accidents

SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. -- A pedestrian was struck and killed by a driver Saturday morning on Highway 10 near Sauk Rapids. The Minnesota State Patrol said Robert C. Schmidt, 23, of St. Cloud, was struck by a 1990 Buick Century around 5:30 a.m. at milepost 176. He died at the scene. The...

PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. – A bicyclist is dead after riding into traffic Thursday evening near this Otter Tail County town. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a bicyclist was riding west on 145th Street about 4 p.m. when the cyclist entered traffic and broadsided a northbound...

Two Perham residents were hurt in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon at Highway 108 and Harvest Road near Perham. Kylee R. Wrobleski, 18, of Perham, was seriously injured in the crash, according to the State Patrol. The State Patrol originally reported that she had suffered...

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. — A 57-year-old New Ulm woman was killed Monday in a car-truck crash in west-central Minnesota. According to the Redwood County Sheriff’s Office, Susan Kay Achman was driving a 2003 Ford Taurus on a county road east of Redwood Falls just before 4 p.m. Monday...

The Minnesota State Patrol was called to investigate a two-vehicle accident that was reported at approximately 7:45 a.m. this morning (Wednesday) at the intersection of U.S. Highway 10 and Ottertail County Road 10. A vehicle driven by Theresa Johnson, 48, of Verndale, was westbound...

COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. -- An 85-year-old Cottage Grove man was killed Tuesday when he was hit by a car while crossing the street after retrieving his mail, police said. The man was hit by an SUV about 2 p.m. near the Cottage Grove-St. Paul Park border. Paramedics found the man...

PRINCETON, Minn. - The pilot who died in a Monday crash near the Princeton airport owned a floor-sanding business and was leaving on a hunting trip to North Dakota. Kevin Covlin, 51, died in the crash, but his hunting dog survived. Just last week, the Princeton Union-Eagle printed...

WILLMAR, Minn. – Students on a Willmar school bus escaped injury Monday afternoon when the bus they were riding home from school was involved in a four-vehicle crash. The accident happened about 3:20 p.m. on 19th Avenue. The Willmar Police Department said the accident happened...

WORTHINGTON, Minn. -- Thirteen people were thrown from a van after it slid off an icy section of Interstate 90 in southwest Minnesota and rolled. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the accident happened at 1:40 a.m. near Worthington. A 2003 Chevrolet Express G3500 was eastbound...

CROOKSTON, Minn. – The driver of a pickup was injured Wednesday when the vehicle rear-ended a beet truck, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened about 4 p.m. about half a mile west of Highway 75 on County Road 9. According to the Sheriff’s Office: The...

Question: I’ve been watching the news more lately, are tragic crashes increasing, or have I just taken notice? Answer: Fatal and injury crashes are on the rise statewide. Approximately 33 percent of these crashes were intersection related: traffic control violations, right-of-way/failure...

LAPORTE — Authorities said alcohol appears to have been a factor in a rollover crash early Monday that killed a Cass Lake man and injured two others south of LaPorte. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Anthony Hare Jr., 18, of Cass Lake, was westbound on state Highway...

A 19-year old man from Waverly was injured in a one-vehicle rollover south of Alexandria Sunday night. Alexander Bersie was driving a 2001 Ford on Highway 29 near Brush Wolf Road at 9:39 p.m. when it veered off the right side of the road and rolled, according to the Minnesota State...