Category Archives: Crime

Noem blames 'violent protesters' for Minneapolis chaos under tough questioning in a Senate hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her department's immigration enforcement tactics in front of a Senate committee on Tuesday and pushed back against criticism from Dem...
Associated Press Mar 03, 2026 Unsplash

Hugo Woman Charged with Making Threatening Calls to House Speaker Lisa Demuth
(KNSI) - A 42-year-old Hugo woman is being charged after investigators say she made threatening and harassing phone calls to House Speaker and Representative Lisa Demuth. According to the criminal com...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 03, 2026 AP Photo/Steve Karnowski

St. Cloud Autism Center Owner Pleads Guilty to $6 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
(KNSI) - The owner of Star Autism Center LLC in St. Cloud has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in federal court. The U.S. Department of Justice said 27-year-old Abdinajib Hassan Yussuf was th...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 03, 2026 Unsplash

Minnesota launches investigation that could bring charges against federal immigration officers
A Minnesota prosecutor announced an investigation Monday that may lead to charges against federal officers, including Border Patrol official Greg Bovino, for misconduct during an immigration enforceme...
Associated Press Mar 03, 2026 AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis

Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days' notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge agreed on Monday to temporarily suspend the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week's notice before they c...
Associated Press Mar 03, 2026 AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File

Level Three Predatory Offender Moving to St. Cloud Thursday, March 5th
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Police Department has issued a press release to notify the community of a level three predatory offender moving to the area. Sixty-nine-year-old Joseph Upsher will live in a hom...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 02, 2026 Minnesota Department of Corrections

Waite Park Man Charged With Kidnapping, Assault After Holding Woman at Gunpoint in Shower
(KNSI) - A Waite Park man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly holding a woman at gunpoint for several hours inside their home. According to a criminal complaint, on January 25th, the wom...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 02, 2026 Stearns County Jail

Judge Orders Mental Health Evaluation for St. Cloud Man Charged in Wife's Stabbing Death
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his wife appeared in Stearns County District Court Wednesday, where a judge ordered a mental health evaluation befor...
Jake Judd Feb 26, 2026 Stearns County Jail

St. Cloud Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Attempted Murder in Brutal Stabbing of Ex-Girlfriend
(KNSI) - A man is waking up in prison after admitting to trying to stab his ex-girlfriend to death last summer. George Washington Harris Jr. pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the second degree and...
Jake Judd Feb 26, 2026 Stearns County Jail

Governor Tim Walz Unveils Legislative Anti-Fraud Package
(KNSI) - Governor Tim Walz has unveiled a legislative package designed to combat fraud in Minnesota's state programs. In a press release, Walz says fraud "steals from the people of Minnesota and under...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 26, 2026 AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file