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According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a crash occurred at approximately 3:13 p.m. on July 5 at the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 and Abbott Street West. Authorities reported that a 2023 Chevrolet Blazer was traveling north on Highway 71 and attempting to turn west onto Abbott Street when it collided with a northbound 2008 Chrysler Town & Country. The driver of the Chrysler, Giselle Vanise Longtine, 56, of Detroit Lakes, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was tr

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at 5:14 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier and a 2015 Ram 1500 collided at the intersection of Highway 29 and County Road 77 in Compton Township, Otter Tail County. The Cavalier, driven by Tanner Mathew Schulke, 18, of Verndale, was entering southbound Highway 29 from 610th Avenue when it collided with the northbound Ram driven by Chester Junior Disselbrett, 66, of Wadena. Schulke and his passenger, Jadyn Brittany W

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 12, a 2024 Toyota Venza driven by Donald Gerald Jablonsky, 84, of Bismarck, North Dakota, was traveling eastbound on Highway 10 in Verndale. A 2015 Dodge Dart driven by Benjamin John Sellnow, 23, of Wadena, was traveling northbound on Brown Street when the vehicles collided at the intersection after one driver failed to see the other. Jablonsky and his passenger, Margie Ann Jablonsky, 79, of Bismarck, wer

Bryan Rodriguez, 18, of Long Prairie, was tragically killed in a single-vehicle rollover just before 9 p.m. on May 14 when he lost control of his vehicle, crossing Highway 71 from Riverside Drive. The incident was confirmed by the Minnesota State Patrol, which reported that Rodriguez was not wearing a seatbelt... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at 6:34 a.m. on Sunday, a 2009 Buick LaCrosse, driven by Andrew Ronald Riedel, 36, of Alexandria, was traveling southbound on US Highway 71. Meanwhile, a 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, driven by April Ann Brown, 44, of Browerville, was heading northbound on the same highway. The two vehicles collided at County Road 9 in Rockwood Township, causing the Suburban to roll off the roadway and come to a stop in the east ditch... Subscribe to get t

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on Thursday, April 16, at 10:49 p.m., a Toyota Camry driven by Johnathan Andrew Freyholtz, 20, of Hewitt, and a Chevy Silverado driven by Blake Jason Baumgartner, 26, also of Hewitt, were both traveling northbound on Highway 71 when they collided at Palomino Road... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

A collision involving a bear and a 2006 Toyota Corolla occurred on April 17, at approximately 9:50 p.m., on westbound Highway 10, near milepost 106. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the vehicle, driven by Mary Jo Roggenkamp, 36, of Deer Creek, was traveling along the highway when it struck a bear in the roadway... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

The Wadena County Sheriff reports that one of his deputies was involved in a vehicle pursuit during the evening hours of February 25. A deputy attempted to stop a motor vehicle for numerous traffic violations. The driver refused to stop, and the deputy initiated a pursuit. The pursuit exited Wadena County and entered Cass County, reaching speeds of over 100 mph. The fleeing vehicle and the sheriff’s office squad car entered onto an ice-covered road. Both vehicles lost cont

On February 26, at around 8:25 p.m., officers from the Staples Police Department were dispatched to Lakewood Health System, County Road 83, in the city of Staples, for a report of a vehicle that had driven through the emergency room entry doors. It was also reported that the driver had sustained injuries as a result of the accident. Upon arrival, officers found that the driver was already receiving medical treatment from hospital staff. No additional injuries were reported.

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