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CP Rail Workers Walk Off The Job Interrupting U.S. Shipments

March 20, 2022

TJ Nelson,

DETROIT (AP) — Canadian Teamsters and CP Rail blame each other for a work stoppage that has halted trains across Canada and interrupted shipments to and from the U.S. More than three thousand CP Rail conductors, engineers, train and yard workers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference are off the job after negotiators failed to reach a deal by…

Train-Semi Crash In Wilkin Co., Sheriff Advises No Travel, Help Could Take Hours

February 22, 2022

TJ Nelson,

WILKIN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A collision between a semi and train is reported in Wilkin County. MnDOT temporarily closed Highway 55 near Nashua due to the crash around 4 Tuesday afternoon. There is no word on any injuries. Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office says visibility is still less than 100 yards in most of the county and they advise no…

Woman arrested in car vs. train crash in New York Mills

January 18, 2022

Jim Monk,

NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR) – A woman who told police that she was trying to “beat the train” was arrested after her vehicle was struck by a BNSF train in New York Mills. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says a car driven by 32-year-old Moriah Flores was struck on the passenger rear corner as she drove through a…

Man sent to the hospital after train strikes pickup in Northwood, ND

December 28, 2021

Austin Erickson,

NORTHWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) – A Grand Forks man is hurt after his vehicle is struck by a train in Northwood. It happened around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon. The Highway Patrol says 34-year-old Jacob Peterson was driving a pickup north on Main Street. He turned onto Lander Avenue and his vehicle was struck by the train and pushed into the ditch as…

Train strikes vehicle near Grand Forks, driver sent to Altru

December 28, 2021

Austin Erickson,

NEAR GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A Thief River Falls man is in the hospital with serious injuries after his vehicle is struck by a train two miles north of Grand Forks. It happened around 11:30 Tuesday morning while it was snowing. The Highway Patrol says a delivery van was heading west on 54th Avenue North just west of North…

Train Hits Pickup On Tracks In Moorhead, Driver Charged With DWI

The train hit a truck witnesses said slid under the crossing arms onto the tracks.

December 17, 2021

Adam Ladwig,

Moorhead, Minn. (KVRR-TV) – Police arrest a Moorhead man for DWI after a train crashed into his truck on the tracks. The crash happened just after 4:50 Friday afternoon at 11th Street North and 1st Avenue North. Officers found a truck with significant damage to the driver’s side. The driver, 35-year-old Cody Polipnick was the only person in the truck….

Man Hit & Killed By BNSF Train In Fargo

October 31, 2021

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man is dead after being hit by a BNSF train in Fargo. Train operators called Fargo Police around 5 Sunday morning to report that they had hit a person on the tracks in the 14 hundred block of Main Avenue. Officers arrived and found a 40-year-old man was dead. Police tell us that out of…

Two cars leaking hydrochloric acid after Albert Lea, Minn. train derailment

May 15, 2021

Raya Quttaineh,

ALBERT LEA, Minn. (FOX 9) — Emergency responders are working to clean up as a train derailment in Albert Lea, Minnesota has left two cars leaking hydrochloric acid. Officers are asking members of the public to avoid the area of Hawthorne Street and Ulsted Avenue in the city as the cleanup is underway. A precautionary shelter-in-place order was also in…

NDSU & MSUM Encourages Spring Break Travelers To Exercise Caution

As NDSU and MSUM prepare for Spring break, the Universities are encouraging travelers to take the necessary safety precautions

March 10, 2021

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – As spring break approaches for NDSU and MSUM, the schools are encouraging anyone traveling to exercise caution, taking the precautions many have become familiar with over the last year: social distancing, mask wearing, and hand washing. But for travelers, it’s even more essential. “If you’re going to go out of town and travel for spring break,…

Police arrest man for DUI after car collides with train in Fargo

December 30, 2020

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – A man was arrested for DUI after the car he was driving collided with a train in downtown Fargo. Police were called to the crash at around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday near Main Avenue & Broadway. When officers arrived, they found 39 year-old John Ochwal of Fargo sitting in the car alone in the driver seat. Police say…

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CP Rail Workers Walk Off The Job Interrupting U.S. Shipments

Train-Semi Crash In Wilkin Co., Sheriff Advises No Travel, Help Could Take Hours

Woman arrested in car vs. train crash in New York Mills

Man sent to the hospital after train strikes pickup in Northwood, ND

Train strikes vehicle near Grand Forks, driver sent to Altru

Train Hits Pickup On Tracks In Moorhead, Driver Charged With DWI

The train hit a truck witnesses said slid under the crossing arms onto the tracks.

Man Hit & Killed By BNSF Train In Fargo

Two cars leaking hydrochloric acid after Albert Lea, Minn. train derailment

NDSU & MSUM Encourages Spring Break Travelers To Exercise Caution

As NDSU and MSUM prepare for Spring break, the Universities are encouraging travelers to take the necessary safety precautions

Police arrest man for DUI after car collides with train in Fargo

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