Minnesota Fatal Accidents

A Mapleton man has been charged with murder after he allegedly stabbed his father to death in their home. Troy Blaine Almhjeld, 47, was charged with 2nd-degree murder in Blue Earth County court last ...[...]

This stretch, from Memorial Day through Labor Day, is the most dangerous time of year to travel in Minnesota. It coincides with peak travel nationwide and a troubling spike in fatal crashes. In 2024, ...[...]

Jurors on Friday found Derrick John Thompson guilty of all charges in his murder trial for the high-speed crash that killed five young women nearly three years ago. The verdict was reached after about ...[...]

Two years after five young women were killed instantly in a vicious car crash, a Hennepin County jury found Derrick John Thompson guilty Friday of five counts of third-degree murder and 10 counts of ...[...]

A bicyclist has died in a collision with a minivan driver in central Minnesota. The collision happened on 120th Avenue Southeast in Whitefield Township around 7:35 p.m. Wednesday, and resulted in the ...[...]

A man died in a motorcycle crash over the weekend in rural Polk County, Minnesota. According to a release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. on Sunday, ...[...]

A semi truck fatally struck nearly a dozen cows early Saturday morning in southeastern Minnesota. The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened just before 4:30 a.m. on Highway 16 in Fillmore County's ...[...]

A semi-truck driver collided with 11 cows in the roadway, killing 10 of them, in Fountain Township Saturday morning.[...]

A Minnesota state trooper will return to the witness stand on Friday to face cross examination from the defense in the trial of Derrick Thompson, the son of a former Minnesota lawmaker charged in a ...[...]

Two drivers were killed and two passengers seriously injured in a head-on crash in northern Minnesota Thursday evening. The crash was reported around 9:20 p.m. on County Road 13 in Turtle Lake ...[...]

A teenager in Minnesota was allegedly drunk on Mike's Hard Lemonade and showing off an exhaust modification to his pickup truck when he crashed, rolling the vehicle over and killing his friend and ...[...]

A 61-year-old man from Walker, who was driving an SUV, was killed. A 55-year-old woman from Menahga, who was driving the other vehicle, also died. Two passengers in her car, a 46-year-old man and a 31 ...[...]

The Cass County Sheriff's Office responded to the crash at 9:19 p.m. Thursday, May 29, in Turtle Lake Township, north of Hackensack.[...]

A Minnesota state trooper'? will return to the witness stand on Friday to face cross examination from the defense in the trial of Derrick Thompson'?, the son of a former Minnesota lawmaker charged in a ...[...]

WALKER ( WJON News) -- Two people have been killed and two others are seriously hurt in a head-on crash in northern Minnesota. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened Thursday at ...[...]

Legendary hockey coach and St. Paul native Herb Brooks, who won three national titles at the University of Minnesota and coached the 1980 '?Miracle on Ice'? Olympic hockey team, died Monday afternoon in ...[...]

An 18-year-old told police he was celebrating his high school graduation when he crashed his car, killing his friend, Minnesota authorities said. Izak Schermerhorn was driving recklessly on May 27 ...[...]

The crash occurred about 6 a.m. Monday, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. A Kia Sportage driven by Fay An Bailey, 46, of La Crosse, Wis., was northbound on Hwy. 61 about 6 a.m. when she ...[...]

As summer kicks off, find out how to navigate the '100 deadliest days' on the road and reduce the risk of traffic fatalities.[...]

Stoney River Township, MN ( KROC-AM News) - The State Patrol has released the name of a Minnesota man who was killed in a motorcycle crash on Memorial Day.[...]

A once in a lifetime situation for police in Big Lake, Minnesota, after someone ran over a boa constrictor on the highway. '?It was not a small snake by any stretch of the imagination,'? said police.[...]

A man was killed at a Blue Earth County farm when he became pinned between a tire and a planter. The accident happened just after 4 p.m. Sunday at a farm on 100th Street in rural Amboy, and resulted ...[...]

Local law enforcement and state officials gathered Monday to discuss Minnesota's fatal crash rate.Toward Zero Deaths is an initiative that aims to lower the number of fatal crashed in Minnesota.Monday ...[...]

The Minnesota State Patrol says an SUV driven by 70-year-old Warren Hacker of Appleton, Wisconsin collided with a vehicle driven by 83-year-old Hadley Thompson from Pine Island. Both drivers died at ...[...]

Two drivers were killed and a passenger suffered life-threatening injuries in a head-on crash on Interstate 90 in southern Minnesota on Friday. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash ...[...]

LEWISTON, Minn. - Two people were killed Friday afternoon in a head-on collision on Interstate 90 in Winona County. The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. Friday near Fremont Township, which is about 5 ...[...]

NEAR LEWISTON, Minn. (KTTC) - Law enforcement is responding to a traffic crash near the Lewiston exit on westbound Interstate 90. The Minnesota State Patrol is alerting drivers to the crash via ...[...]

The South Dakota Highway Patrol said Berry entered the on-ramp at a high rate of speed, lost control and struck concrete barriers.[...]

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) - A man from Zumbrota, Minnesota, died following a single vehicle crash Sunday evening in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Department of Public Safety said Derek Berry ...[...]

A fatal drunken-driving crash in Minneapolis allegedly caused by an Ecuadorean national has drawn indignation from the White House over his immigration status and questions from a Hennepin County ...[...]

The South Dakota Highway Patrol said a 45-year-old male from Zumbrota, Minnesota, was operating a 2004 Suzuki motorcycle at a high rate of speed when he entered the on-ramp to Interstate 29's ...[...]

Crosslake, MN ( KROC-AM News) - A Minnesota teenager was killed in a three-vehicle crash involving a dump truck on Friday.[...]