Category Archives: Crime

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

Family Mob Gang Members Face Federal Charges in South Minneapolis Drug Trafficking Case
(KNSI) - Federal authorities announced charges Wednesday against five members and associates of the Family Mob, a street gang based in south Minneapolis, accused of flooding the neighborhood with fent...
Jake Judd Feb 25, 2026 Unsplash

Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would "temporarily halt" some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of wha...
Associated Press Feb 25, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Minnesota Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Medicaid Fraud, Boost Penalties
(KNSI) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers and the Attorney General have introduced updated legislation aimed at cracking down on Medicaid fraud in the state. The Medical Assistance Protection Act, or M...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 25, 2026 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Weekend Sex Trafficking Sting in Central Minnesota Leads to Five Arrests
(KNSI) - A weekend-long human trafficking sting in Central Minnesota resulted in five arrests and multiple ongoing investigations. On Monday, the Central Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force announc...
Jake Judd Feb 23, 2026 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

High Speed Chase Through Wright County Leads to Arrest of Man Charged in Wisconsin for Girlfriend's Murder
(KNSI) - The man accused of killing a woman in Wisconsin and dumping her body in Michigan was caught in Minnesota following a high-speed chase through Monticello. Authorities say 29-year-old Robert Ch...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 23, 2026 Wright County Jail