Woman charged in crash that killed 4-year-old boy
A 4-year-old boy did not survive a crash north of the Twin Cities metro. Investigators say his mother was high behind the wheel.
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A 4-year-old boy did not survive a crash north of the Twin Cities metro. Investigators say his mother was high behind the wheel.
Investigators believe a driver who allegedly caused a head-on crash in eastern Minnesota that led to the death of one child and injured four more was "coming off of a high from methamphetamine," according to charges filed Tuesday.
The crash happened at approximately 6:18 p.m. Friday on Rush Lake Trail south of Belle Isle Drive in Nessel Township, according to the Chisago County Sheriff's Office.
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Authorities say a Twin Cities man arrested after a fatal crash Monday evening had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit.
It was an unprecedented night of danger on duty for the Minnesota State Patrol as they responded to hundreds of crashes. Frankie McLister says while troopers dealt with hundreds of crashes, they also found themselves in the path of danger.
An 11-year-old girl is not expected to survive a crash that happened at a Hennepin County intersection Wednesday morning.
The West Hennepin Public Safety Department says the crash happened just before 8 a.m. at the intersection of County Road 6 and County Road 83 in Independence, Minnesota.
Two people were killed in a head-on collision in central Minnesota early Monday evening.
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The man "was being attended to by detention staff when he collapsed," Anoka County said.
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The man "was being attended to by detention staff when he collapsed," Anoka County said.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called a special election in late April for the Brainerd Lakes-area seat vacated by former GOP state Sen. Justin Eichorn, who faces a federal charge for allegedly soliciting a teenager for sex.
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