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Toppled Tater Truck at Albertville Exit Blocks Commute

To avoid any mashed potatoes, traffic was diverted through Albertville.

January 20, 2022 By Mike Schoemer

The “Dad Jokes” practically wrote themselves near Albertville this morning after a semi truck and trailer carrying a load of potatoes overturned, spilling tons of taters onto Interstate 94 near […]

Tagged With: accident, Interstate 94, potato truck, spill

Beloved Priest Fr. Dennis Dempsey Dies in South Metro Accident

Fr. Denny served St. Michael Catholic Parish for several years in the early 1990s.

October 28, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

A tragic accident in the Twin Cities’ south metro has claimed the life of Fr. Dennis “Denny” Dempsey, a pastor at St. Dominic Church in Northfield who once served the […]

Tagged With: accident, Fr. Denny, priest

Serious Crash Closes Westbound Interstate 94 at St. Michael

Traffic is being detoured.

October 19, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

A serious accident near the Minnesota Highway 241 exit at St. Michael has shut down Interstate 94 for much of the afternoon rush hour, according to multiple reports. A crash […]

Tagged With: accident, Construction, Interstate 94, traffic

Monticello Township Boy Dies in Thursday ATV Accident

Despite efforts, the boy suffered critical injuries and died at a local hospital.

June 11, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office reports Thursday that a 12-year-old boy was killed in an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) accident Thursday, June 10 in Monticello Township. His name has not been […]

Tagged With: accident, ATV, fatal, Monticello

Rogers Police Investigating Accident after Car Backs over Girl

The girl is recovering at a Twin Cities hospital after suffering serious injury.

April 5, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

A Rogers girl is recovering in a Twin Cities hospital after she was backed over by a vehicle driven by a young driver Easter Sunday near at a home near […]

Tagged With: accident, injury, Rogers, Rogers Police Department

BREAKING: Two STMA Graduates Killed in St. Croix County Crash

St. Michael-Albertville Superintendent Dr. Ann-Marie Foucault confirmed two women in vehicle were graduates of STMA High School

December 6, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

The St. Michael-Albertville High School community is in mourning this weekend as two recent graduates were identified as victims of a single vehicle accident on Interstate 94 in St. Croix […]

Tagged With: accident, fatal, graduates, STMA High School, Wisconsin

Zimmerman Woman Killed in Otsego Crash

January 22, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Wright County Sheriff’s Office officials have released the name of a woman killed in a weekend crash in Otsego this weekend. Ravaunne Kendrick, 35, of Zimmerman, was killed in the […]

Tagged With: accident, crash, fatal, Otsego, vehicle

Monticello High School Shocked by Death of Senior Student

Ian Rogers, a member of the Class of 2020, was killed Wednesday while riding his bike.

August 23, 2019 By Mike Schoemer

The Monticello School District and Monticello High School community is reeling after a bike versus vehicle accident Wednesday, Aug. 21 left an incoming senior student dead. Ian Rogers, 17, would […]

Tagged With: accident, fatal, Ian Rogers, Monticello

Abe Benson, 43, Albertville, Identified as Driver in Albertville Crash

April 5, 2019 By Mike Schoemer

The St. Michael-Albertville community is mourning the loss of a husband, father and community member this week as Abraham “Abe” Benson, 43, of Albertville has been identified as the driver […]

Tagged With: accident, Albertville, Benson, fatal

BREAKING: Anoka Woman Dies in Wright County Crash

March 29, 2019 By Mike Schoemer

A 62-year-old Anoka woman has died after an accident on Wright County Highway 39 near Otsego Friday, March 29. According to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office, around 8:21 a.m. the […]

Tagged With: accident, crash, criminal, fatal

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