Rep McCollum introduces Safe at Home Act to protect info of domestic violence victims
Democratic Representative Betty McCollum introduced a bipartisan bill that would require federal agencies to accept a substitute address in lieu of a physical address for an individual who fears for their safety. The bill is based on a state-implemented program [...]
Jury resuming deliberations in Rochester murder trial
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — An Olmsted County jury will resume deliberations in the retrial of a Rochester man accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy in a confrontation over a traffic accident. Alexander Weiss is being retried for second-degree murder [...]
Pedestrian crashes tend to spike this time of year
So far this year, 34 people have been killed while out walking. As for overall injuries: "They really don't release the injury numbers until later. I can tell you that the injuries that are occurring, tend to be more severe [...]
Pedestrian Hit By Pickup in Blooming Prairie
A 28-year-old Blooming Prairie man is injured after being hit by a pickup. According to the State Patrol, Jayson Chavez was walking on 2nd Street in Blooming Prairie when a pickup, driven by 40-year-old Tyler Hill, also of Blooming Prairie, [...]
79-Year-Old Darwin Woman Injured in Crash
A 79-year-old Darwin woman has life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle crash near Hutchinson. According to the State Patrol, a car driven by 25-year-old Kaitlyn Stewartjames of Hutchinson was traveling southbound on Highway 15. The Darwin woman, Grace Brinkman crossed the [...]
Wrong-Way Driver Causes Crash in Martin County
Two people suffered non-life threatening injuries after a crash in Jay Township in Martin County. According to the State Patrol, 81-year-old Roger Rich of Tennessee was going the wrong way down the Eastbound I-90 exit ramp into Sherburn. That's when [...]
2-Year-Old Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries in Steele Co. Crash
A 2-year-old boy has life-threatening injuries after a crash in Steele County. According to the State Patrol, Macoy Schmidke of St. Paul was taken to Alina Hospital, along with another passenger after the crash. The Patrol says two vehicles were [...]
Young woman found dead outside home in Austin, man on roof
Police in Austin are investigating after a young woman was found dead outside her family's home and a 20-year-old man was on the roof. 18-year-old Erica Manzano, a student at Austin High School, was found lying on a sidewalk near [...]
Toward Zero Deaths Conference begins in St. Cloud today
A two-day Toward Zero Deaths conference gets underway today in St. Cloud. Mike Hanson with the Office of Traffic Safety says there will be about a thousand experts on hand... "A large contingent of law enforcement officers from all kinds [...]