Category Archives: Crime

Unborn Child Dies, St. Cloud Woman Critical After Suspected Impaired Driving Crash
(KNSI) - A 34-year-old St. Cloud woman is in critical condition, and her unborn child has died following a head-on collision caused by an allegedly intoxicated driver on Friday afternoon. According to...
Jake Judd Feb 15, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News

Prosecutors move to dismiss charges against men accused of hitting ICE officer with broom and shovel
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have moved to drop felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by a immigration officer, after new evidence e...
Associated Press Feb 13, 2026 AP Photo/Adam Gray, File

Minnesota Department of Revenue Warns Taxpayers About Tax Season Scams and Identity Theft
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Revenue is urging residents to remain vigilant against identity thieves and scammers during tax filing season. Officials say as returns are being filed across the ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 12, 2026 Unsplash

Several ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct
Investigators said one immigration enforcement official got away with physically assaulting his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody. A third is ...
Associated Press Feb 12, 2026 Othello Police Department via AP

Federal Background Investigator Arrested in Sex Trafficking Sting
(KNSI) - A man responsible for conducting U.S. Department of Defense background checks on applicants for prospective federal agents has been arrested in a sex trafficking sting. Bloomington Police Chi...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 11, 2026 Handcuffs

Burglary Suspect Arrested After Fleeing Crash
(KNSI) - St. Cloud police have arrested a burglary suspect who fled the scene of a crash on January 29th after leading officers on a brief pursuit. The St. Cloud Police Department's Community Response...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 11, 2026 Stearns County Jail

Gov. Tim Walz says federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota could end within days
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that he expects the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota will end in "days, not weeks and months," based on his recent conversations with top Trump ...
Associated Press Feb 10, 2026 AP Photo/Matthew Putney,File

St. Cloud Man Accused of Killing Wife Released from Hospital, Booked into Jail
(KNSI) - The man accused of stabbing his wife to death has been released from the hospital and booked into the Stearns County Jail. According to a press release, a 911 call came in at 8:20 Saturday ni...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 10, 2026 Unsplash

Stearns County Sheriff to Brief Board on Fraud Unit, $2M Saved by Stopping Suspect Welfare Disbursements
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office will present an overview of its fraud investigation unit to the county board next month, offering the public its first detailed look at how the department ...
Jake Judd Feb 10, 2026 Stearns County Sheriff's Office

Daughter of Former St. Cloud Council Member Jeff Johnson Killed in Stabbing
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Republican Party says the woman found stabbed to death inside a St. Cloud apartment Saturday night was the daughter of former City Council member Jeff Johnson. In a statement is...
Jennifer Lewerenz Feb 09, 2026 Jake Judd/KNSI News