Category Archives: Crime
Authorities Identify Men Found Shot to Death in a Car in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities have identified the two men found shot to death in a car in north Minneapolis. The Star Tribune reports Malik Travon Carr-Riggins, 23, of Minneapolis and Case Samuel Rit...
Feb 14, 2022 Unsplash
In Second Floyd Killing Trial, Judge Seeks Speed, Not Emotion
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - When a witness to George Floyd's killing choked up while testifying during the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson quickly stepp...
Feb 14, 2022 Cedric Hohnstadt via AP
Teen bystander: Knew instantly Floyd was `in distress'
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A woman who was 17 when she came upon Minneapolis police pinning George Floyd to the street testified Friday at a federal trial for three officers that she knew instantly the Bl...
Feb 11, 2022 Unsplash
Police: Man Choked Woman Unconscious, Raped Her
(KNSI) - A man is accused of choking a woman unconscious and raping her in St. Cloud. Police say 29-year-old Markus Alan Ost sexually assaulted the woman on February 7th. Investigators say Ost and the...
Feb 11, 2022 Stearns County Jail
Sheriff Asking For Help Solving Death Investigation Four Years Later
(KNSI) - Officials are asking for help uncovering the mysterious circumstance behind the death of a Waverly man nearly four years ago. The Meeker County Sheriff's says Sunday will mark four years from...
Feb 10, 2022 Meeker County Sheriff's Office
Lieutenant: Officers Should Have Intervened in Floyd Killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Three former Minneapolis police officers on trial for violating George Floyd's civil rights should have intervened to stop fellow Officer Derek Chauvin when he had his knee on t...
Feb 10, 2022 Associated Press
Cop Safety Cited in No-Knock Warrant Ahead of Locke's Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities searching the Minneapolis apartment where Amir Locke was killed by a SWAT team member said a no-knock search warrant was necessary to protect the public and officers as ...
Feb 10, 2022 Associated Press
Man Arrested After Allegedly Allowing Two Women to Use His Apartment for Prostitution
(KNSI) - A 55-year-old from St. Cloud is behind bars after allegedly allowing two women to use his apartment for prostitution. According to the criminal complaint, in December of 2021, the Central Min...
Feb 10, 2022 Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Cold Spring Chief Supports Adding Body Cameras To Department
(KNSI) - The Cold Spring Police Department will be the latest local law enforcement agency to have its officers wearing body cameras. The Cold Spring City Council approved the body cameras at Tuesday'...
Feb 09, 2022 Associated Press
Toxicologist Testifies that Drugs Did Not Kill George Floyd
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A toxicologist testified Wednesday at the federal trial of three former officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights that it wasn't drug use, heart disease nor an...
Feb 09, 2022 Photo from Hennepin County Jail