BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR 3Pm Update 10/924) — Minnesota State Patrol identifies two people killed in a three vehicle crash on Highway 59 on Tuesday afternoon. They are 33-year-old Cole Carlson of Detroit Lakes and 60-year-old Stacey Nelson of Hawley. They were in the same vehicle. In another vehicle, a couple from Fosston, ages 84 and 82, have non-life threatening…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Detroit Lakes man killed in a crash on Highway 59 on Friday afternoon has been identified. Minnesota State Patrol says 36-year-old Timothy Mitchell crossed the center line and crashed into a semi. Mitchell died at the scene. The crash happened around 4 pm, south of North Tower Road in Becker County. The driver of…
WAUBUN, Minn. (KVRR) — A Grand Rapids, Minnesota man is jailed after hitting a woman walking along Highway 59 near Waubun last night and leaving the scene. Witnesses heard 27-year-old Rainey Midbo of Lengby screaming and saw a black SUV heading south on Highway 59. They took the woman to the hospital in Mahnomen and she was then flown to…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Becker County authorities release the names of two people found dead in a house south of Detroit Lakes Tuesday morning. They say 45-year-old Steven Stearns shot and killed his wife, 49-year-old Stacy Stearns, before turning the gun on himself. Her death was ruled a homicide and his a suicide. Authorities also found two dead dogs…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. — Two wanted suspects are taken into custody after a surveillance operation at Riverland Apartments in Mahnomen, Minnesota. Deputies saw 30-year-old Charles Ortley get into a vehicle with two females on Saturday afternoon. He was stopped and arrested on Highway 59. Ortley is a suspect in a shooting in Minneapolis. While the building was under surveillance they also…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — A man is dead after he was hit by a semi while walking near Detroit Lakes. The state patrol says 57-year-old James Gunthorpe of Detroit Lakes was hit on Highway 59 and Brandy Lake Road. The fatal crash was reported around 5:45 Wednesday morning. The patrol says Gunthorpe was walking in the northbound lane of the…
BECKER CO., Minn. — Two children ages 3 and 5 were hurt in a two-vehicle crash near Detroit Lakes Saturday. Minnesota State Patrol says they were traveling south on Highway 59 when a pickup in front slowed down to make a left turn. The driver rear-ended the pickup. The children were taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes with…
OTTER TAIL CO., MN — A West Fargo woman was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after a two-vehicle crash in Otter Tail County Sunday night. The state patrol says 21-year-old Mikaela Kujanson pulled in front of an SUV on Highway 59 on Fish Lake Road around 9 p.m. Four people in the SUV, all from Detroit Lakes, were taken…
If you’re driving on Highway 59 between Elbow Lake and I-94 you’ll have to watch for water over the roadway. MnDOT says the northbound lane is closed between mileposts 201 and 202. Traffic is being controlled by automated signals. They warn everyone that driving through water is dangerous and not to drive around barricades or into flooded areas. Categories: Flood…
BECKER COUNTY, MN — A man died in a crash over the weekend north of Detroit Lakes. The state patrol says 24-year old Brandon Rounsville of Detroit Lakes was traveling on Highway 59 south of Wheeler Lake Road on Saturday afternoon. Rounsville lost control on the ice and snow covered road on a curve, went into the ditch and rolled before…
