State Patrol: 172 Crashes During Monday Evening Commute
The combination of extreme cold and light snow can prove to be a dangerous one on Minnesota roads, and it led to several accidents during the Monday evening commute.
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The combination of extreme cold and light snow can prove to be a dangerous one on Minnesota roads, and it led to several accidents during the Monday evening commute.
The Minnesota State Patrol has released images of a semitrailer that is believed to be involved in a Moorhead crash that killed two brothers in June.
Fire destroyed a southeastern Minnesota bowling alley and restaurant that the Fillmore County Sheriff called a focal point in town. Flames ripped through the B & B Olympic Bowl in Preston just after 5:30 a.m. on New Year's Day.
Minnesota State Patrol made 152 DWI arrests New Year's Eve , according to a state patrol spokesperson. The state patrol reported that 125 of those arrests were made after midnight.
While Tuesday's afternoon commute looks to be vastly improved, Minnesota's winter storm resulted in hundreds of crashes so far.
From weather in the north to unrest in the Midwest to Kennedy Center Honors in the east, here is a look at the top four stories from Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015.
Ready or not, winter is finally here in Minnesota. Snow fell throughout the night across the state, bringing impressive totals in the southwest. WCCO Weather Watchers reported 9.5 inches in Spring Grove and 8.2 in Alpha by Tuesday morning.
Relatives of the family of four killed in a weekend accident tell us there will be a joint funeral a week from Monday. The four died in a crash on Highway 65 near McGrath Saturday afternoon.
We know now a family of four killed in an Aitkin County accident on Saturday was from Columbia Heights. The four died in a crash on Highway 65 near McGrath around 3 o'clock Saturday.
The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened around 3 p.m. with icy conditions on the road. All four of the victims were in a 2001 Mazda SUV.
Much of southern Minnesota awoke to a layer of snow that came too late for a White Christmas. The National Weather Service says Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport had 2 inches of snow by 6 a.m. Saturday. Another inch or two of snow was expected across the Twin Cities area Saturday afternoon and evening.
A child was hospitalized on Christmas night after being hit by a car in Inver Grove Heights. Police say a 32-year-old man from South St. Paul struck an 8-year-old boy who was trying to cross Concord Boulevard at about 8:18 p.m. Friday night.
A teenager is in custody after a high speed chase near Alexandria Friday night. Authorities say it started at around 5:20 p.m. when officers pulled the 18-year-old over near the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Maple Street in Alexandria.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 61-year-old James Weinhold of Elk River was heading southbound on I-35 when he lost control of his pickup truck on the icy road.
A 21-year-old man from Windom died Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Cottonwood County, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Authorities responded to the crash at about 6:31 a.m. on Highway 71 just north of Windom.
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Cottonwood County Monday morning.
An 18-year-old Dodge Center man who was killed in a rollover crash Friday afternoon has been identified. The Minnesota State Patrol says Logan Maas died when the Ford Taurus he was in went off the road on 275th Avenue, just north of Dodge County Road 5.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a Ford Taurus was southbound on 275th Avenue, when it went off the road just north of County Road 5 and rolled in a ditch. Three of the passengers, who authorities say were not wearing seat belts, were ejected from the vehicle, one of whom died.
Police in Albert Lea say they have located the truck they believe was involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident. One person was killed around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening near the intersection of Main Street and Katherine Street.
Officers say it happened around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening near the intersection of Main Street and Katherine Street. By the time police arrived on scene, the victim was found deceased.
At least one person was killed in Le Sueur County in a crash near a school bus Tuesday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patriol, the crash happened at about 7:30 a.m. near Highway 13 and 380 Street, not far from Highway 99.
One person is dead after driving the wrong way down Interstate 694 near Vadnais Heights Thursday. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, around 6:30 p.m. an SUV was driving westbound on the eastbound lanes of I-694 at Labore Road when it sideswiped a minivan, driven by 44-year-old Armie C. Victorio, of Maplewood.
Two Lakeville High School students are dead and two other students are injured after a rollover crash in Lakeville Friday afternoon -- exactly two years to the day that a fellow student was killed on a slippery road. Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie said the fatal accident happened at about 3 p.m. on 225th Street West, just west of Dodd Road.
A 60-year-old man is dead after a broadside crash Wednesday morning in Cass County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened just before 7 a.m. on Highway 6.
Twin Cities drivers got snow both during the morning rush hour and for the evening commute as we got our first significant snow of the season. It took commuters a lot longer to get to work Monday morning, and just as long to get home Monday night.
