LAKE PARK, MN—A woman from Lake Park is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after her SUV collided with a tractor Tuesday morning in Lake Park. The Minnesota State Patrol says a tractor driven by 22-year-old David Bjerke of Lake Park was westbound on US Highway 10 around 8:30am and was trying to make a right turn. …
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LAKE PARK, MN—Two people were injured in a five vehicle chain reaction accident Thursday afternoon in Lake Park. The Minnesota State Patrol says four vehicles were eastbound on Highway 10 around 12:30pm Thursday and another vehicle was westbound on Highway 10. A rear-end chain reaction crash occurred at the intersection of Highway 10 and 2nd…
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GENTILLY TOWNSHIP, MN–A reminder that you shouldn’t drive too close to a snow plow. A Fargo man was taken to the hospital after his van struck a snow plow Saturday morning in Gentilly Township. The Minnesota State Patrol says a van driven by 58-year-old Michael Dennis Thompson of Fargo and a snow plow driven by…
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Two people are facing felony drug charges after a traffic stop Thursday in East Grand Forks. 32-year-old Christopher Anthony Gaines of Grand Forks and 35-year-old Raelyn Marie Peltier of Crookston were both charged after a Thursday traffic stop by a Minnesota State Patrol trooper. According to court documents filed in Polk County District court, Gaines…
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SHEVLIN, MN—Two women were injured in a two vehicle accident Tuesday morning in Clearwater County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened at 7:45am at US Highway 2 and County Road 23 in Shevlin. An SUV driven by 46-year-old Jessica Campbell of Fosston was eastbound on Highway 2 when it collided with an SUV…
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FOSSTON, MN—Two people were injured after a three vehicle crash Saturday morning in Fosston. The Minnesota State Patrol says a pickup truck driven by 33-year-old Jonason Coakley of Thief River Falls was going east on US Highway 2 at mile marker 71 at 11:30am. A pickup driven by 67-year-old Rodney Olson of Fosston and a…
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PLUMMER, MN—A Thief River Falls man is dead after his pickup truck collided with a semi Wednesday morning on Highway 59 south of Plummer. The Minnesota State Patrol says an unnamed 18-year-old man was going south on Highway 59 just before 7am Wednesday when his pickup truck struck a northbound semi driven by 61-year-old Robert…
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Many people will be going out for New Year’s Eve tonight and law enforcement will be checking that no one is driving under the influence. Sgt. Jesse Grabow of the Minnesota State Patrol talks about the Patrol’s enforcement effort. Make sure your New Year’s Eve plans include a designated driver or another way to get…
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Traveling on Minnesota roads was treacherous during Sunday’s blizzard. Sgt. Jesse Grabow of the Minnesota State Patrol says he and his fellow state troopers were quite busy Sunday night into early Monday morning. Grabow was asked if there were any fatalities or serious injuries from those road mishaps. Grabow also reminds drivers to carry an…
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PERLEY, MN—A driver on Highway 75 in Perley might have prevented a small fire from getting bigger. Around 6pm Thursday night, a driver saw smoke coming from the Georgetown Farmer’s Elevator and called law enforcement. 19 fire departments from Minnesota and North Dakota responded and the Minnesota State Patrol briefly closed Highway 75 while firefighters…
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