2 killed, 13 injured following western Wisconsin crash
Two people are dead - including a teenager - and more than a dozen are injured after a crash late Monday afternoon in western Wisconsin.
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Two people are dead - including a teenager - and more than a dozen are injured after a crash late Monday afternoon in western Wisconsin.
Authorities are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash Saturday morning in the north metro.
According to the Scott County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened at about 8:45 p.m. along Valley View Road on the 18000 block. A Jeep Wrangler heading south lost control while navigating a sharp curve in the road.
Investigators say Tristan Jaeckels, of Northfield, was heading west on the highway when his car went off the road.
Investigators say Tristan Jaeckels, of Northfield, was heading west on the highway when his car went off the road.
Two people died as a result of the crash, 47-year-old William Craig and 48-year-old Colette Craig, both from South St. Paul.
The Minneapolis Police Department says that preliminary information suggests the car had been driving at a high rate of speed when it drove off the road and collided with a tree.
A portion of Highway 52 is shut down on Saturday after a fatal crash in Vermillion Township.
The Minnesota State Patrol says a Wisconsin woman is dead following a wrong-way crash in Pine County Wednesday evening.
Minneapolis police are investigating a fatal crash involving a stolen motorcycle early Tuesday morning.
A driver was killed Monday morning in a crash near a popular western Wisconsin ski hill.
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The death of Brenden Brown marked Barron County's first traffic fatality of 2023, the sheriff's department said.
The 78-year-old man crashed into the back of the semi before hitting a light pole and landing in the front yard of a home nearby.
A 78-year-old man is dead after troopers say he rear-ended a semi in Superior today.
Police say a man died Saturday afternoon when his tanker rolled over and caught on fire north of Duluth.
A 16-year-old boy from Sauk Rapids faces life in prison after he allegedly crashed into a pedestrian on purpose Friday night, killing him.
A 70-year-old St. Cloud man was struck and killed on Friday evening by a 16-year-old boy driving a stolen car.
The Minnesota State Patrol says Lance Beachem, 53, was in his 2002 Chrysler Sebring on the train tracks at West Gull River Road Southwest in Cass County when a Burlington Northern train struck his car.
The two vehicles collided on Highway 12 near Howard Lake.
A fatal crash closed both directions of Highway 62 near Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Monday morning. Now it appears alcohol may have been a factor.
Both sides of Highway 62 near MSP Airport will be closed for an indefinite amount of time after a fatal crash Monday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol has confirmed at least one person was killed in the crash.
Authorities are investigating a fatal crash that happened Friday morning north of Rochester.
A 17- year-old boy from Lake City was driving the semi and wasn't hurt.
A federal judge on Wednesday denied Minnesota's request for a temporary restraining order to halt the release of the ICE agent sought for extradition in a shooting earlier this year in north Minneapolis amid Operation Metro Surge, and then lying about the circumstances under oath.
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An 18-year-old man has pleaded guilty to killing 10-year-old Lily Peters in Wisconsin four years ago. He was then given a life sentence with the possibility of extended supervision after 25 years.
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A federal judge on Wednesday denied Minnesota's request for a temporary restraining order to halt the release of the ICE agent sought for extradition in a shooting earlier this year in north Minneapolis amid Operation Metro Surge, and then lying about the circumstances under oath.
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The program will charge a flat fee of $25 per day for vehicles to park between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. during the 12 days of the fair.
Mann said the Plymouth location will be the only family-owned, locally based Minnesota theater company operating an IMAX and will bring the format to an area where moviegoers have previously had to travel farther to find one.
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A Michigan child is in the hospital after being run over by a lawn mower in central Minnesota Friday afternoon.
A Pennsylvania man is accused of causing a fatal crash on a northern Minnesota highway last week by swerving his semi into a motorcycle and pushing it into a cable barrier.
The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office says it received a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of County Road 2 and County Road 33 in Roseville Township just before 2 p.m. Saturday.
An 18-year-old man has pleaded guilty to killing 10-year-old Lily Peters in Wisconsin four years ago. He was then given a life sentence with the possibility of extended supervision after 25 years.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
A Wisconsin high school football player has died from injuries sustained during a game on Thursday night.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
The Franklin County Coroner's Office says Jack Pugh died March 30 from acute bronchopneumonia caused by cardiomyopathy, a disease that weakens the heart's ability to pump blood.
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After years of debate and drafting legislation, a new task force on fraud held its first meeting Wednesday at the Minnesota State Capitol.
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released nearly 700 documents Wednesday in his office's investigation into Fleet Farm, alleging the company "ignored an internal warning" about selling firearms to a "straw buyer."
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The Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced that it has declined to file felony charges related to an incident involving far-right instigator and pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang at Minneapolis City Hall.
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Mann said the Plymouth location will be the only family-owned, locally based Minnesota theater company operating an IMAX and will bring the format to an area where moviegoers have previously had to travel farther to find one.
President Trump said that he would be "lowering the American flag" throughout the nation for one week in Dolly Parton's honor.
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