Category Archives: Courts

Tyson, others, lose Oklahoma lawsuit over poultry pollution
The world's largest poultry producer, Tyson Foods, is among nearly a dozen poultry companies that have less than two months to reach agreement with the state of Oklahoma on how to clean a watershed po...
Associated Press Jan 20, 2023 Unsplash

Monticello Shooting Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder, Assault
(KNSI) - A Moorhead man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a man multiple times near Monticello. Police were called around 8:30 on Monday night to a compost site near Mont...
Jake Judd Jan 19, 2023 Unsplash

Stearns County Opening Up Jail to Tours on Saturday
(KNSI) - Coming off the heels of last year's open house at the Stearns County Courthouse, the sheriff's office is holding a similar event. Stearns County is allowing the public to see its jail and law...
Jake Judd Jan 18, 2023 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Mother in Custody After Child Dies Following Fentanyl Exposure
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud woman is jailed and charged with second-degree manslaughter - culpable negligence after her toddler allegedly died following exposure to fentanyl. According to the criminal compla...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 18, 2023 Stearns County Jail

Sheriff Warning Teens About Online Scams Targeting Them
(KNSI) - Law enforcement is warning teens to be on the lookout for scams targeting them. Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck says many people think of senior citizens as the victims of online scams becaus...
Jake Judd Jan 17, 2023 Unsplash

St. Cloud Lawyer Appointed to Judgeship
(KNSI) - Governor Tim Walz has appointed a St. Cloud lawyer to fill a soon-to-be vacant judgeship. Kristi Stanislawski is an attorney at Jovanovich, Dege & Athmann, PA. She has been asked to presi...
Jake Judd Jan 16, 2023 Minnesota Governor's Office

New Charges Against Mom Accused of Killing Son
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Upgraded murder charges have been filed against a Minnesota mom who is accused of fatally shooting her 6-year-old son and stashing his body in the trunk of her car last spring. Juli...
Associated Press Jan 16, 2023 Pixabay

Minnesota Man's Murder Conviction Vacated in Wife's Death
A Minnesota man who served nearly 25 years in connection with his wife's death walked out of prison on Friday after authorities vacated his murder convictions and allowed him to plead guilty to mansla...
Associated Press Jan 16, 2023 Unsplash

Man Accused of Online Solicitation of a Minor for Sex
(KNSI) - A Twin Cities man is accused of trying to solicit a teenage girl online for sex, but it turned out he was talking to an undercover cop. Randy Todd Micke has been charged with soliciting a chi...
Jake Judd Jan 13, 2023 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

Eden Valley Man Convicted of Sexually Abusing Three Children
(KNSI) - A 43-year-old Eden Valley man has been found guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for molesting children as far back as 2015. A Stearns County jury convicted Casimiro Sosa-Saavedra ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 12, 2023 Stearns County Jail