FATAL CRASH

UPDATE: Sebeka, Minnesota man killed in Wadena County crash is identified

(UPDATE) Minnesota State Patrol has identified the man killed in a head-on crash on Monday morning in Wadena County. They say 87-year-old Jerome Miller of Sebeka, Minnesota crossed the center line on Highway 71 and crashed into a vehicle driven by 60-year-old Benjamin Swain of Hewitt, Minnesota. Miller was killed in the crash while Swain is being treated at Astera…

UPDATE: 88-year-old man dead after McLean County crash identified as North Dakota entertainer

The North Dakota Highway Patrol is determining whether or not to press charges against the driver of the other vehicle.

Gordy “Crazy Fingers” Lindquist / YouTubeMCLEAN CO., N.D. (KVRR 8PM 11/30/25 UPDATE) — Family members have identified the victim of a fatal crash on Friday afternoon as 88-year-old Gordy Lindquist. He was known affectionately as “Crazy Fingers” for his piano playing skills and was a mainstay at the annual Norsk Hostfest celebration in Minot. According to social media posts, Lindquist…

North Dakota man dies in South Dakota rollover crash

CLAIRE CITY, S.D. (KFGO) – A southeastern North Dakota man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in northeastern South Dakota Sunday night. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says the 27-year-old from Lidgerwood was driving east of Claire City when he lost control of the pickup. The pickup went into the ditch and rolled. A 28-year-old Claire City man…

Fatal T-Bone Crash in Wells County

Authorities say the collision took place at an uncontrolled intersection where both vehicles failed to yield to the other.

WELLS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – Mark Mears, a 47-year-old man from Harvey, has died following a T-bone crash that took place a few miles north of the city. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says that just before 1 A.M. on Friday, October 31, Harvey was driving a Nissan Titan eastbound on 29th Street NE. 23-year-old Ethan Arnold, also of Harvey,…

One Killed, Four Injured in Rollover Crash in Dickinson

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the driver of the vehicle, who was killed, was not wearing their seatbelt.

DICKINSON, N.D. (KVRR) – A single-vehicle rollover crash in Dickinson has claimed the life of one young man while injuring four other people. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says that at approximately 3 A.M. (Mountain Time) on October 25, a 2013 Dodge Ram 2500 was traveling on 8th Street SW near the golf course in Dickinson. The driver failed to…

Grandin Woman Struck and Killed by Train

Authorities are still investigating why the woman might have been in the path of the train to begin with.

(UPDATE: victim identified) Barbara Graalum, 71, Grandin GRANDIN, N.D. (KVRR) – A 71-year-old woman from Grandin has died after being struck by a Canadian National train. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the woman was walking on 3rd St. in Grandin at just after 2 in the afternoon on October 24. She was then hit by a northbound train…

Alcohol not a factor in fatal fire truck crash

COTTONWOOD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Drinking was not a factor in a crash late last month in southwestern Minnesota that killed a passenger in a fire truck near Cottonwood. Initially, the State Patrol said it believed that drinking was involved in the September 26 rollover during homecoming festivities at Lakeview High School. Following further investigation, the patrol has ruled out alcohol…

Pedestrian struck, killed on county highway in Otter Tail County

NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash that left a pedestrian dead Wednesday night. Around 8:10 p.m., deputies responded to a report that an adult walking along the road in the 37000 block of County Highway 67 south of New York Mills was hit by a passing vehicle. The person was…