Category Archives: Crime

Bail Set for the Suspect Who Engaged Police in an Hours-Long Standoff
(KNSI) - A Wright County judge has set bail for the man accused of assaulting his wife, fleeing police, and engaging them in an hours-long standoff earlier this week. According to the criminal complai...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 29, 2021 Wright County Jail

Willmar Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Minor Makes First Court Appearance
(KNSI) - A 49-year-old Willmar man accused of sexually assaulting a minor made his first appearance in court Wednesday morning. Jose Alejandro Mejia-Bonilla is charged with one felony count of first-d...
Dene Dryden Jan 28, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Man Arrested After Leading Police on a 23 Mile Long Chase
(KNSI) - A 36-year-old Litchfield man wanted for multiple violations of a domestic abuse no-contact order is behind bars after police say he led them on a miles-long pursuit Wednesday night. The Meeke...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 28, 2021 Meeker County Jail

Stolen Trailers Recovered; Two Suspects Arrested
(KNSI) - Two people are under arrest after a multi-agency investigation regarding trailers stolen from Hilmerson RV. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says it worked with the Mille Lacs County Sher...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 28, 2021 Morrison County Sheriff's Office

Wright County Sheriff Releases More Information About the Suspect in Tuesday's Standoff
(KNSI) - The Wright County Sheriff's Office is releasing more information about the hours-long standoff in Monticello Tuesday. Police say they were called to a home in Albertville at 8:06 p.m. Monday ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 27, 2021 Wright County Jail

UPDATE: Domestic Assault Suspect Engaged in Hours Long Standoff in Custody
UPDATE: Posted 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, January 26th: (KNSI) - An hours-long standoff between a domestic assault suspect and the Wright County SWAT team is over. The Wright County Sheriff's Office said the ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 26, 2021 KNSI News

Two Men Plead Guilty to Arson Charges After August Riots
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Two men have pleaded guilty to federal arson charges in connection with fires that were set inside the Target corporate headquarters during unrest that followed rumors of a police s...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 26, 2021 Pixabay

St. Cloud Man Arrested for Allegedly Selling Fake Heroin
(KNSI) - A 37-year-old St. Cloud man was arrested after allegedly selling fake heroin. The Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force used a confidential informant to buy 4.9 grams of heroin from T...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 26, 2021 Stearns County Jail

St. Cloud Man Suspected of Selling Fake Percocet Pills Arrested, Charged
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man faces charges after authorities say they found fake Percocet pills and a handgun with its serial number removed during a search warrant Thursday. The Central Minnesota Violent...
Dene Dryden Jan 25, 2021 Pixabay

Woman Found Dead in Iowa Daughter of Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and Allina Health CEO
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A 21-year-old woman who was found dead outside a sorority house at Iowa State University was the daughter of a Minnesota Supreme Court justice and a prominent hospital executive, th...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 24, 2021 Unsplash