PERHAM, MN—A woman from Hillsboro was injured in a two vehicle accident Sunday afternoon in Perham. The Minnesota State Patrol says a semi driven by 22-year-old John Honer of Dent and a car driven by 25-year-old Zoe Ann Kritzberger of Hillsboro were both southbound on Highway 78 shortly after 4pm Sunday when one of the…
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FERTILE, MN—A man from Mentor was taken to the hospital after his motorcycle collided with an Amish buggy Friday night near Fertile. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened around 5:20 Friday night on Highway 32 at 450th Street. 52-year-old Mark Johnson of Mentor was northbound on Highway 32, with a horse and buggy…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. The driver who led law enforcement on a fatal chase in Otter Tail County Monday night has been identified. The Minnesota State Patrol says 32-year-old Jessica Sarah Vaux of St. Francis was fleeing officers after a traffic stop on I-94 near Fergus Falls when…
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NEWFOLDEN, MN—A woman from Karlstad was killed in a two vehicle collision Thursday afternoon in Newfolden Township. The Minnesota State Patrol says an SUV driven by a 79-year-old woman from Karlstad was going south on Highway 59 at 12:48pm when it collided with a northbound semi driven by 64-year-old Robert Benson of Mahnomen. The…
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A Grand Forks man was injured when his vehicle rolled over Saturday afternoon in Polk County. The Minnesota State Patrol says 22-year-old Danaeya Martinez of Grand Forks was northbound on Highway 9 at 340th Street SW just before 6pm when his pickup truck left the road, lost control and rolled over. Martinez was taken to…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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