A Bagley native is this year’s Minnesota State Patrol Trooper of the Year. Kyle Backer says being in law enforcement is a family tradition. Backer got his start in law enforcement as a deputy in the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Department. He joined the State Patrol in 2009 and after ten years working overnights, Backer is…
Read more
A man from Ulen sustained minor injuries after a rollover accident Monday morning in Eglon Township, near Hawley. The Minnesota State Patrol says a pickup driven by 35-year-old Daniel Weber of Ulen was entering westbound Highway 10 from Highway 32 shortly after 8am when his vehicle left the highway and rolled over. Weber was taken…
Read more
BAGLEY, MN—A woman from Bagley was injured after a two vehicle accident Friday afternoon in Bagley. The Minnesota State Patrol says the accident happened at 2:50pm at Highway 2 and Wihlborg Avenue. A pickup driven by 29-year-old Caitlyn Lavine of Bagley was turning westbound on Highway 2 and collided with a car driven by 25-year-old…
Read more
A woman from Oklee was injured in a two vehicle accident Friday afternoon in Pennington County. The Minnesota State Patrol says a semi driven by 35-year-old Kenneth Nye of Moorhead was going west on Center Street East at 3:40pm Friday, when it collided with a SUV driven by 33-year-old Cassandra Vettleson of Oklee that was…
Read more
A man from Red Lake Falls has died after his vehicle rolled over Saturday afternoon northwest of Red Lake Falls. The Minnesota State Patrol says 25-year-old Wyatt James Sauve was going east on County Road 13, a half mile west of the intersection with County Road 9, when his car left the road, went into…
Read more
Two people were injured after a rollover accident Tuesday afternoon in Polk County. The Minnesota State Patrol says a SUV driven by 78-year-old Reha Sansted of Erskine was traveling eastbound on US Highway 2 just before 1pm Tuesday when her vehicle left the roadway and rolled over at mile marker 20. Sansted and a passenger…
Read more
ULEN, MN—One person was injured after a two vehicle accident in Ulen Wednesday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol says a car driven by 42-year-old Matthew Larson of Grand Forks and a minivan driven by 64-year-old Larry Swiers of Waubun were both going south on State Highway 32 around 3:15 Wednesday afternoon when the vehicles collided. …
Read more
A woman from Mahnomen was injured Wednesday afternoon after a two vehicle accident in Norman County. The Minnesota State Patrol says a pickup driven by 39-year-old Kyle Bushelle of Bemidji was going west on Highway 200 around 12:45pm when it collided with a SUV driven by 58-year-old Karen Ahmann of Mahnomen at the intersection of…
Read more
A Crookston woman suffered non-life threatening injuries after a crash in Polk County Tuesday night. The Minnesota State Patrol says a Ford Taurus and a Dodge Caravan were both traveling eastbound on Highway 2 just after 7:30pm Tuesday when the vehicles collided at the intersection of Highways 2 and 75. The driver of the Caravan,…
Read more