AM 1240 WJON » minnesota state patrol http://wjon.com Sun, 26 May 2013 00:41:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 One Person Killed in Head On Collision in Wright County http://wjon.com/one-person-killed-in-head-on-collision-in-wright-county/ http://wjon.com/one-person-killed-in-head-on-collision-in-wright-county/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 23:20:16 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=190787 The Minnesota State Patrol says a 66-year-old Howard Lake man is dead after a head on collision. The incident happened just before 12:30 p.m. this (Tuesday) afternoon on Highway 12 at 12th Avenue.

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]]> http://wjon.com/one-person-killed-in-head-on-collision-in-wright-county/feed/ 0 Villard Man Killed in Crash in Pope County http://wjon.com/villard-man-killed-in-crash-in-pope-county/ http://wjon.com/villard-man-killed-in-crash-in-pope-county/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 19:35:05 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=190669 There was a deadly crash in Pope county this (Tuesday) morning. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened just before 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 28 and 150th Street, south of Villard.

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]]> http://wjon.com/villard-man-killed-in-crash-in-pope-county/feed/ 0 3 People Hurt in Crash on Highway 71 in Todd County http://wjon.com/3-people-hurt-in-crash-on-highway-71-in-todd-county/ http://wjon.com/3-people-hurt-in-crash-on-highway-71-in-todd-county/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 17:37:24 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=186876 The State Patrol responded to a three vehicle crash on Highway 71 on Friday at about 5:00 p.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/3-people-hurt-in-crash-on-highway-71-in-todd-county/feed/ 0 Patrol: Spring, Summer Seasons Produce More Serious Crashes [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/patrol-spring-summer-seasons-produce-more-serious-crashes-audio/ http://wjon.com/patrol-spring-summer-seasons-produce-more-serious-crashes-audio/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 18:49:04 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=186408 The Minnesota State Patrol is getting ready for the busy spring and summer months on the state highways. Sergeant Jesse Grabow says crashes are the result of one of four things.

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]]> http://wjon.com/patrol-spring-summer-seasons-produce-more-serious-crashes-audio/feed/ 0 Getty Images UPDATE: State Patrol Releases Names of People In Deadly Highway 10 Crash http://wjon.com/state-patrol-reports-a-deadly-crash-on-highway-10-in-benton-county/ http://wjon.com/state-patrol-reports-a-deadly-crash-on-highway-10-in-benton-county/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:03:31 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=185663 The State Patrol has released the names of the people involved in a deadly crash on Highway 10 in Watab Township.

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]]> http://wjon.com/state-patrol-reports-a-deadly-crash-on-highway-10-in-benton-county/feed/ 0 UPDATE: Crash Closes Part of I-94 As Pigs Graze Nearby http://wjon.com/semis-hauling-pigs-cattle-overturn-on-interstate-94/ http://wjon.com/semis-hauling-pigs-cattle-overturn-on-interstate-94/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:57:54 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=181984 Sergeant Jesse Grabow with the Minnesota State Patrol says they have been responded to several crashes and vehicles in the ditch, especially on Interstate 94 in western Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/semis-hauling-pigs-cattle-overturn-on-interstate-94/feed/ 0 State Patrol, Twitter Vehicle Hits Motel in Sherburne County http://wjon.com/vehicle-hits-motel-in-sherburne-county/ http://wjon.com/vehicle-hits-motel-in-sherburne-county/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:24:41 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=181960 A vehicle heading West on Highway 10 veered off the road and struck a motel. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened at about 7:20 p.m. last (Saturday) in Sherburne County.

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]]> http://wjon.com/vehicle-hits-motel-in-sherburne-county/feed/ 0 Storm Blamed for More Than 700 Accidents Across Minnesota http://wjon.com/storm-blamed-for-more-than-700-accidents-across-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/storm-blamed-for-more-than-700-accidents-across-minnesota/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:53:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=181578 The spring snowstorm is being blamed for more than 700 accidents across Minnesota. The State Patrol said it responded to 296 crashes plus 440 vehicles that either spun out or went off the road from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/storm-blamed-for-more-than-700-accidents-across-minnesota/feed/ 0 State Patrol, Twitter Patrol Say Alcohol Suspected in Fatal Crash http://wjon.com/patrol-say-alcohol-suspected-in-fatal-crash/ http://wjon.com/patrol-say-alcohol-suspected-in-fatal-crash/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:49:56 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=172832 The Minnesota State Patrol says the woman who rolled her SUV, killing a boy and injuring two other children, may have been drinking. Six-year-old Amonte King died Sunday in the crash on Highway 4 near Fairmont in Martin County.

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]]> http://wjon.com/patrol-say-alcohol-suspected-in-fatal-crash/feed/ 0 UPDATE: Glenwood Woman Killed in Two Vehicle Crash http://wjon.com/update-glenwood-woman-killed-in-two-vehicle-crash/ http://wjon.com/update-glenwood-woman-killed-in-two-vehicle-crash/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:59:22 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=171578 The State Patrol has released the name of the woman killed in a two-vehicle crash in Pope County yesterday (Monday) morning.

