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Supreme Court Rejects Byron Smith's Appeal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up the appeal of a Minnesota man serving two life sentences for killing two teenage burglars. Attorneys for Byron Smith, of Little Falls,...
Mar 23, 2021 Minnesota Department of Corrections
Bears Coming Out of Hibernation Could Cause Damage to Property
(KNSI) - Minnesota wildlife officials are warning about bears causing damage as the hungry animals awake from hibernation. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says as bears emerge from hiber...
Mar 22, 2021 Pixabay
Sauk Rapids Man Sentenced for Aiding an Offender During 2019 Shooting
(KNSI) - A Sauk Rapids man has received a stayed sentence of four years after pleading guilty to aiding an offender during a 2019 shooting in St. Cloud. Twenty-eight-year-old JB Zimmer pleaded guilty ...
Mar 22, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Law Enforcement Presence in Minneapolis to Increase as Chauvin Trial Progresses
(KNSI) - Jury selection for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's trial is nearly complete, with 14 of the 15 jurors and alternates now seated. One week before opening statements are slate...
Mar 22, 2021 Operation Safety Net
Judge Seats 14th Juror in Chauvin Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A 14th juror was seated Monday for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death, nearly completing the panel ahead of opening statements next wee...
Mar 22, 2021 Pool Court TV/Associated Press/Pool Photo from Video
Catholic Charities' Executive Director Expresses Gratitude for Generosity Shown at Pack the Porches
(KNSI) - "An incredible day" was how Catholic Charities' Executive Director Steve Pareja described Friday's 11th annual Pack the Porches food and fund drive. The food shelf raised $23,011 and collecte...
Mar 22, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Committee To Help Food and Agricultural Workers Formed
(KNSI) - Minnesota will gather experts to help frontline workers who continue to feed everyone through the pandemic. Executive Order 21-14 establishes the Governor's Committee on the Safety, Health, a...
Mar 22, 2021 Pixabay
Minnesota is the Second-Best State for Physicians, Report Says
(KNSI) - Minnesota is the second-best state in the country for doctors to practice in. That's according to WalletHub, which placed Montana in the No. 1 spot. After Minnesota, Idaho, Wisconsin and Kans...
Mar 22, 2021 Photo by CDC on Unsplash
Allina Health Clinic Shooting Suspect Back in Court Monday
(KNSI) - The man accused in the fatal Allina Health clinic shooting last month made his second court appearance in Wright County District Court Monday. According to officials with Wright County, Grego...
Mar 22, 2021 Wright County Jail
Minnesota Reports Zero New COVID-19 Deaths for First Time Since April 2020
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 1,152 new cases of COVID-19 and, for the first time in almost a year, no new deaths statewide Monday. The last time Minnesota had a day without any new COVID-19 deaths was o...
Mar 22, 2021 Unsplash