accidents

BARNESVILLE, Minn. - A crash near here involving two semis left one driver dead this morning on an icy stretch of Interstate 94, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. One semi rear-ended the other about 4 a.m. in the eastbound lanes near milepost 24, the patrol said. The...

A 17-year-old girl was injured in a two-car accident Saturday afternoon on Highway 10 West near Kmart. Alison Monique Willette was taken to Essentia St. Mary’s Hospital by St. Mary’s Ambulance. A condition report was not available. She was a passenger in a Chevrolet Silverado...

Four people were injured in a two-vehicle broadside collision on Highway 10 near New York Mills Saturday morning. According to the State Patrol, the crash occurred at the intersection of Highway 10 and Highway 106 when a southbound 2010 Toyota Camry on Highway 106 pulled in front...

BAGLEY, Minn. -- Michael Ross Larson died before emergency responders or fellow employees could rescue him from a workplace accident Tuesday in Bagley, said Police Chief Larry Peterson. Law enforcement officials released the name of the 41-year-old Fosston man Wednesday after contacting...

A veteran employee of a Bagley, Minn., wood manufacturing plant was killed early today when he was caught in the pulley of a large industrial-size door as it was opened. Police Chief Larry Peterson said an official of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration was expected...

MINNEAPOLIS – A 19-year-old driver who survived a Friday night crash that left four dead is recovering from his injuries in a Minneapolis hospital. Kansas Adams was in critical condition Sunday, and by Tuesday, his condition had improved to fair, according to a spokeswoman for...

MOORHEAD – Fire officials here have determined the cause of an explosion that delayed the opening of the new Sanford Clinic in south Moorhead. The explosion on Feb. 24 was likely caused by the accidental ignition of propane in an elevator shaft, set off by an open flame torch...

FARGO -- A teenager, who on Feb. 18 was found face-down in the Fargo South High School swimming pool, has died. Frederic Ndereimana, 19, died Saturday at a Fargo hospital, according to Fargo Police. Until now, the teen's name and condition was unknown. Fargo Schools did not...

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Although the accident remains under investigation, it seems that drugs and alcohol weren’t factors in the Dakota County crash that killed three Carleton College students Friday. James Adams, 20, of St. Paul; Michael Goodgame, 20, of Westport, Conn.; and Paxton...

ELK RIVER, Minn. – Two Twin Cities commuter trains collided with a vehicle Tuesday afternoon, the second day in a row a train had hit a car in the Elk River area. Metro Transit said on its website that no injuries were reported. Both the northbound and southbound Northstar...

HERMANTOWN, Minn. - A 28-year-old Hermantown man died Sunday night after being struck by a vehicle. Hermantown police said the accident was reported just before 7:45 p.m. Sunday. The victim, identified Monday as Jeremy Jacob Reeves, was transported to Essentia Health-St. Mary’s...

BEMIDJI, Minn. - The person killed in a two-vehicle accident north of Bemidji on Monday afternoon has been identified. The Minnesota State Patrol said Kelly Olson, 32, of Bemidji, was killed in the crash. Olson was driving a 1997 Chrysler Town and Country driven and entering U.S....

DALTON, Minn. – A semi driver struck a snowplow Tuesday morning on Otter Tail County Highway 82 near here, suffering a minor injury. As the snowplow driver was turning around just outside of Dalton at about 8:45 a.m., the semi driver was unable to see it because of poor visibility,...

DULUTH -- A 26-year-old man whose car plunged 60 feet off a cliff near Lake Superior this week is listed in good condition at a Duluth hospital. The driver, identified as Justin Lee Pfannes, is recovering at St. Luke’s following the harrowing crash and a night outside in the...