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Judge Releases Names of Jurors in Derek Chauvin's Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The judge who presided over the trial of Derek Chauvin has made public the names of jurors who convicted the former Minneapolis police officer of murder in the death of George Floyd...
Associated Press Nov 02, 2021 Court TV, via AP, Pool

Free, Reduced Tuition Program Expanded to All U of M Campuses
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The University of Minnesota will offer free or reduced tuition to many Native American students attending its five campuses starting next fall. The cost waiver program had previousl...
Associated Press Nov 02, 2021 AlexiusHoratius on Wikimedia Commons

St. Cloud VA Finalizing Plans To Administer COVID-19 Booster Shots
(KNSI) - Patients of the St. Cloud VA Health Care System will soon be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. The Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ap...
Jake Judd Nov 02, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News

CenterPoint Energy Requesting Rate Increase
(KNSI) - The state's largest natural gas utility applied Monday for a rate increase, but with an added rate stabilization to lessen the financial impact on its customers. CenterPoint Energy filed one ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 02, 2021 Unsplash

Man Sentenced for Hitting and Killing a Pedestrian
(KNSI) - A Princeton man has been sentenced to four years in prison after prosecutors say he was high on painkillers when he struck and killed a woman who was walking along a road. The afternoon of Ma...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 02, 2021 Sherburne County Jail

Former Tech High School Bookkeeper Sentenced for Felony Theft by Swindle
(KNSI) - The former bookkeeper at St. Cloud Tech High School has been sentenced to almost a year in jail after admitting she stole more than $100,000 from student activity accounts. Court records show...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 02, 2021 Stearns County Jail

Sheriff's Deputy Recovers Thousands for Scam Victim
(KNSI) - A Stearns County resident was saved from losing thousands of dollars in a scam, thanks to the sheriff's office and quick-thinking USPS employees. According to the Stearns County Sheriff's Off...
Jennifer Lewerenz Nov 02, 2021 Unsplash

Woman Stabbed, Man Arrested After Seven Hour Standoff in Belgrade
(KNSI) - A man was arrested after allegedly stabbing a woman leading to a nearly seven-hour standoff in Belgrade. Around 10:00 a.m. on Monday, the Belgrade/Brooten Police Department was called for a w...
Jake Judd Nov 01, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Media Makes Fresh Plea for Access to Ex-Cop Potter's Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - News organizations made a fresh plea Monday to the judge overseeing the case of a former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of Daunte Wright, asking her to all...
Associated Press Nov 01, 2021 Hennepin County Jail

Man Accused of Fleeing From Police Three Times in Three Days Pleads Guilty
(KNSI) - A man accused of fleeing from police three times in three days and was later arrested after a stand-off in Sartell has pleaded guilty to some of the charges filed against him. Jason William S...
Jake Judd Nov 01, 2021 Stearns County Jail