
Car spins out on metro highway, then struck by school bus
A driver was injured after spinning out and being struck by a school bus on Highway 61 in Cottage Grove Friday.
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A driver was injured after spinning out and being struck by a school bus on Highway 61 in Cottage Grove Friday.
A 95-year-old Cottage Grove woman and a 32-year-old Lakeville woman are dead after a crash Sunday morning in the east metro, which left two others critically injured.
Public safety officials in Cottage Grove say two people are dead following a wrong-way crash Sunday morning.
Police say a suspected road-rage incident resulted in a man getting shot Saturday night on Highway 61 in St. Paul.
Part of Highway 61 was closed in Cottage Grove Wednesday afternoon after a "serious crash," according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating after a fatal crash on Highway 61 in St. Paul Friday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol says a crash between a semi and car is affecting traffic on Highway 61 in St. Paul.
Authorities say a 63-year-old man died Wednesday when his vehicle left the roadway and struck four unoccupied vehicles in Winona.
Two people died Friday when the pickup truck they were driving crossed the center line of Highway 61 and struck a semi.
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A White Bear Lake man was arrested Thursday after a standoff that started after he allegedly threatened his girlfriend with a knife.
State Patrol says an impaired driver will face charges after a crash that injured a 9-month-old baby.
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Authorities have released the names of two people killed and a third person injured in a fiery crash on an icy highway in Winona County.
Authorities say a 58-year-old man died Saturday after losing control of his motorcycle on a hill in Washington County.
The body of a missing 22-year-old man was found Thursday morning in Cook County, according to authorities. Justin John Schneider was found during a search at about 10:35 a.m. after his abandoned vehicle was found near the Kadunce River on Highway 61.
One person was killed early Thursday morning after the motorcycle they were riding left the roadway in Ramsey County. According to Minnesota State Patrol, at 1 a.m. a Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling northbound on Highway 61 just south of Warner Road when it left the roadway.
A Center City woman died late Sunday night after a head-on crash in Hugo. According to Minnesota State Patrol, the crash occurred just after 10 p.m. on Highway 61.
The State Patrol said a motorcyclist died Sunday morning in southeastern Minnesota after trying to pass a pickup truck and slamming into it.
One person is dead after a head-on crash in Wabasha County Wednesday afternoon. According to the police report, around 4 p.m. a driver of a Ford F150 was traveling southbound on Highway 61 when it collided with a semi-truck traveling northbound.
A 66-year-old Winona man died Sunday night after a tree fell on his car while he was driving during storms in southeastern Minnesota, according to the Winona County Sheriff's Office.
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One person died after a two-car crash in Hugo Friday morning. According to the state patrol, the incident occurred around 10:39 a.m. at Highway 61 and 130th Street North.
It was supposed to be a night of staged horror on a Twin Cities haunted limo tour, but a group of friends experienced something truly frightening.
Four people were injured after their limo was struck by two vehicles in the southeast metro. The accident happened Friday night just after 9:30 in Cottage Grove, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The limo was traveling southbound on Highway 61 and was making a left turn onto Kingsboro Trail to enter Zywiec's Haunting Experience.
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