Minnesota State Patrol Archives - Page 4 of 20

Update: Driver in Stolen Vehicle Tied To Burglary Arrested After Chase in Clay County

April 21, 2025

Jim Monk,

Cole MeadowsMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A driver in a stolen vehicle is arrested after a brief afternoon pursuit east of Moorhead. Sheriff Mark Empting says deputies and Minnesota State Patrol were tracking a stolen car that was wanted for a burglary in Anoka, Minnesota. The driver spotted a deputy near mile marker 12 on I-94 and accelerated. Two sets of…

UPDATE: Ottertail, MN Man Killed In Crash Sunday Afternoon Identified

April 20, 2025

TJ Nelson,

(UPDATE) Minnesota State Patrol has released the name of the Ottertail man who died in a crash near Otter Tail Lake Sunday afternoon. They say 69-year-old Gordon Rud’s vehicle left Highway 78 and rolled. It came to a rest on its roof and Rud died at the scene. He was wearing a seatbelt. OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota…

Norman County Deputy And Dog Both Hit By Vehicles Near Twin Valley, MN

April 20, 2025

KVRR Staff,

NORMAN CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO)– An off-duty Norman County Sheriff’s deputy was seriously hurt after being hit by a vehicle while checking on his dog that had just been hit by a different vehicle. It happened just before 11 p.m. Thursday along County Highway 29, about 9 miles east of Twin Valley. 41-year-old Christopher Lee was crossing the highway to tend…

Underwood, MN Man Sentenced For Having Bag Full of Illegal Drugs in Vehicle

April 3, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — An Underwood, Minnesota man is sentenced to five years in prison for having hundreds of grams in illegal drugs. 24-year-old Zachary Seaburg was arrested last September after state troopers found 264 grams of meth, 24 grams of cocaine and suspected fentanyl in his vehicle. Court documents show there were needles and a baggie of M30…

Major Storm Front Brewing Late Friday Evening Into Saturday Evening

March 14, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

(KVRR) — A major storm front is expected to hit parts of North Dakota into west central Minnesota starting later this evening into Saturday evening. Scattered thunderstorms were expected to start sometime this afternoon with gusty winds, lightning, and small hail. Rain will change into freezing rain from west to east tonight. Snow is to be expected to start in…

Minnesota State Patrol Reminds People To Be Safe This St. Patrick’s Day Weekend

March 14, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

Minn. (KVRR) — The Minnesota State Patrol is reminding people to be safe this weekend and are preparing for the holiday. As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, various festivities will be occurring throughout the state. While the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Fargo has been moved, businesses are hosting many events indoors. While festivities are going on, the Minnesota State Patrol…

Court Documents Show Moorhead Man Had Been Drinking Before Fatal Crash

February 26, 2025

KVRR Staff,

CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Courts documents show a Moorhead man charged in a fatal crash on Saturday night was drinking at Buffalo Wild Wings in Moorhead shortly before the collision on Highway 75 in Oakport Township. 28-year-old Christopher Pink is charged with criminal vehicular homicide in the death of 43-year-old Jennifer Watson of Ennis, Texas. She had been living…

Moorhead Man Arrested After Deadly Crash In Oakport Township Saturday Night

February 23, 2025

TJ Nelson,

UPDATE: (02/23/25 8:15PM) Crash victim identified as 43-year-old Jennifer Watson of Ennis, Texas. CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man is arrested for criminal vehicular homicide while under the influence of alcohol after a deadly head-on crash in Oakport Township, north of Moorhead. Minnesota State Patrol says 28-year-old Christopher Pink was driving north in the southbound lane on Highway…

Teen with life-threatening injuries after crash near Wadena

December 16, 2024

Alison Voorhees,

WADENA, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A 17-year-old girl has life-threatening injuries at Sanford Medical Center after a two-vehicle crash, west of Wadena. The State Patrol says the girl was a passenger in a car driven by a 16-year-old girl. The car collided with an SUV on State Highway 29 shortly before 8 a.m. The girl hospitalized in Fargo is identified as…

Open House Discussion on the Future of I-94 in Moorhead

The civil engineering firm Bolton & Menk is reimagining the stretch between Highway 336 and the Red River Bridge.

December 11, 2024

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Conversations were the name of the game at an informational forum held at the Moorhead Area Conference Center on the evening of December 11. Following a presentation from project managers, a public Q&A session was held, and multiple extended individual talks went on long after the event had technically ended. “We’re here today to listen, hear…