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…
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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. …
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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…
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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,…
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Six people were injured after a two vehicle accident Monday morning in Norman County. The Minnesota State Patrol tells R&J News an SUV driven by 33-year-old Karisa Johnson of Ada was northbound on County Road 24 around 11:40am Monday. At the same time, a pickup truck driven by 58-year-old Bryan Sypult of Bemidji was westbound…
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HAWLEY, MN—A woman from Hawley has died after a two vehicle crash Friday morning in Hawley. The Minnesota State Patrol says at 6:45 a.m. Friday, the Hawley Police Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 10 and Michael Street. Police say the crash involved a commercial vehicle and a passenger vehicle. The crash report…
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Minnesota State Patrol Sergeant Jesse Grabow says it’s been an interesting winter when it comes to road accidents. On the subject of road accidents, Minnesota State Patrol Captain Casey Meagher (MAW-her) says Minnesota had 50 road deaths as of the end of February…and 61 traffic fatalities on Minnesota roadways in 2024, compared to 38 at…
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Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day…..a day that’s often celebrated with an adult beverage or two…or more. That can lead to a great many impaired drivers on the road. Minnesota State Patrol Sergeant Jesse Grabow talks about St. Patrick’s Day. Grabow was asked if there will be extra patrols this weekend looking for impaired drivers. If…
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The Minnesota State Patrol has identified the two men who died after a crash on Highway 9 Sunday morning. The crash report says the driver, 28-year-old Isaac Schultz of Fergus Falls died, as did his passenger, 28-year-old James Mork. The crash happened just after 5:30 AM on Sunday, Jan. 28. The State Patrol says Schultz…
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