Minnesota State Patrol more active in public safety
WCCO's Reg Chapman spoke with the chief of the State Patrol to get his thoughts on how troopers are called upon more to help with public safety.
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WCCO's Reg Chapman spoke with the chief of the State Patrol to get his thoughts on how troopers are called upon more to help with public safety.
Investigations from fatal or near fatal car accidents can leave roads closed for hours. But troopers say having an eye in the sky could change that.
Investigations from fatal or near fatal car accidents can leave roads closed for hours. But troopers say having an eye in the sky could change that.
Thousands of drivers are skirting one of the big rules of the road to avoid traffic on Twin Cities interstates.
Police say roads around the Twins Cities are safer after several arrests for street racing in the last couple weeks.
According to the state patrol, Alma was deployed 237 times and helped seize $102,000 in drug money, almost 48 pounds of cocaine, 553 pounds of marijuana and 110 pounds of meth.
The Minnesota State Patrol said the crash occurred on Highway 169 at 117th Avenue in Champlin.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced on Thursday that the Minnesota State Patrol will significantly increase its presence around the Twin Cities in the coming weeks.
The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened on Highway 65 at Towns Edge Road.
A state patrol pilot is recovering from a head injury after a duck hit the windshield of a patrol helicopter.
The Minnesota State Patrol is searching for a driver the agency says hit wo people on a stretch of highway in southern Minnesota early Monday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol has finished its rollout of body-worn cameras.
"To have additional investigative teams that are working on a consistent basis to make sure that we got a laser-like focus on catching perpetrators of violent gun crimes, and making sure that we got the right law enforcement that are in place, ready to go," Mayor Frey said.
City officials say Minneapolis will pay state authorities to assist with law enforcement and criminal investigations.
Troopers arrested multiple journalists covering riots in May and June 2020. The training emphasized how troopers should interact with anyone who has a camera -- people who ultimately have the right to film officers doing their jobs.
The Minnesota State Patrol says a semi hauling large boulders overturned on Interstate 94 in northwestern Minnesota Tuesday afternoon.
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Carver County Thursday that's causing traffic delays.
A driver suspected of being under the influence crashed into a box truck on a north metro overpass Monday afternoon, causing a fiery chain reaction.
The Minnesota State Patrol is working to identify a motorist who failed to stop during an attempted traffic stop and fled authorities.
A stretch of eastbound Interstate 94 in Maplewood is closed Thursday morning after a pileup involving at least a dozen vehicles.
A dog on its evening walk got a police escort down one of St. Paul's busiest roadways Thursday evening.
Law enforcement are looking for two people who fled the scene of a crash on Interstate 94 in St. Paul Wednesday evening.
A 68-year-old Eagan woman was killed in a crash Tuesday evening in Dakota County.
It's a friendship so unlikely that it seems impossible. A college student, on the worst night of his life, meets the best person he could've imagined.
Authorities are investigating a fatal crash involving a box truck in central Minnesota that occurred early Sunday.
