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Bonnie Jo Lustila, 77, of Hewitt, was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Sunday evening, October 4, on Highway 29 in Compton Township, Otter Tail County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash was reported at approximately 6:56 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 29 and County Highway 75. Lustila was driving a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee westbound when it collided with a 2007 Volvo semi traveling eastbound... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

The Todd County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of those involved in a two-vehicle crash on September 20 on County 14 in rural Clarissa. The crash was reported at approximately 8:43 p.m. and involved an SUV and a tractor pulling equipment. The tractor was driven by Bobbie Jo Blommel, 34, of Clarissa... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

On Saturday, October 3, at approximately 2 p.m., the Minnesota State Patrol responded to and investigated a three-vehicle crash on Highway 71 near Hope Drive. The initial crash involved two vehicles that were northbound when one struck the other from behind. One of those vehicles then struck a southbound vehicle. There were non-life threatening injuries but none of the occupants were transported by ambulance... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

A Hewitt woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Sunday evening, October 4, on Highway 29 in Compton Township, Otter Tail County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash was reported at approximately 6:56 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 29 and County Highway 75. A 2007 Volvo semi was traveling eastbound on Highway 29 while a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling westbound when the vehicles collided... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

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A 21-year-old Hewitt man has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide in a fatal crash on Highway 71 in Bertha Township in April. Johnathan Andrew Freyholtz was charged on September 2 in Todd County District Court with one count of criminal vehicular homicide for allegedly operating a motor vehicle in a grossly negligent manner. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of careless driving. The charges were issued by summons. According to the criminal complaint, the crash occ

On Tuesday, August 25, at approximately 11:10 a.m., the Minnesota State Patrol responded to a crash on Highway 71 and County Road 89. A 2003 Chevrolet Suburban was northbound on Highway 71 when it collided with another vehicle that entered the highway from County Road 89. After the collision, the Chevrolet rolled into the west ditch and the other vehicle immediately left the scene. The driver of the Chevrolet, Kevin Lorentz, 57, from Hastings, was wearing a seat belt and was

A Browerville woman was injured on Monday, August 17, after a pickup and semi collided on Highway 27 in Long Prairie Township. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash was reported at approximately 11:05 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 27 and County Road 29. A 2012 Ford F-250 driven by Anastasia Helen Kotsakis, 62, of Browerville, and a 2022 Freightliner semi driven by Brian Lawrence Legois, 59, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, were both traveling eastbound on Highway

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