Category Archives: Crime
Chauvin's Knee Was on Floyd's Neck For Nine Minutes, Prosecutors Say
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - As the trial approaches for a white Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, prosecutors are putting the time Derek Chauvin's knee was on the Bla...
Mar 04, 2021
Second Man Convicted in Stabbing Death at the Red Carpet
The 28-year-old St. Cloud man chose to have his case heard in front of a judge rather than by a jury. His sentencing date hasn't been set. Johnson was one of three men charged in the McGill's death. J...
Mar 04, 2021 Jake Judd KNSI
Woman Accused of Threatening Neighbors With a Machete
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - An Eagan woman is accused of threatening neighbors with a machete and cutting wires inside a utility box last week, leaving dozens without phone or internet service. A criminal com...
Mar 03, 2021 Unsplash
BCA Releases Preliminary Information Regarding a Fatal Shootout Near Sebeka
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - An exchange of gunfire between a police officer and two brothers who were shot and killed on a road near Sebeka began when one of the suspects opened fire on the officer and a s...
Mar 03, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Appellate, Supreme Court Decisions Could Impact Chauvin's Trial
(KNSI) - Prosecutors have asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals to consider reinstating a third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. Their reasoning is that another ...
Mar 03, 2021 Unsplash
Klobuchar Introduces Bill to Close 'Boyfriend Loophole' for Stalkers, Domestic Abusers
(KNSI) - A Minnesota senator is reintroducing a bill that would prevent people who have abused dating partners from possessing or buying firearms by closing the "boyfriend loophole." Sen. Amy Klobucha...
Mar 02, 2021 Unsplash
Second Arrest Made in Meeker County Homicide
(KNSI) - The Meeker County Sheriff's Office says a second man is under arrest in connection to a fatal shooting Friday night. Hutchinson police and the Crow River SWAT Team arrested a 23-year-old man ...
Mar 02, 2021 Unsplash
Appeals Court Considers Third-Degree Murder Charge for Chauvin Ahead of Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - An appeals court considering whether to reinstate a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd reacted with skepticism ...
Mar 01, 2021
UPDATE: Meeker County Authorities Arrest One After Friday Night Homicide
Update, posted Monday, March 1 at 4:15 p.m.: (KNSI) - The Meeker County Sheriff's Office has arrested one person in a lethal shooting that happened Friday night along 545th Avenue. The 23-year-old mal...
Mar 01, 2021 Pixabay
Will St. Cloud Law Enforcement Go to Minneapolis for Chauvin's Trial? It Depends, Officials Say
(KNSI) - St. Cloud-area law enforcement authorities might assist with security efforts surrounding Derek Chauvin's trial in Minneapolis, but the potential for protests and riots in St. Cloud could kee...
Mar 01, 2021 DPS Commissioner John Harrington speaks at an Operation Safety Net press conference on March 1.