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21-Oct-2026

Man Dies After Being Hit By Semi While Riding On A E-Bike

A 79-year-old Pequot Lakes man driving an e-bike died this Tuesday afternoon when he collided with a semi truck. The victim’s name will not be released until sometime today (Wednesday), but the Minnesota State Patrol says the semi was southbound on Highway 371 near County Road 29 and was moving to the southbound lane. The e-bike was on the southbound shoulder and then came across all lanes and was struck by the semi. The driver of the semi, identified as 36-year-old Jonathan Thompson of Deerwood, was not injured in the crash.

21-Oct-2026

Woman Hit By School Bus

A St. Cloud woman was seriously hurt after she was struck by a school bus while crossing the street. Emergency responders were dispatched to the intersection of 5th Avenue and 5th Street South at 7:00 on Tuesday morning. St. Cloud Police say a school bus driven by 86-year-old David Chirhart of Sartell was northbound on 5th Avenue and was turning west onto 5th Street South. Meanwhile, a 27-year-old woman was walking northbound and was crossing the street in the crosswalk. Police say the driver didn't see the woman and struck her with the bus. The woman, whose name hasn't been released, was taken by ambulance to St. Cloud Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The bus driver and the kids on the bus were not hurt in the incident. The bus was carrying District 742 students and was contracted through the Palmer Bus Service. The Minnesota State Patrol was called in to assist with the crash reconstruction.

20-Oct-2026

16 Year Old Boy Shot In Leg While Duck Hunting

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg when a friend dropped his shotgun as they hunted ducks in central Minnesota. The accident happened as three 16-year-old boys were hunting from a boat on Powers Lake in rural Meeker County at around 7 a.m. Sunday. The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office says the hunters shot at a group of ducks when one of the hunters dropped his gun. The gun went off, striking a boy from rural Dassel in the leg. His friends called 911 and provided medical care including an improvised tourniquet. Responders arrived and took the boy to Meeker Memorial Hospital. He was then taken by air ambulance to North Memorial Health in Robbinsdale with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. The incident remains under investigation.

20-Oct-2026

Deadly Two Vehicle Crash

One man is dead and another is critically injured after a two-vehicle crash Monday at the intersection of County Road 19 and County Road 26, just west of Rothsay, according to the Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office. Wilkin County Dispatch received multiple 911 calls reporting the crash around 1:26 p.m. on Oct. 19, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Emergency crews arrived and found two men involved in the crash. Emergency personnel performed lifesaving measures on the driver of a Ford F-350, 59-year-old John Edward Kvare of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The driver of a GMC 1500, 65-year-old Timothy John Deal of Doran, Minnesota, was airlifted by Sanford AirMed to a hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Minnesota State Patrol, Rothsay Fire Department, Barnesville Ambulance, Sanford AirMed and Beyer’s Towing. The crash remains under investigation.