Minnesota State Patrol Archives - Page 5 of 20

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…

Lakes Country Business Owner Killed in Head-On Crash on Friday Afternoon

GoFundMe started for victim's 5 kids

December 8, 2024

TJ Nelson,

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Fergus Falls business owner is dead after a head-on crash near Ottertail on Friday afternoon. The state patrol has identified the woman as 27-year-old McKayla Schicker. They say she crashed into a boom truck on Highway 78 being driven by 23-year-old Henry Gibbs of Battle Lake. He has non-life threatening injuries. The patrol…

DWI Holiday Enforcement Blitz Begins Across Minnesota

November 27, 2024

KVRR Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — With travel picking up for the holiday season, Minnesota State Patrol is cracking down on intoxicated drivers. The patrol is starting its DWI enforcement blitz tonight and running it through New Year’s Eve. This blitz means there will be more enforcement and more officers patrolling all across Minnesota. The patrol wants people to be smarter and…

Red Lake Officer And Red Lake Tribal Member Both Killed In Crash

November 27, 2024

KVRR Staff,

RED LAKE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Red Lake Public Safety Officer and another man were killed in a car crash this morning. Red Lake Department of Public Safety says Officer Jesse Branch was killed in a crash on Highway 1 east of Red Lake, north of Bemidji. Red Lake tribal member Alan Lussier Jr. was also killed. Branch and Lussier…

One person killed in Otter Tail County crash is identified

November 27, 2024

KVRR Staff,

NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR UPDATE 12/2) — The name of a person who was killed in a crash early last Wednesday near New York Mills has been released. Minnesota State Patrol says 55-year-old Rebecca Shahin of Sebeka was driving a vehicle that crashed at an intersection on Highway 10 with a pickup. She died at the scene. Three people…

Names Released After Deadly Rollover Near Thief River Falls Monday

November 26, 2024

TJ Nelson,

PENNINGTON CO., Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol has released the names of two people killed in a rollover Monday morning near Thief River Falls. They say 68-year-old Tina Klein and her passenger, 62-year-old Charles Hill, died in the crash. Pennington County Sheriff Seth Vettleson says his office got a report of a vehicle rollover on Center Street, west…

Northern Minnesota man struck by minivan while walking on highway

November 12, 2024

KVRR Staff,

WALKER, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A 27-year-old man from Walker was hurt when he was struck by a minivan south of Walker Monday night. The State Patrol says the man was under the influence of alcohol and walking in a traffic lane of Highway 371 at Shingobee Road when the minivan sideswiped him. It happened shortly before midnight. The man suffered…

Fergus Falls woman identified in fatal Highway 210 crash

October 15, 2024

Alison Voorhees,

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) — Authorities identify the woman killed in a head-on crash near Breckenridge. Minnesota State Patrol says 83-year-old Gisela Tervola, of Fergus Falls, died in the crash. Her vehicle collided with a truck about three miles east of Breckenridge on Highway 210 around 3:00 Monday. The truck’s driver was 30-year-old Dillon Church from Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. He has…

Two People Dead in Three-Vehicle Crash on Hwy 59 North of Detroit Lakes

October 8, 2024

TJ Nelson,

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…