CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Two teens are in the Clay County Juvenile Detention Center after leading authorities on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle. Minnesota State Patrol says a trooper tried to make a traffic stop on I-94 near Barnesville around 1:30 this afternoon. The vehicle didn’t stop and took the Barnesville exit off the interstate. The driver then…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — April is Distracted Driving awareness month and Minnesota Department of Public Safety is taking the opportunity to remind drivers that distraction-free driving is safe driving. Throughout the month, law enforcement agencies will be dedicating extra time aiming to eliminate distracted driving in Minnesota. Over the last 5 years distracted driving has contributed to over 30,000 crashes…
X: @MSPPIO_NWFERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Sgt. Jesse Grabow with Minnesota State Patrol is giving us a look at how the roads are out there in some parts of Minnesota. These snapshots of jackknifed and overturned semis were taken along I-94 between Fergus Falls and Alexandria around 2 p.m. Grabow wrote on social media that roads are ice and snow…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – An Evansville, Minnesota woman is recovering in the hospital with serious injuries following a crash just south of Ottertail, Minnesota. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened shortly before midnight Wednesday on Highway 78 and Highway 108. A Ford Expedition veered off the road at a curve, crashed into a driveway approach and…
BECKCER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – Four people are hurt after a minivan crashes into a semi in Becker County, Minnesota. State Patrol says the crash happened on Highway 59 a little after 7:30 Wednesday night. A Toyota Sienna was going northbound. A semi was going southbound. State Patrol says one vehicle crossed the center line into the northbound lane, causing…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz is congratulating Minnesota State Patrol Col. Matt Langer on an outstanding career and wishing him well in his next role. Langer has announced that he is leaving to become Director of Global Policing with the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Walz says Langer has been his “first phone call during incredible challenges.”…
NORMAN COUNTY, MINN. (KVRR/UPDATE 2PM 2/13/24) – A teen is dead after a fiery crash on Highway 200 near Ada, Minnesota. State Patrol says 17-year-old Cody Prestergord of Gary, Minnesota crashed head-on into a grain hauling semi. Prestergord died at the scene. The semi caught fire. The semi driver, 76-year-old Jerry Wang of Winger, Minnesota, had non-life-threatening injuries. The crash…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR: UPDATE 1:15PM 2/12/24) — Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash just southeast of Detroit Lakes. They say 83-year-old Fern Brown from Frazee pulled out in front of an oncoming vehicle on Highway 10 at 290th Avenue. There were two women in the other vehicle, 47-year-old Jolene Herr and 21-year-old Jaden Herr from Wadena. Brown…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A dog is safe after jumping into the Red River this afternoon. Crews were called to the dam near River Oaks Park where a caller said a dog fell into the river and a man went in after it. It was later clarified that the man never went into the water. Moorhead Fire says members of…
CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota State Patrol has released the names of two people killed in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday near Barnesville. 28-year-old Isaac Schultz of Fergus Falls was behind the wheel when the vehicle left Highway 9 and crashed. Schultz was killed along with his passenger, 28-year-old James Mork of Barnesville. Mork was wearing a seatbelt while…
