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Luverne man hurt in two pickup/tractor crash
A Luverne man sustained a non-life-threatening injury in a Thursday crash. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that a 2022 Ford F150 operated by Robert William Biber, 53, of Luverne was southbound on Minnesota 23 in Chippewa County, and a 2016 Dodge Ram 5700 pickup operated by Judson Thomas Wadkins, 23, of Hector was eastbound on Minnesota 7. The vehicles collided in the intersection, and the Ford then collided with a 2022 Kenworth tractor operated by Daniel James Hailey, 51, of Pipestone that was stopped at the intersection. The crash took place at 11:49 a.m. Thursday.
Rock Rapids man charged for hitting wife
ROCK RAPIDS—A 38-year-old Rock Rapids man was arrested Sunday, July 21, on charges of first-offense domestic abuse assault resulting in injury or mental illness, false imprisonment and child endangerment. The arrest of Lennon Davis Slade stemmed from his wife reporting about 2:15 p.m. that he had hit her and...
Larchwood man arrested on charge of OWI
LARCHWOOD—A 21-year-old Larchwood man was arrested about 12:40 a.m. Sunday, July 21, on a charge of first-offense operating while under the influence. The arrest of Jackson Randal Kramer stemmed from the stop of a 2014 Ford Focus on Highway 9 about a mile south of Larchwood for failure to yield the right of way to an oncoming vehicle and for crossing the centerline numerous times, according to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office.
Minnehaha County ATV roll-over results in fatality and severe injuries
MINNEHAHA COUNTY, S.D. — An ATV crash on Sunday evening near Garretson, SD, resulted in one fatality and severe injuries to another. The identities of those involved have not been disclosed pending family notification. Initial reports reveal that a 2022 Polaris ATV, traveling north on 487th Avenue—a gravel road—lost...
Two Doon men cited for taking scrap iron
ROCK RAPIDS—Two rural Doon men were arrested about 2:45 a.m. Thursday, July 18, near Rock Rapids on charges of fifth-degree theft. The arrest of 59-year-old Jose L. Martinez-Gomez and 38-year-old Cesar Galdamaz Corado stemmed from a report of a suspicious vehicle at GDK Salvage near Rock Rapids, according to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office.
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