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Deadly Crash
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a deadly crash near Willmar. Sergeant Jesse Grabow says the preliminary information is a truck with its dump box up struck a railroad overpass. The driver of the truck, 67-year-old Terry Vreeman of Spicer, died. The State Patrol says he was not wearing his seat belt. The incident happened on northbound Highway 71 near Highway 12 at about 7:15 a.m. Tuesday. The crash is still under investigation and more information is expected to be released later.
Little Falls Getting New Bridge
The City of Little Falls hopes to alleviate a long-standing traffic concern in the coming years. At Monday night's city council meeting the council approved accepting a $3.2 million dollar grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to help with the construction of a new bridge that would go over the Mississippi River and the railroad tracks on the west side of town. Mayor Greg Zylka says emergency vehicles can have to wait as long as 15 minutes if a train is going by or have to take a lengthy detour: The grant requires a 20% match but the Minnesota Department of Transportation is willing to contribute the $800,000 match requirement for the project. Zylka says they have been working on getting a new bridge for about 5 years already and there is still a long road to travel to get the new bridge built: He says they have had several public meetings already and the city has received nothing but positive feedback. He says it will be about another five years to get the bridge built and an added bonus is the potential for All Aboard Minnesota adding a stop at the old Little Falls railroad depot once the project is completed.
Pickup Goes Through Ice
No one was hurt when a pick-up pulling a fish house fell through the ice. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened Tuesday at about 1:00 p.m. on Lake Mary. The 40-year-old driver Christopher Block of Alexandria was safe and got out of the vehicle. The vehicle broke through the ice on the main channel between Little Mary and Big Mary. The Sheriff's Office says the area has a large pressure ridge and was near the cattails. The ice was about three to four inches thick where the truck broke through in four feet of water.
House Fire
On Sunday (01/05/2) evening, at approximately 6:25pm, the Todd County Sheriff's Office received a report of a house fire at the address of 46505 121st Ave, Hewitt, MN. Sheriff's Deputies, Hewitt Fire, Bertha Fire, and Bertha Ambulance responded to the scene. It was reported everyone inside of the residence was able to get out safely. The fire was later able to be extinguished. The home appears to be a total loss. Also assisting on scene were the Verndale and Wadena Fire Departments as well as Todd-Wadena Power. The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Todd County Sheriff's Office and the MN State Fire Marshal.
Shooting Suspects Arrested
The Cass County Sheriff's Office has arrested two people in connection to a shooting that happened back on September 1st. Sheriff Bryan Welk says on Friday they arrested 26-year-old Robert Bagan of Brainerd. He is facing possible charges of Drive-By Shooting toward a Person, and Second Degree Assault. Also arrested was 54-year-old Trig Bagan of Outing. He is facing a charge of Second Degree Assault. During their investigation, the Sheriff's Office recovered a weapon in the channel of Roosevelt Lake in close proximity to where the incident happened. On September 1st, at about 1:30 a.m. deputies received a report of a person who had been shot in the Outing area. The 35-year-old Isanti man had been shot while possibly in an ATV. He was taken by air ambulance to a Duluth Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation indicated a series of incidents including an assault, road rage incident, and property damage all occurred at an Outing area business with several parties involved.
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