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Vehicle plows into Minneapolis protesters, killing one

MINNEAPOLIS – Minneapolis Police say a woman was killed and another person was injured after being struck by a car during a protest in the city’s Uptown neighborhood.  The suspect was pulled from his SUV by protesters after the 11:39 p.m. Sunday crash, was taken into custody and was being treated for injuries at a hospital. A witness says the SUV…

Victim in Fatal Rollover Near Oakes Identified

OAKES, N.D. — North Dakota Highway Patrol identifying the victim of a one vehicle rollover as 33-year-old Douglas Cavalier of Britton, South Dakota. The crash happened early Sunday morning about four miles southeast of Oakes, North Dakota. They say Cavalier was driving down Highway 11 at a high rate of speed when he lost control. He was thrown from the…

Driver dead after car hits tree in Bemidji

BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) – Police in Bemidji say alcohol was a factor in a fatal crash involving a car that collided with a tree. The crash was reported Thursday at 4:26 a.m. Firefighters removed the driver from the car and transported the victim to Sanford Medical Center, where the victim died. The name of the victim has not been released….

ATV crash kills man, injures wife

FOSSTON, Minn. – Sheriff’s officials say the operator of an all-terrain vehicle was killed and his wife, a passenger, was seriously injured in a crash in Polk County. The ATV entered a ditch near Fosston Monday and rolled over. Seventy-five-year-old Edward Halvorson was pronounced dead at the scene. Seventy-one-year-old Judith Halvorson was taken to a hospital in Fosston and later…

One-year-old boy dies in northern Minnesota house fire

REMER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A one-year-old boy has died in a house fire near Remer, in northern Minnesota. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrived around 1:45 a.m. Friday to find the duplex in Boy Lake Township engulfed in flames Deputies were able to get a woman out of the home from a bedroom, while another woman and three…

Boy dies after falling into Minnesota Iron Range mine pit

VIRGINIA, Minn.  – A five-year-old boy is dead after falling into an abandoned mine pit in northern Minnesota’s Iron Range. Police and first responders from Virginia were sent to the Rouchleau pit late Wednesday. Authorities said the boy fell nearly 70 feet. The Virginia Police Department says the incident is under investigation but appears to be an accident. Categories: Local…

Man dies in house fire in Hendrum, Minn.

HENDRUM, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A man is dead after a house fire in Hendrum, Minn. The Norman County Sheriff’s Office says smoke was spotted coming from the roof of the home late Friday morning. The body of a 66-year-old man was found once the blaze was out. The sheriff’s department and state fire marshals’ office are investigating. The man’s name…