AM 1240 WJON » State Patrol http://wjon.com Fri, 24 May 2013 05:41:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 UPDATE: Eastbound I-94 Reopens Near Alexandria, Driver Facing Charges http://wjon.com/eastbound-i-94-closed-near-alexandria/ http://wjon.com/eastbound-i-94-closed-near-alexandria/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 14:20:06 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=187644 Eastbound Interstate 94 has reopened to the east of Alexandria. State Patrol Sergeant Jesse Grabow says they responded to a crash just before 4:00 a.m. A semi was on it's side, blocking traffic.

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]]> http://wjon.com/eastbound-i-94-closed-near-alexandria/feed/ 0 3 Arrested After High Speed Chase on Interstate 94 http://wjon.com/3-arrested-after-high-speed-chase-on-interstate-94/ http://wjon.com/3-arrested-after-high-speed-chase-on-interstate-94/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:36:56 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=181148 The State Patrol arrested three people this (Wednesday) morning after a high speed chase on I-94 near Albany. The chase lasted about 15 minutes and went about 20 miles.

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]]> http://wjon.com/3-arrested-after-high-speed-chase-on-interstate-94/feed/ 0 UPDATE: I-94 Now Open in Both Directions West of Alexandria http://wjon.com/mndot-closes-i-94-from-fergus-falls-to-alexandria/ http://wjon.com/mndot-closes-i-94-from-fergus-falls-to-alexandria/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:51:34 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=175322 Minnesota Transportation officials say that I-94 is now open in both directions west of Alexandria.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mndot-closes-i-94-from-fergus-falls-to-alexandria/feed/ 0 State Patrol, Twitter UPDATE: MnDOT: Road Conditions 'Difficult' http://wjon.com/mndot-road-conditions-difficult/ http://wjon.com/mndot-road-conditions-difficult/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:25:01 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=173016 The Minnesota State Patrol has released their statewide crash totals from our snowstorm. They say from 5:00 a.m. through 10:40 a.m. they responded to 122 crashes, 16 of those involved injuries.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mndot-road-conditions-difficult/feed/ 0 State Patrol, Twitter MnDOT: Road Conditions Deteriorating in Central Minnesota http://wjon.com/mndot-road-conditions-deteriorating-in-central-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/mndot-road-conditions-deteriorating-in-central-minnesota/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:39:51 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=172776 Driving conditions in central Minnesota are deteriorating. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says roads are generally in difficult to fair condition.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mndot-road-conditions-deteriorating-in-central-minnesota/feed/ 0 State Patrol, Twitter UPDATE: Some Highways Reopen in Western Minnesota http://wjon.com/travel-difficult-in-much-of-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/travel-difficult-in-much-of-minnesota/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:28:55 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=167944 State transportation officials are opening some western Minnesota highways that were closed due to the snow storm. Highway 10 between Moorhead and Audubon reopened Monday, as well as Highway 210 between Fergus Falls and Breckenridge.

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]]> http://wjon.com/travel-difficult-in-much-of-minnesota/feed/ 0 MnDOT Photo UPDATE: Minnesota State Patrol Responds to Hundreds of Crashes http://wjon.com/road-conditions-deteriorating-crashes-mounting/ http://wjon.com/road-conditions-deteriorating-crashes-mounting/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:12:25 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=167850 The Minnesota State Patrol says, as of 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, they've responded to 239 crashes statewide. Thirty-two of them involved injuries, but none were serious or deadly. They also assisted with 398 incidents where vehicles spun out or left the road. And they also had two semis jacknife.

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]]> http://wjon.com/road-conditions-deteriorating-crashes-mounting/feed/ 0 UPDATE: Chase Ends with Fatal Crash http://wjon.com/chase-ends-with-fatal-crash/ http://wjon.com/chase-ends-with-fatal-crash/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:00:48 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=165588 The Minnesota State Patrol says a law enforcement chase through three southern counties ended with a fatal crash. Authorities say the chase started about 3 a.m. Friday in the Mower County city of Austin, went through Freeborn County and ended when the suspect's car rolled over on Highway 13 in Waseca County.

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]]> http://wjon.com/chase-ends-with-fatal-crash/feed/ 0 Minor Injuries in One Vehicle Rollover on I-94 http://wjon.com/minor-injuries-in-one-vehicle-rollover-on-i-94/ http://wjon.com/minor-injuries-in-one-vehicle-rollover-on-i-94/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:41:02 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=160937 There were just minor injuries after a one-vehicle rollover on eastbound Interstate 94 last (Sunday) night.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minor-injuries-in-one-vehicle-rollover-on-i-94/feed/ 0 State Patrol Responded to Hundreds of Crashes During the Storm http://wjon.com/state-patrol-responded-to-hundreds-of-crashes-during-the-storm/ http://wjon.com/state-patrol-responded-to-hundreds-of-crashes-during-the-storm/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:23:37 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=154140 The State Patrol was busy responding to crashes over the weekend. Statewide they say there were nearly 640 crashes during the storm, 63 of them involved injuries, and there was one fatal crash.

