Man struck, killed by train in Anoka County
Several agencies are investigating after a man was fatally struck by a train Friday night, according to Anoka County, Minnesota, officials.
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Several agencies are investigating after a man was fatally struck by a train Friday night, according to Anoka County, Minnesota, officials.
A married couple is dead after the car they were in collided with a train in Farden Township, Minnesota, on Friday morning, according to the Hubbard County Sheriff's Office.
A 33-year-old man is accused of having a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit hours after a crash involving a train in Minneapolis last October, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.
According to the Coon Rapids Police Department, the crash happened in the area of 119th Avenue Northwest and Northdale Boulevard Northwest at approximately 3:45 p.m.
A 35-year-old southern Minnesota woman was hit and killed by a train on Monday afternoon, according to the Meeker County Sheriff's Office.
A Northstar Commuter Rail train hit a truck "stopped on the tracks" Friday morning in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, according to Metro Transit police, halting service in both directions.
A Northstar Commuter Rail train hit a truck "stopped on the tracks" Friday morning in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, according to Metro Transit police, halting service in both directions.
Northbound service on the Northstar Commuter Rail line is halted on Friday morning after a serious crash involving a truck in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
A train carrying hazardous materials derailed on Thursday night in Meeker County, Minnesota, about 25 miles southwest of St. Cloud.
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Minnesota could see some much needed rain overnight, though will likely not reverse the course of a drought that is spreading throughout the state.
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