HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Hawley woman was taken to a Fargo hospital after a collision between the car she was driving and a semi on Highway 10 in Hawley Friday morning. The State Patrol says Elizabeth Ahles, 74, didn’t yield for westbound traffic and turned onto the highway, causing the collision. Sanford AirMed responded to the scene along with…
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Wadena, Minnesota man is dead after a crash four miles south of Park Rapids Sunday night. The State Patrol says Thomas Kolden, 72, was driving a car and pulled out in front of a pickup in the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 and Minnesota Highway 87. The vehicles collided and both ended up in…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – One person was injured in the crash of a car and semi near Fergus Falls Sunday shortly after 7 a.m. The Minnesota State Patrol says an International semi pulling a flatbed trailer and an Acura sedan were both traveling eastbound on I-94 at Highway 59 when they collided. The driver of the car, 18-year-old Eben…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Polk County on Sunday. Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash on Polk County Road 41 in King Township near McIntosh around 3:30 p.m. First responders found a vehicle in flames. Alcohol is believed to be a factor. The body was sent to UND Forensic…
Photo Courtesy: Peter MakowskiST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — A dozen kids and two drivers are injured in a school bus crash in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It happened at an intersection near Hibbing around 7:30 this morning. The Minnesota State Patrol says a 19-year-old woman didn’t stop at the intersection and hit the bus. She suffered life-threatening injuries….
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead police are investigating an incident involving gunshots Wednesday evening. Tamorris Dempsey, 45, was arrested on three counts of 2nd degree assault, three counts of drive-by shooting, and three counts of discharge of a firearm. Police say at approximately 7:10 p.m., officers responded to multiple reports of gunshots. Two parties exchanged gunfire. It is believed that…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — WE Fest is back for its 41st year at the Soo Pass Ranch near Detroit Lakes. It is one of the largest country music and camping festivals in the nation. Typically, more than 100,000 people attend each year. With that attendance comes increased traffic in the area around the festival grounds. Minnesota State Patrol will…
LAKE PARK, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a crash involving a semi and a passenger vehicle in Lake Park. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says the semi rear-ended the passenger vehicle on U.S. Highway 10 in Lake Park. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Grabow says the driver of the passenger vehicle was transported by air to…
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — A Minnesota state trooper is now charged with manslaughter after a deadly crash in Rochester, Minnesota, in May that claimed the life of an Owatonna teen. Trooper Shane Roper, 32, is charged with manslaughter, criminal vehicular homicide, criminal vehicular operation, careless driving, and reckless driving for the May 18 crash that left 18-year-old Olivia Flores…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) — Seatbelts save lives and it is the law to wear one, which is why Minnesota Department of Public Safety ran their Click It or Ticket campaign from May 20th through June 2nd. More than 1,900 citations were given out for seat belt violations while there were 108 child restraint citations, as well. While there were more citations…
