DWI

A Minnesota man arrested for drunken driving while operating a Segway stand-up scooter has beaten the charges again. The Minnesota Court of Appeals agrees with Mark Greenman. His Segway doesn't meet the definition of a motor vehicle under the state's drunken driving laws.

Public safety officials are aiming for the fifth consecutive year with no drunken-driving deaths in Minnesota on New Year's Eve. In the past 10 years there have been eight drunken-driving deaths in Minnesota during the New Year's holiday, but none in the past four years.

A Minnesota man with 27 drunken driving convictions is back behind bars just 40 days after leaving prison. Danny Bettcher of New York Mills is being held at the Wadena County Jail for allegedly violating the terms of his release.

A 31-year-old Willmar man has been arrested after a hit-and-run. The incident happened at about 10:40 p.m. on Saturday near Highway 15 and 8th Street North.

Four people were arrested for drunk driving on Saturday night during another special CRASH Task Force. The saturation area was County Road 75 from St. Augusta to St. Joseph.

Law enforcement agencies statewide will increase enforcement this St. Patrick's Day weekend, a traditionally risky time on Minnesota roadways. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety officials are especially concerned this year because St. Patrick's Day is on a Saturday.

A repeat drunk driver has been arrested again. St. Cloud police stopped a vehicle driven by 28-year-old Lamont Powells of St. Cloud in the 500 block of 9th Avenue North just after 4:30 a.m. yesterday (Monday).

A crash on New Year's Eve lead to one arrest. St. Cloud police say the incident happened at 10:45 p.m. in the 800 block on 2nd Street North.

St. Cloud police have arrested a Pequot Lakes man for allegedly driving drunk. Officers stopped 28-year-old Michael Zitur just before 2:30 a.m. this (Thursday) morning at the intersection of 6th Avenue South and Highway 23.

St. Cloud police have arrested a 40-year-old St. Cloud man for allegedly driving drunk. Officers stopped Johnny Carter in the 2100 block of Highway 23 at about 1:30 a.m. this (Wednesday) morning.