NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Chilly temperatures, snow and wind can mean less than ideal driving conditions for drivers. As winter weather is moving in, people need to be careful and cautious when hitting the road. “Allow extra time for travel, know what the conditions are, look at your local weather forecast and know what is going on. If…
FINLEY, ND (KFGO) – A state health department emergency response truck loaded with medical supplies left a highway and rolled on a slick highway in Steele County, northwest of Fargo. Sheriff Wayne Beckman says the truck was headed to hospitals in Northwood and Mayville when it left the road. He says the truck, with masks, medical gloves and gowns, was…
FARGO, N.D.–The North Dakota Highway Patrol has responded to over 40 vehicle related incidents since 7 a.m. on Tuesday. They say they have received calls for over 20 crashes and more than 20 vehicles sliding off the road in the metro. No serious injuries have been reported as of 3 p.m. NDHP is urging drivers to be cautions as the…
MIINTO, N.D.–A North Dakota state trooper has escaped serious injury when two vehicles struck his squad car on an icy interstate. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened Friday night on Interstate 29 in Walsh County. Trooper Ryan Mugan had his emergency lights turned on when he stopped at a crash. The driver of a car lost control…
FARGO, ND — Icy roads led to several crashes in the area this morning, one involving a North Dakota Highway Patrol vehicle. Shortly before 10 this morning, a trooper responded to a crash on I-29 north of the Main Avenue exit. While assisting with the crash, another vehicle spun out of control, hitting the trooper’s squad car. The North Dakota…
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…
Courtesy: Sgt. Jesse Grabow, MSPUn-suspecting drivers hit icy roads in Minnesota and kept the State Patrol busy. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says troopers responded to nearly 40 reports of vehicles sliding off the road and took about 20 crash reports after blowing snow covered icy patches of I-94 between Moorhead and Alexandria. Grabow says drivers hit those patches, not knowing the…
The North Dakota Department of Transportation has reopened all major roadways and has lifted the no travel advisories throughout the state but road officials still want you to drive with caution when it comes to venturing out. This includes I-94 between Dickinson and Jamestown. Authorities lifted no travel advisories for the Devils Lake, Jamestown, Valley City and Grand Forks areas. Minot…
