MnDOT Urges Drivers to Share Roads with Farm Equipment

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Department of Transportation is urging safety on the roads as the fall harvest season approaches. MnDOT Assistant District Engineer Scott Morgan says farm equipment operators should allow the other folks on the road some more time and more space for the automobile drivers. He reminds drivers to slow […]

September 17 Radiogram

High Temperatures Blamed For Slow Small Game Opener

Authorities in Northwest Minnesota report a slow start to this year’s small-game opener.  Conservation Officer Jeremy Woinarowicz in Thief River Falls says that there was a variety of success among goose and grouse hunters. Enforcement action for the week included multiple ATV violations, angling without a license, unregistered bear bait, and several other bear-hunting violations.  […]

Serious Injury Reported in Eastern ND Motorcycle Crash

A Inkster, North Dakota man was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident over the weekend that involved wildlife.  According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, George Midboe (69) was behind the wheel of a northbound 2010 Triumph North Dakota on Highway 32, near mile marker 178 “when a deer entered the roadway from the west […]

One Dead In Single Vehicle Accident Sunday In Polk County

One person is dead following a single vehicle accident over the weekend in Polk County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2016 Toyota Highlander was eastbound on County Road 41 at 370th Street Southeast in King Township when the vehicle entered the ditch and rolled. The State Patrol responded Sunday just before 4pm.  Authorities […]

State Patrol Says One Injured, Alcohol Involved In ATV Crash

A Salol area man was injured in a single vehicle ATV accident over the weekend in Roseau County.  Authorities say alcohol was a factor in the crash. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Ethan James Kompelien (29) was eastbound on Highway 11 in Enstrom Township when the 2011 Polaris four wheeler he was driving entered the […]

September 16 Radiogram

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Fire Crews Mopping Up Ski Trail Fire Near Ely

Firefighters began mop-up on the Ski Trail Fire near Ely on Friday morning.  The fire, located along North Arm Road and Echo Trail, was less than one acre. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Superior National Forest firefighters were on-site continuing with assistance from the Morse-Fall Lake Fire Department.  The fire was reported on September […]

SEAT BELT USE REACHES 10-YEAR HIGH

The percentage of people buckling up reached a near all-time high of 94.7 percent this year when comparing data from 2010 through 2024.  This is the highest rate recorded since 2013 when it was 94.8-percent.  Young adults who are 16 to 29 years old, male occupants and pickup drivers are the three groups that are […]