Category Archives: Crime

A person has been shot, killed by federal officers in Minnesota amid immigration crackdown
(AP) - Federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, according to a hospital record obtained by the Associated Press. Minneap...
Associated Press Jan 24, 2026 AP Photo/Abbie Parr

Man Charged with Kidnapping, Raping 7-Year-Old Zimmerman Girl
(KNSI) - A 28-year-old International Falls man has been charged with abducting a seven-year-old girl from Zimmerman on Wednesday and raping her. Joseph Andrew Bragg appeared in Sherburne County Distri...
Jake Judd Jan 23, 2026 Sherburne County Sheriff's Office

St. Cloud Police Log Third Traffic Enforcement Effort, Make Dozens of Stops
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department dedicated 11 hours to traffic enforcement on Wednesday, stopping dozens of vehicles as part of an ongoing effort to improve road safety throughout the city. Of...
Jake Judd Jan 22, 2026 St. Cloud Police Department

Zimmerman Girl Found Safe After Amber Alert, Suspect Arrested in Sherburne County Abduction Case
(KNSI) - Authorities in Sherburne County say a 28-year-old man is in custody after a seven-year-old Zimmerman girl went missing after school on Wednesday. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 22, 2026 Sherburne County Sheriff's Office

Federal officers detain a 5-year-old boy who school official says was used as 'bait'
A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family's lawyer said, making him...
Associated Press Jan 22, 2026 AP Photo/Tom Baker

Attorney general announces the arrest of at least 2 activists involved in a Minnesota church protest
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday, just as Vice Pres...
Associated Press Jan 22, 2026 AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis

Court Freezes Restrictions on ICE Tactics in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday suspended a decision that prohibited federal officers from using tear gas or pepper spray against peaceful protesters in Minnesota. The 8th U.S....
Associated Press Jan 21, 2026 AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis

Statewide Holiday DWI Crackdown Nets 2,170 Arrests; Central Minnesota Among Busiest
(KNSI) - Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, nearly 300 law enforcement agencies busted 2,170 intoxicated drivers during a statewide holiday saturation campaign. According to the Department of Pu...
Jake Judd Jan 21, 2026 Minnesota State Patrol

Two Men Await Sentencing After Dorm Room Rape on SCSU Campus
(KNSI) - Two men await their fates after being convicted of raping a St. Cloud State University student in her dorm room on November 1st, 2024. Twenty-one-year-old Dipak Phayal of Fremont, California,...
Jake Judd Jan 21, 2026 Unsplash

New Minnesota Law Bolsters Legal Options When Older Adults are Scammed
A new Minnesota law aims to give vulnerable adults more legal protections when they're being scammed or when someone they know is exploiting them financially. On January 1st, a law change took effect ...
KNSI News Room Jan 21, 2026 Unsplash