GRAND FORKS, N.D. — For the second time in about a week, a vehicle drives into the path of a slow-moving train in Grand Forks. This time it was a semi driven by 31-year-old Travis Bitker of Bemidji. Police say Bitker was driving through the yard of the State Mill at the time of the crash. The BNSF train was…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — A man is dead after he was hit by a semi while walking near Detroit Lakes. The state patrol says 57-year-old James Gunthorpe of Detroit Lakes was hit on Highway 59 and Brandy Lake Road. The fatal crash was reported around 5:45 Wednesday morning. The patrol says Gunthorpe was walking in the northbound lane of the…
STERLING, N.D.–Interstate 94 traveling westbound at Exit 90 is being temporarily closed. A semi hauling a crane went into the median near mile marker 85 just east of Sterling. There were no injuries during the incident. The North Dakota Highway Patrol and North Dakota Game and Fish will be rerouting traffic along Highway 10 to Sterling where traffic can get…
HAZELTON, N.D.–A semi truck carrying approximately 72 head of cattle tipped over, killing some of the cattle near Hazelton. The semi driver was traveling Southbound on U.S. Highway 83 when he slowed to make a left turn into a Cenex gas station. As the truck was turning, the weight of the cattle shifted causing the semi to turn over on…
POLK CO., Minn. — Authorities have identified the two people killed in a crash with a semi Tuesday in Polk County. They say 36-year-old Jacob Anderson of Fertile failed to yield at an intersection on County Road 46. Anderson and his passenger, 33-year-old Alison Reierson of Winger, were pronounced dead at the scene in the noon hour. The driver of…
CASSELTON, N.D.–The driver of a semi was injured when his truck rolled on an I-94 exit ramp near Casselton Monday afternoon. Rescue crews responded to the scene. No further details have been released. Categories: North Dakota News Tags: casselton, I-94, injured, rollover, semi
ESMOND, N.D. — North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the man who was killed after failing to stop for a stop sign in Benson County. They say 68-year-old Emil Vetsch of Balta failed to yield at an intersection on Highway 19, about 2 miles west of Esmond. His pickup was hit on the driver’s side by a semi. Both vehicles…
BUFFALO, N.D. — Strong wind causes a semi to tip on I-94. It happened near Buffalo, North Dakota. The truck was pulling an empty box trailer. The semi blocked part of the westbound land of the interstate. The 22-year-old driver from New York was taken to Essentia for minor injuries. The blocked lane was opened about 30 minutes after the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — We are learning new information about an alleged assault in a semi on I-94 Monday morning. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office was sent a text from a woman claiming she had been sexually assaulted by the driver. A Minnesota State Patrol trooper located a semi matching the woman’s description and stopped it on I-94 near Downer. The…
NEAR NORTHWOOD, N.D. – A semi hauling soybeans destroys a bridge near Northwood, North Dakota. It happened around 1:15 PM Monday on 3rd Avenue Northeast across the Goose River. The Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office says bridge was rated for 14 ton gross weight with restrictions. The weight of driver Michael Dodds’ truck was over 43 tons or 86,750 pounds….
