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Head-on crash kills teen near Fertile

FERTILE, Minn. - A head-on collision on state Highway 32 killed a teenage boy from Fertile on Tuesday afternoon, the State Patrol said. By: Forum News Service, INFORUM A head-on...

news / accidents Wed, Feb 27, 2013 - 8:43am

Adam Menze with his wife, Rhonda, and their six children: Ella, Isaac, Paul, Lily, Gloria and Anna. Submitted photo

Friends, family remember Ottertail pilot lost in crash

Friends and family of Adam Menze, the Ottertail pilot who died in a plane crash last week, remember him as an "amazing" family man who was full of faith. Menze,...

accidents Tue, Feb 26, 2013 - 8:42am

Wife of Ottertail man killed in plane crash says he left behind six kids

PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. - A rural Parkers Prairie man heard what sounded like a crop-dusting plane with engine trouble about 6:25 p.m. Wednesday, followed by a loud crash. When Gayle...

news / accidents Fri, Feb 22, 2013 - 11:23am

The wreckage of a single-engine propeller plane sits five miles north of Parkers Prairie, Minn., on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.
Lowell Anderson/Alexandria Echo Press

Ottertail man ID'd in fatal plane crash near Parkers Prairie

PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. - A rural Parkers Prairie man heard what sounded like a crop-dusting plane with engine trouble about 6:25 p.m. Wednesday, followed by a loud crash. When Gayle...

news / accidents Thu, Feb 21, 2013 - 8:45am

Feb. 20 was the deadliest day on MN roads in 2012

On Feb. 20, 2012, eight people were killed on Minnesota roads, making it the deadliest day of the year. Among those killed were four female North Dakota State students who...

news / accidents Wed, Feb 20, 2013 - 9:58am

Sean Ray, 49, of Minnetonka, Minn., died in an automobile accident Monday near Barnesville, Minn., while on his way to the memorial for his father, Fargo-Moorhead artist Timothy Ray. Also killed in the wreck was his partner, Judith Reid. Sean's son, Evan, 16, was also injured in the accident but remains in critical condition at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo.

Minnetonka couple killed in interstate crash on their way to a funeral

FARGO - A Monday gathering to celebrate the life of a late artist became the unexpected scene of more tragic news. Wayne Gudmundson, a friend of Moorhead artist Timothy Ray...

news / accidents Wed, Feb 20, 2013 - 8:21am

Connor Flaat works to free his vehicle after white-out conditions caused him to drive into a snow barricade Monday at the intersection of 19th Avenue North and Dakota Drive in Fargo. The city had closed 19th Avenue between Dakota Drive and 18th Street due to the white out caused by blowing and drifting snow. Michael Vosburg/Forum News Service

Two dead in I-94 crash near Barnesville as blowing snow wreaks havoc on roads

BARNESVILLE, Minn. - The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a four-vehicle accident on Interstate 94 near here that has killed at least two people. Sgt. Jesse Grabow said the accident...

news / accidents Mon, Feb 18, 2013 - 2:32pm

Report blames crew error for Minnesota train collision

TWO HARBORS, Minn. - The National Transportation Safety Board released its determination Tuesday that a head-on collision between two ore trains in 2010 north of Two Harbors was the result...

news / accidents Wed, Feb 13, 2013 - 8:39am

Members of the Perham police and fire departments were at the scene of the accident Monday, working with BNSF Railway officials on an investigation into the crash.
Photo by Marie Nitke, Perham Focus

Train collides with semi-trailer in downtown Perham

A westbound train smashed into an empty semi trailer in Perham on Monday afternoon. There were no injuries, but the stopped train blocked passage through downtown for more than three...

news / accidents Tue, Feb 12, 2013 - 2:03pm

Driver seriously hurt in rollover crash on Highway 10

HAWLEY, Minn. - The driver of an SUV was seriously injured in a rollover accident reported at 6:24 a.m. today on Highway 10 near the Hawley Municipal Airport. The Minnesota...

news / accidents Tue, Feb 12, 2013 - 8:57am

A red compact car sustained heavy damage as the driver sought to avoid a motorist who failed to yield before pulling out on Highway 34 Thursday morning.
Sarah Smith/Enterprise

Morning crash at major PR intersection stalls traffic, buses, causes no injuries

A crash Thursday morning at a major intersection west of Park Rapids snarled commuter traffic to and from Detroit Lakes and slowed school bus traffic to nearby Century School. Neither...

news / accidents Thu, Feb 07, 2013 - 9:30am

Worker seriously burned at East Grand Forks Crystal plant

GRAND FORKS - A worker was seriously injured last week in an accident in the American Crystal Sugar Co. factory in East Grand Forks, Minn., but officials of two companies...

news / accidents Wed, Feb 06, 2013 - 9:25am

Minnesota State Patrol cruiser damaged by deer in 'hit-and-run'

MENTOR, Minn. - A Minnesota State Patrol squad car was damaged Monday morning when it was struck by a deer near Mentor in northwest Minnesota. Trooper Rick Olson was southbound...

news / accidents Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 8:38am

Oversized load hits bridge and falls on car, killing driver in west-central Minnesota

MILAN, Minn. -- A Granite Falls, Minn., man was killed early Monday morning when a truck carrying an oversized load struck an overhead railroad bridge, causing the load to smash...

news / accidents Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 8:35am

Baby, man injured in dog attack

Two people were injured in a dog attack at a Carlos home Friday evening. According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, 45-year-old Albert Lopez and a 10-month-old infant were bitten...

news / accidents Mon, Feb 04, 2013 - 10:57am

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