MINNESOTA (KVRR) — Driving may have been difficult, but while the snow has let up, Minnesota State Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow says this isn’t nearly the end of what’s to come. “When the sun starts getting out, it almost creates a false security, the illusion that hey things are improving out here. But on the grand scheme of things, when…
(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…
DULUTH, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — Duluth Police say a 17-year-old boy was booked into juvenile detention after an attempted armed robbery Monday. Officers responded to the call around 8 p.m. According to initial information, a man says he arranged to meet someone he knew to sell an item when the suspect attempted to rob him at gunpoint. The suspect then left in…
BENTON CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Thief River Falls, Minnesota semi driver is dead after crashing his rig early this morning in Benton County. Minnesota State Patrol says 69-year-old Gary Srnsky was driving on Highway 10 near Rice, north of St. Cloud, around 1 a.m. Srnsky’s vehicle left the highway and crashed into the ditch. He was not wearing a…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — “Well, this is going to be the first time I’m going to say this in my life. My name’s Chris Madel and I’m running for governor of the great state of Minnesota.” That is how Minneapolis attorney Chris Madel kicked off his campaign on Monday in front of a crowd of supporters and the media. Madel using…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — An evacuation order has been lifted in Mahnomen due to a fire at Waabigwan Mashkiki earlier Tuesday afternoon. White Earth Police say the evacuation order was applied to the parking lot and Highway 59 is open. Jefferson Avenue to the highway was still closed as of 3:30 p.m. They say the fire at Waabigwan Mashkiki was…
Sgt. Jesse Grabow/XFERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow on X says troopers on Sunday afternoon were responding to and investigating several crashes. At 1:29 p.m., a semi was stopped in traffic on westbound I-94 with a vehicle stopped behind the semi. That driver began to move when they noticed a pickup with a utility…
CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Winter weather driving skills are being put to the test across our region. Minnesota State Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow sharing this video of numerous semi’s piled up on I-94 westbound just east of Moorhead. Traffic was being diverted at Exit 15, the Downer exit. No life threatening injuries are reported. We have numerous other reports…
DUNVILLA, Minn. (KVRR) — A state trooper out on patrol early Tuesday evening saw some heavy smoke and tracked it down to a garage on fire north of Dunvilla, Minnesota on Highway 59. The trooper found the detached garage fully engulfed in flames. The fire had also spread to another detached garage which suffered moderate damage. A pickup and fish…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Fergus Falls woman killed in a head-on crash on Saturday has been identified as 55-year-old Sandra Olson. State Patrol says Olson was driving on State Highway 210 near Underwood around 11 a.m. Saturday when her SUV drifted across the centerline while going around a curve and crashed into a semi. Olson died at…
