On Thursday, the Minnesota State Patrol wrapped 74 gifts that won't be opened this Christmas. The 74 gifts represented every person that died in 2016 on Minnesota roads due to drunk drivers.
State public safety officials say a batch of heroin possibly laced with other narcotics has apparently caused at least seven overdose deaths in Minnesota in recent weeks.
Traffic deaths in Minnesota in 2015 have surpassed last year's totals. With a month left to go in the year, preliminary numbers from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Office of Traffic Safety show 365 people have died so far on the state's roads this year. That compares with 361 for all of last year.
A Mankato man facing murder charges in the deaths of two people who ingested synthetic drugs has skipped his latest court hearing and is wanted by police.