MINNEAPOLIS – A man who was working as a security guard for a CNN crew covering protests in Minneapolis following George Floyd’s death last summer is suing two Minnesota State Patrol officers. The lawsuit says Michael Cooper, a retired veteran of the Illinois State Police, was jailed for nearly 20 hours on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon without a…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) – Police in Bemidji says the Beltrami County Dispatch Center received information from the Minnesota State Patrol regarding a suspicious 911 call that appeared to originate in the Twin Cities. Police say the caller stated that they were going to “blow up Bemidji Area Schools”. When pressed by the State Patrol Dispatcher, the caller stated that they…
DULUTH, Minn. – Authorities in Duluth are investigating after a Minnesota State trooper’s squad car was damaged by gunshots. Police say the trooper was conducting a commercial vehicle inspection Monday when the vehicle’s driver’s side window was struck and shattered. Investigators said it appears the window was struck twice with projectiles consistent with a BB or pellet gun. No one…
FARGO, N.D. — Two people are in custody following a chase by the Minnesota State Patrol. Authorities say at around 4:45 Saturday afternoon, a Minnesota State trooper tried to stop 35-year-old Crystal Borseth of Fargo on Highway 94 for traffic violations. Borseth did not stop and tried to flee from the trooper. As she exited onto University, a state trooper used…
POLK COUNTY, Minn. – A teen is killed after crashing into a street sweeper on Highway 75 in Polk County, Minnesota. A 19-year-old woman from Ada, Minnesota was driving southbound on Highway 75 in Hubbard Township just after 9:45 Thursday night. Minnesota State Patrol says she crossed into the oncoming lane for an unknown reason. She hit a street sweeper…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol says a woman was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 94 near Fergus Falls. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says troopers were investigating a crash when another vehicle struck the woman involved in the original crash, and a tow truck. Two occupants of the vehicle that struck…
Highway 10 near Glyndon, Minn.GLYNDON, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol says troopers are responding to several rollover crashes and vehicles are spinning out out of control in west-central parts of the state. About two inches of snow, along with ice-coated roads, are causing some hazardous travel condition across the region. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says no serious injuries were…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol says there was “an alarming increase” in the number of drivers going 100 mph or more in 2020. Last year, state troopers wrote 1,068 citations to drivers traveling more than 100 mph. That compares to 533 in citations in 2019, a 100% increase. The top speed was 153 mph for a citation…
MOORHEAD. Minn. (KVRR) — A police chase in Moorhead between midnight and 1 a.m. Monday ends with the arrests of three people. Minnesota State Patrol followed the suspects to a townhouse on the 3300 block on 20th Street South where the suspects fled in a stolen car. Officers temporarily closed down a part of the street as the suspects had…
MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR/KFGO) – Three people were taken into custody in Moorhead early Monday morning following a pursuit with the Minnesota State Patrol. Police Sgt. Rob Matheson told KFGO News the three arrested were in a stolen vehicle that fled troopers at speeds of up to 95 mph in a 30 mph zone. Those in the vehicle fled to a…
