ELMO TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Icy roads contributed to a fatal crash in eastern Otter Tail County. The state patrol says the driver of a pickup lost control on Highway 29 in Elmo Township. The pickup drifted into the other lane, hitting another pickup head-on shortly after 8 this morning. The driver of the pickup that was struck, a 71…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota residents are in the clear for at least another year when it comes to their driver’s licenses. Gov. Dayton says the state has received an extension on the Real ID law, allowing Minnesota residents access to board planes through October 10th, 2018 with their old licenses. The federal Real ID Act of 2005 upgraded…
CLAY COUNTY, Minn. — A high-speed chase through the metro ends near Target in Fargo. It all started when a pickup driver fled a traffic stop on Wall Street in north Moorhead just after midnight. Clay County deputies and Moorhead police followed the driver as he crossed into north Fargo and headed south. Officers called off the pursuit near…
WAYZATA, Minn. — The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a Wayzata officer has died after being hit by a vehicle. Authorities said Officer William Mathews was hit and killed while removing debris from Highway 12. The driver was a 54-year-old woman who officials said stopped immediately and was cooperative. She had an expired license and a history of traffic violations….
GRAND FORKS, ND — A man with a gun was arrested after a road rage incident in Grand Forks. Police arrested 29-year-old Justin Tolpingrud after the driver of another vehicle says he pointed a handgun at him. It happened in the 2700 block of Gateway Drive. Police found the suspect’s vehicle in the 2100 block of North 42nd Street. Tolpingrud…
Video Courtesy of NDDOT WEST FARGO, ND — A West Fargo family killed by a drunk driver is being honored by law enforcement statewide. The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign honors the Deutscher family. It has been five years since Aaron and Allison, their daughter Brielle and the couple’s unborn child, were killed in a head-on crash with…
HILLSBORO, ND — A Grand Forks man is dead after the pickup he was riding in rolled over on I29 north of Hillsboro. State Highway Patrol officers said 73-year-old Harold Weivoda was a passenger in the pickup. The pickup was hauling a trailer heading north when the driver lost control and hit the median at around 1 a.m. Sunday. Weivoda…
SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A Grand Forks motorcyclist has died in a crash in Silver Creek Township in Lake County. It happened Tuesday afternoon around 1:45 on Highway 61. The state patrol says the driver of a Chevy Silverado pulled out in front of the motorcycle being driven by 50-year-old Jennifer White causing her to crash. White was taken…
FARGO, ND — No one was injured in a two vehicle rollover crash off of 13th Avenue in Fargo. Crews responded to 40th Street after a car and an SUV collided and the SUV rolled onto its side into the middle of the street. The accident took place near the firefighter substation on the west side of the Holiday Inn….
FARGO, ND — Riders can officially tip their Uber drivers. The ride sharing company launched its in-app tipping service nationwide. This is the first of many changes in Uber’s 180 Days of Change initiative to improve its experience for drivers after years of misconception. “I don’t know if it’s more people misunderstood or Uber misleading people thinking they weren’t supposed…
