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MnDOT closes several SW highways

WILLMAR – Several stretches of highway have recently been closed in southwestern Minnesota. Minnesota Department of Transportation officials earlier today had predicted closures would not be forthcoming, but plows were...

news Mon, Feb 18, 2013 - 8:34pm

Northern Township project closes section of road for week

NORTHERN TOWNSHIP - A short section of Country Club Road Northeast will be closed to traffic for the week. A news release from Beltrami County said the closed road section...

news / local Tue, Aug 28, 2012 - 10:28am

DOT: Second interstate bridge recommended in Winona

WINONA, Minn. (AP) — State transportation officials are recommending a new two-lane interstate bridge be built over the Mississippi River, next to the existing span in Winona which has been...

news Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 12:02pm

U.S. 75 detour in Kittson Co. starts Monday

HALLOCK, Minn. -- The detour on U.S. Highway 75 between Kennedy and Hallock starts Monday as crews replace a culvert, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said Thursday. The detour in...

news / region Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 4:09am

DOT, Bemidji contractor fined for stormwater work

BEMIDJI – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced Thursday that it penalized the Minnesota Department of Transportation and a Bemidji-based contractor for construction stormwater violations along 18 highway miles in...

news / local Thu, Aug 23, 2012 - 2:52pm

Woman struck and killed in Maple Grove

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (AP) — Police in Maple Grove are working to identify a woman struck and killed while walking in a construction zone. Authorities say the woman was hit...

news Thu, Aug 23, 2012 - 11:17am

Construction projects impact traffic on area roads

BEMIDJI - Paving and road projects are ongoing through the area, forcing at least one closure. In Grant Valley Township and Bemidji has several road project upgrades taking place. Today,...

news / local Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 2:48pm

2 teens killed, 3 injured in Burnsville crash

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Witnesses told investigators a car was speeding and swerving before it crashed in Burnsville, killing two teens and injuring three others. The Minnesota State Patrol says...

news Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 7:46am

Minnesota traffic deaths increase

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota has seen 205 traffic deaths so far this year, according to Sgt. Jesse Grabow of the State Patrol. He said in a news release Tuesday that...

news Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 7:42am

A high speed chase Wednesday morning resulted in a crash and an arrest of the driver involved. (Sarah Smith/Enterprise)

High speed chase ends in crash, arrest near Osage

OSAGE - A high-speed pursuit through eastern Becker County on Wednesday morning came to an abrupt halt in a farmer's field west outside of Osage. The driver of a North...

news Thu, Jul 09, 2009 - 5:11am

The Highway 12 bridge near Kerkhoven re-opened Tuesday. West Central Tribune photo by Ron Adams.

Hwy. 12 bridge near Kerkhoven opens

The U.S. Highway 12 bridge near Kerkhoven is now open for traffic, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced. The detour was lifted Tuesday afternoon. The bridge was closed June...

Wed, Jul 01, 2009 - 9:34am

Alexandria man dies in motorcycle crash near Wadena

A 44-year-old Alexandria man died and his wife was seriously injured after their motorcycle struck a deer and rolled southwest of Wadena Friday afternoon. Thomas E. Turner was pronounced dead...

news Tue, Jun 30, 2009 - 10:31am

Truck trailer smashed by freight train in downtown Perham

An empty semi-truck trailer was smashed by a 123-car freight train in downtown Perham Friday morning, June 26. No injuries were sustained by the truck driver or the Burlington Northern-Santa...

Fri, Jun 26, 2009 - 11:35am

Tribune photo by Eric Ludy

Turkey trailer takes bit of a tumble

A trailer carrying 38,000 pounds of Jennie-O turkey breast separated from a semi on Kandiyohi County Road 5 near the intersection of Highway 29, west of Lake Florida, at 12:30...

news Sun, Jun 07, 2009 - 5:09am

Starbuck man dies after broadside crash on Hwy. 29

An 82-year-old man died Tuesday after a broadside collision on state Highway 29 near Starbuck ejected him from his vehicle, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Walter G. Larson of...

news Wed, Jun 03, 2009 - 10:58am

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