State Patrol: At Least 1 Dead In Jackson Co. Crash
At least one person is dead in a car crash in Jackson County Thursday night. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened just before 7 p.m. on County Road 29 at County Road 34.
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At least one person is dead in a car crash in Jackson County Thursday night. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened just before 7 p.m. on County Road 29 at County Road 34.
The Minnesota State Patrol is on the scene of a fatal crash in southeastern Minnesota near Rochester Thursday afternoon. Authorities responded to the crash at about 3:04 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 42 and County Road 9, which is located just east of Rochester and north of Eyota.
A 54-year-old North Branch man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Stillwater early Tuesday evening, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The crash happened at about 6:34 p.m. on Highway 95 near Pawnee Avenue North.
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At least one person is dead in a rollover crash Saturday in Marshall. The crash happened at about 11:04 a.m. on Highway 23 at Saratoga Street. The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating.
One person is dead after a rollover crash early Saturday morning in Polk County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the fatal crash happened at about 12:48 a.m. on the 38500 block of 350th Avenue.
A 42-year-old driver is dead after hitting a tree Thursday afternoon in Washington County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the fatal crash happened at about 2:46 p.m. on Highway 95 at Nason Hill Road.
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A Twin Cities man was seriously injured in a rollover crash in Maple Grove Sunday afternoon, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Authorities responded at about 4:15 p.m. Sunday to the area of eastbound Interstate 694 on the ramp to southbound Highway 169 on a report of a rollover crash.
Two Minneapolis women were seriously injured Friday night after their vehicle collided with a Metro Transit police squad car in downtown Minneapolis. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened at about 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Park Avenue and 8th Street South.
A 14-year-old girl is dead after a crash on a Brown County road late Thursday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol says a Chevy Malibu and a Ford Edge collided on Highway 4 and County Road 29 at about 4:49 p.m.
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