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]]> http://wjon.com/state-patrol-responded-to-hundreds-of-crashes-during-the-storm/feed/ 0 Doug Groff, 98 Country UPDATE: State Patrol Reporting Hundreds of Crashes Statwide http://wjon.com/overnight-snow-making-for-difficult-travel-conditions/ http://wjon.com/overnight-snow-making-for-difficult-travel-conditions/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:05:05 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=153988 The State Patrol says there have have been over 600 crashes statewide, since 9:30 p.m. last (Saturday) night. Sixty-one of those crashes had injuries. There has also been about 1,000 incidents where vehicles spun out, or went into the ditch.

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]]> http://wjon.com/overnight-snow-making-for-difficult-travel-conditions/feed/ 0 MnDOT Photo State Trooper Hit While Helping Others Near Sauk Rapids http://wjon.com/state-trooper-hit-while-helping-others-near-sauk-rapids/ http://wjon.com/state-trooper-hit-while-helping-others-near-sauk-rapids/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:08:44 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=150184 A Minnesota State Patrol trooper suffered minor injuries when his vehicle was hit as he was helping drivers in central Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/state-trooper-hit-while-helping-others-near-sauk-rapids/feed/ 0 Semi Crash on Highway 10 Slows Morning Commuters http://wjon.com/semi-crash-on-highway-10-slows-morning-commuters/ http://wjon.com/semi-crash-on-highway-10-slows-morning-commuters/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:40:41 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=148021 Eastbound traffic on Highway 10 was backed-up between Rice and St. Cloud this (Wednesday) morning. The State Patrol says two semis collided.

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]]> http://wjon.com/semi-crash-on-highway-10-slows-morning-commuters/feed/ 0 State Patrol Pileup Kills Cab Driver, Closes Twin Cities Interstate http://wjon.com/pileup-kills-cab-driver-closes-twin-cities-interstate/ http://wjon.com/pileup-kills-cab-driver-closes-twin-cities-interstate/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:25:57 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=143927 The Minnesota State Patrol says a driver who ran out of gas triggered a seven-vehicle interstate pileup which killed a cab driver. The patrol says a tanker truck and six other vehicles crashed Monday during the morning commute on Interstate 494 in the Twin Cities metro.

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]]> http://wjon.com/pileup-kills-cab-driver-closes-twin-cities-interstate/feed/ 0 UPDATE: Bicyclist Struck, Killed Was A BBE Teacher, Coach [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/bicyclist-struck-killed-by-semi-on-highway-71/ http://wjon.com/bicyclist-struck-killed-by-semi-on-highway-71/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:03:36 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=140254 The State Patrol has released the name of a Brooten-Belgrade-Elrosa school teacher killed in an early morning accident. According to the patrol's report, a semi struck 38-year-old Richard Vos while riding his bike.

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]]> http://wjon.com/bicyclist-struck-killed-by-semi-on-highway-71/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy BBEjaguars.blogspot.com School Bus Collides with Pick-Up in Benton County http://wjon.com/school-bus-collides-with-pick-up-in-benton-county/ http://wjon.com/school-bus-collides-with-pick-up-in-benton-county/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:11:44 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=139442 There were no serious injuries in a crash involving a school bus and a pick-up. The State Patrol says the incident happened at about 4:00 p.m. yesterday (Thursday) at the intersection of Benton County Road 4 and 195th Avenue.

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]]> http://wjon.com/school-bus-collides-with-pick-up-in-benton-county/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Motorcycle Driver Killed in Highway 10 Crash http://wjon.com/st-cloud-motorcycle-driver-killed-in-highway-10-crash/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-motorcycle-driver-killed-in-highway-10-crash/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:16:44 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=133683 A St. Cloud man has been killed in a crash on Highway 10 in Sauk Rapids. The State Patrol says the crash happened at about 8:30 p.m. last (Wednesday) night near Little Rock Lake.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-motorcycle-driver-killed-in-highway-10-crash/feed/ 0 Becker Girl Critically Hurt in Crash http://wjon.com/becker-girl-critically-hurt-in-crash/ http://wjon.com/becker-girl-critically-hurt-in-crash/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:09:36 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=131689 A 17-year-old Becker girl was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash this (Tuesday) afternoon. The State Patrol says the crash happened on Highway 10 in Becker at about 2:30 p.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/becker-girl-critically-hurt-in-crash/feed/ 0 Teen Critically Hurt in Crash on Highway 15 http://wjon.com/teen-critically-hurt-in-crash-on-highway-15/ http://wjon.com/teen-critically-hurt-in-crash-on-highway-15/#comments Sun, 09 Sep 2012 23:44:43 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=130968 A 17-year-old girl from Buffalo is in critical condition after a two vehicle crash. The State Patrol says the incident happened at the intersection of Highway 15 and 240th Street in Meeker County at about 12:45 p.m. this (Sunday) afternoon.

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]]> http://wjon.com/teen-critically-hurt-in-crash-on-highway-15/feed/ 0 State Patrol Fire Backing Up Traffic on Interstate 94 http://wjon.com/fire-backing-up-traffic-on-interstate-94/ http://wjon.com/fire-backing-up-traffic-on-interstate-94/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:22:33 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=130175 A fire is backing-up traffic on I-94 near Monticello. The State Patrol says a fire was reported in the median at about 1:05 p.m.

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