Category Archives: Crime

Second Teen Arrested in Connection to St. Paul Homicide Case
(KNSI) - Police say a second suspect has been arrested in connection to a homicide investigation that led to 22-year-old Amir Locke's shooting death. A 16-year-old is now in custody for aiding and abe...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 23, 2022 Unsplash

Jury Set to Get Case of Three Officers Charged in Floyd Killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The jury hearing the case against three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights needs only to get instructions from the judge befor...
Associated Press Feb 23, 2022 Associated Press

Prosecutor: 3 Cops in Floyd Killing 'Chose to do Nothing'
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights "chose to do nothing" as a fellow officer squeezed the life out of Floyd, a prosecuto...
Associated Press Feb 22, 2022 Hennepin County Jail via AP Photos

Police Seize Three Pounds of Meth, Gun During Raid
(KNSI) - More than three pounds of methamphetamine and a gun was seized during the search of two homes in Willmar. According to the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force, a search warrant was executed on a ...
Jake Judd Feb 22, 2022 Pixabay

Prosecutor: Three Officers Chose to do Nothing to Help Floyd as He Struggled
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Three Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights sat by and "chose to do nothing" as Floyd pleaded for air and then went silent, a federal pr...
Associated Press Feb 22, 2022 Court TV via AP, Pool, File

Stillwater Prison on Lockdown after Attack on Two Officers
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) - A state prison outside of St. Paul remained on lockdown Monday after an inmate injured two correctional officers over the weekend, Minnesota Department of Corrections official...
Associated Press Feb 21, 2022 Unsplash

Defense Rests in Federal Trial in George Floyd's Killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The defense attorney for the third former Minneapolis officer charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights as Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd's neck rested his c...
Associated Press Feb 21, 2022 Associated Press

St. Cloud Fire Marshal: Cause of Children's Home Fire Undetermined
(KNSI) - After a nearly year-long investigation, the cause of a fire that destroyed a part of the former Catholic Charities Children's Home is still undetermined. According to the St. Cloud Fire Marsh...
Jake Judd Feb 21, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Cosmos Man Arrested After Chase Begins and Ends at His Home
(KNSI) - A 26-year-old man from Cosmos is under arrest after allegedly leading police on a short chase that started and ended at his home. According to a press release from the Meeker County Sheriff's...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 21, 2022 KNSI News

Suspected Thief Parks Stolen Car at Retired Officers' Home
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minneapolis man is in trouble with the law after he allegedly stole a car and tried to hide it at the home of two retired police officers. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported ...
Associated Press Feb 20, 2022 Unsplash