A Fridley, Minnesota, man is accused of stealing over $300,000 by billing for Medicaid services that he did not provide.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Tuesday announced he is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the extradition of an immigration agent accused of shooting a man in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday is issuing an executive order to ban nonferrous mining in the Boundary Waters area.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Tuesday announced he is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the extradition of an immigration agent accused of shooting a man in Minneapolis.
The home of an iconic Minneapolis bar is up for sale, and with it comes a whole lot of history.
People gathered at Downtown Park in Hopkins, Minnesota, on Monday night to mourn the deaths of 7-year-old Evie Brown, Kristen Brown and Alice Brown.
A 30-year-old man charged in a Medicaid fraud scheme is linked to several people accused of running a sex trafficking operation in Hennepin County, Minnesota, according to court documents.
The Dakota County Sheriff's Office is looking for information about a 40-year-old man who was found dead in the Mississippi River near Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, on Friday.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday is issuing an executive order to ban nonferrous mining in the Boundary Waters area.
Williams and Hall Outfitters in Ely has been in business for 33 years.
More than six fire departments responded in the middle of the night to Kingsway Senior Living, and staff say it took a village to relocate everyone to Belle Plaine High School for temporary shelter.
An individual is dead after a police officer shot at them with their service weapon on the Red Lake Nation Thursday, according to a special agent with the FBI.
Families heading west to the Black Hills this summer might make a stop at the Crazy Horse Memorial near Mount Rushmore. The memorial has a Minnesota connection that tells the story of the site.
The crash happened at approximately 7:12 a.m. on westbound I-94 at milepost 13 in St. Croix County near Roberts, Wisconsin, according to the State Patrol.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday is issuing an executive order to ban nonferrous mining in the Boundary Waters area.
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With ships logjammed in the Strait of Hormuz and talks with Iran at a standstill, President Trump is turning his focus to a U.S. ally.
An undercover video could land a handful of activists in legal trouble. They pretended to be Minnesota voters during the primary.
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A Minnesota woman says she fainted, spiked a 102-degree fever, and was hospitalized with sepsis three days after eating a chicken burrito bowl at a Chipotle in Roseville, and genetic testing connected her case to a multistate outbreak, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
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A lottery player in Minnesota won a jackpot of more than $34 million last week, a record for the Lotto America game in the state.
The lawsuit accuses Loon of using "kid-friendly characters" to promote its vapes in flavors such as Cotton Candy, Strawberry Popsicle, Banana Taffy and Blue Razz Slushy.
A Fridley, Minnesota, man is accused of stealing over $300,000 by billing for Medicaid services that he did not provide.
A 30-year-old man charged in a Medicaid fraud scheme is linked to several people accused of running a sex trafficking operation in Hennepin County, Minnesota, according to court documents.
Luigi Mangione's New York state trial on second-degree murder charges is being delayed.
The long-unsolved drive-by shooting gripped the hip-hop community, partly because no one was charged until Duane "Keffe D" Davis was indicted in 2023.
A Minneapolis man who ran a multi-year Medicaid fraud scheme pleaded guilty Monday.
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A Minnesota woman says she fainted, spiked a 102-degree fever, and was hospitalized with sepsis three days after eating a chicken burrito bowl at a Chipotle in Roseville, and genetic testing connected her case to a multistate outbreak, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
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Rod Stewart, who is 81, is recovering from a "routine coronary stent procedure," according to his team. He had been scheduled to perform at the Grandstand on Sept. 1 alongside Richard Marx.
Singers at Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota, are warming up for their performance on stage with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Foreigner.
Josh Bell's two-run double started the scoring in a four-run first inning, and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2.
With the season opener around the corner at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, there's a big question: Which passer will pass the other?
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Jamal Adams, the hybrid defender the Minnesota Vikings signed this offseason to bolster Brian Flores' unit, won't play this year after suffering a preseason injury, the NFL Network reports.
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In the aftermath of the primary, Republicans in Minnesota are more optimistic about their November chances than they ever have been.
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The Minnesota primary is Tuesday, with the final barrage of political ads in overdrive and candidates making their final pitches.
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After Tuesday's potential rounds of rain, Wednesday is looking clear and sunny, WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames reports.
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Showers will linger in parts of Minnesota Tuesday morning, though most of the day should be dry in the Twin Cities.
Showers will linger in parts of Minnesota Tuesday morning, though most of the day should be dry in the Twin Cities.
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After Tuesday's potential rounds of rain, Wednesday is looking clear and sunny, WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames reports.
The home of an iconic Minneapolis bar is up for sale, and with it comes a whole lot of history.
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