-Minneapolis Police Officers Begin Federal Prison Sentence Tuesday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Two of the four former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights during the May 2020 restraint that killed him are scheduled to begin s...
Oct 04, 2022 Hennepin County Jail via AP Photos
Man Sentenced For Fleeing Crash
(KNSI) - Luke Michael Graditi was sentenced to 21 months in prison Monday for fleeing the scene of a crash that left two people seriously hurt. Graditi was driving a GMC Yukon SUV when he ran a red li...
Oct 03, 2022 Stearns County Jail
Chinese Billionaire Settles U.S. Rape Allegation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Chinese billionaire and JD.com founder Richard Liu agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a former University of Minnesota student who alleged he raped her in her Minneapolis apartment...
Oct 03, 2022 Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File