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]]> http://wjon.com/one-person-killed-in-pope-county-crash/feed/ 0 WJON News On-Demand – Friday, 2/22/13 – Midday http://wjon.com/wjon-news-on-demand-friday-22213-midday/ http://wjon.com/wjon-news-on-demand-friday-22213-midday/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:01:50 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=170999 Here’s today’s headlines on WJON:
Final three candidates for superintendent position named
Prowler caught in Sartell
Wausau Paper  Corp. to close plant in Brainerd
Cracking down on SNAP fraud
State Patrol to close Baxter dispatch center

 

 

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]]> http://wjon.com/wjon-news-on-demand-friday-22213-midday/feed/ 0 Minnesota State Patrol to Close Baxter Dispatch Center http://wjon.com/minnesota-state-patrol-to-close-baxter-dispatch-center/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-state-patrol-to-close-baxter-dispatch-center/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:15:23 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=170868 The Minnesota State Patrol plans to close its Baxter dispatch center next month as part of a consolidation. The patrol is consolidating all of its dispatch centers in Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-state-patrol-to-close-baxter-dispatch-center/feed/ 0 Impatient Drivers In Whiteout Cause North Dakota, Minnesota Wrecks http://wjon.com/impatient-drivers-in-whiteout-cause-north-dakota-minnesota-wrecks/ http://wjon.com/impatient-drivers-in-whiteout-cause-north-dakota-minnesota-wrecks/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:28:31 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=169916 Wintry weather turned roads deadly in North Dakota and Minnesota, killing two people in a four-vehicle crash near Barnesville, Minn. In North Dakota, I-94 was closed for about five hours Monday in a series of crashes leading to a 10-vehicle pileup.

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]]> http://wjon.com/impatient-drivers-in-whiteout-cause-north-dakota-minnesota-wrecks/feed/ 0 State Patrol, Twitter Minnesota State Patrol Reports Hundreds of Accidents http://wjon.com/minnesota-state-patrol-reports-hundreds-of-accidents/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-state-patrol-reports-hundreds-of-accidents/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:08:33 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=164160 The State Patrol is reporting hundreds of crashes and spinouts as a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow make travel difficult across much of southern Minnesota. Lt. Eric Roeske says 367 crashes were reported between noon and 8:30 p.m. Sunday, with 48 injuries, though none seriousl

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-state-patrol-reports-hundreds-of-accidents/feed/ 0 State Patrol Icy Roads Cause Head On Collision in Western Stearns County http://wjon.com/icy-roads-cause-head-on-collision-in-western-stearns-county/ http://wjon.com/icy-roads-cause-head-on-collision-in-western-stearns-county/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:31:34 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=158618 Two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision in western Stearns County. The State Patrol says the crash happened at about 12:20 p.m. yesterday (Wednesday) on Highway 55 near Belgrade.

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]]> http://wjon.com/icy-roads-cause-head-on-collision-in-western-stearns-county/feed/ 0 Anoka Man Hurt in Crash on Highway 10 in Rice http://wjon.com/anoka-man-hurt-in-crash-on-highway-10-in-rice/ http://wjon.com/anoka-man-hurt-in-crash-on-highway-10-in-rice/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:54:52 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=152227 The Minnesota State Patrol says an Anoka man was hurt when he blew through a red light in Rice. The incident happened at about 1:00 p.m. yesterday (Saturday) at the intersection of Highway 10 and Benton County Road 2.

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]]> http://wjon.com/anoka-man-hurt-in-crash-on-highway-10-in-rice/feed/ 0 State-Of-The-Art Driving Course Opens at Camp Ripley [AUDIO,VIDEO] http://wjon.com/state-of-the-art-driving-course-opens-at-camp-ripley-audiovideo/ http://wjon.com/state-of-the-art-driving-course-opens-at-camp-ripley-audiovideo/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:31:29 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=151727 A state-of-the art driving facility has been completed at Camp Ripley. The Minnesota State Patrol will use the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course to simulate crash sites, and practice driving fast.

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]]> http://wjon.com/state-of-the-art-driving-course-opens-at-camp-ripley-audiovideo/feed/ 0 Photo by WJON.com's Jim Maurice Driver Cited for Using Mannequin in Fast Lane http://wjon.com/driver-cited-for-using-mannequin-in-fast-lane/ http://wjon.com/driver-cited-for-using-mannequin-in-fast-lane/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:09:06 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=95936 A woman who put a mannequin in the backseat of her car then used the fast lane on Interstate 35W is now facing two traffic citations. The Minnesota State Patrol says they stopped the woman on Thursday while she was using the MnPASS lane south of Minneapolis.

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]]> http://wjon.com/driver-cited-for-using-mannequin-in-fast-lane/feed/ 0 Minnesota State Patrol State Patrol Retires Motorcycle Unit http://wjon.com/state-patrol-retires-motorcycle-unit/ http://wjon.com/state-patrol-retires-motorcycle-unit/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:12:50 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=94193 The Minnesota State Patrol is disbanding its motorcycle patrol. The unit was revived in 2007 with five troopers, after a nearly 60 year hiatus.

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