knife wounds

A Paynesville man is jailed and his girlfriend had to be hospitalized after a domestic assault incident early Saturday.

A Rosemount man is being held on $3-million bail in the murder of his south St. Cloud mother Thursday. The Stearns County Attorney's office has charged 40-year-old Chad Pulju with one count of second-degree murder with intent-not premeditated.

A Waite Park man who admitted to trying to kill his wife has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison. 44-year-old Joseph Benson had earlier pleaded guilty to first degree attempted murder stemming from the August 2011 incident.

A Waite Park man has admitted to trying to kill his wife. 43-year-old Joseph Benson pleaded guilty to first degree attempted murder stemming from the August 2011 incident. Court records show the couple was having marital problems when Benson used a knife to attack his wife.