One person was killed in a head-on collision. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened on Tuesday at about 8:30 a.m. on Highway 7 in McLeod County. A semi was traveling east while a car was traveling west when they collided head-on near Winsted. The driver of the car, 63-year-old Melinda Koosman of Buffalo, died in the crash. The semi driver, 49-year-old William Dullinger of Oakdale, was not hurt. The highway was snow and ice-covered. The State Patrol was assisted by the Winsted Police Department, McLeod County Sheriff's Office, and Lester Prairie Fire Department.
The driver was hurt in a single-vehicle crash in Sherburne County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened on Tuesday, just before 7:00 p.m. on Highway 10 in Big Lake. Thirty-six-year-old Lynda Haefs of Faribault was heading east when her car collided with the median wall. Haefs was taken to Monticello Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The State Patrol was assisted by the Big Lake Police Department and CentraCare Ambulance.
A pickup driver was hurt in a rollover in Todd County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened at about 9:30 p.m. on Sunday on Highway 71 near Long Prairie. Nineteen-year-old Nathan Brown of Long Prairie was driving south on the highway when he lost control and rolled. The State Patrol says the highway was snow/ice-covered. Brown was taken to Long Prairie Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A Pierz woman suffered only minor injuries after crashing her vehicle Sunday evening. The incident happened at around 7:40 p.m., about one mile northwest of Buckman. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says 65-year-old Linda Eno was traveling north on 260th Avenue and was approaching the intersection with Highway 25. The sheriff's office says Eno slid off the roadway and rolled her vehicle. Eno was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
The Morrison County Sheriff's Office is investigating two early Sunday morning burglaries. The Sheriff's Office says at around 1:45 a.m., they received a report of a burglar alarm going off at Swanville Produce, located off Rhonda Avenue in Swanville. When they arrived at the business, deputies discovered the establishment had been broken into, along with St. Peter Lutheran Church. Authorities say the suspect gained entry to Swanville Produce by prying the inside door open. The suspect also gained entry to the church and rummaged through several offices. It is unknown what was taken at this time. The Sheriff's Office is asking anyone who may have witnessed anything strange in the area during the time frame to contact them and to review their security camera footage for any suspicious activity.
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