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Motorcycle deaths up in Minnesota

June 17, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

State officials and motorcycle enthusiasts are puzzled by an alarming rise in fatalities. The Department of Public Safety counted 17 motorcycle deaths in Minnesota by Saturday. There were only 10 at this time in 2011. Continue Reading

Minnesota officials to discuss physics of car crashes

May 20, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Officials from the Department of Public Safety are going on a rooftop today to talk about the physics of a car crash. Continue Reading

Ice on roads and sidewalks creates hazardous conditions

January 17, 2011 in The Daily Republic

Icy conditions Sunday night and all day Monday sent cars in the ditch, made sidewalks hazardous and postponed some basketball games.
Reports of cars in ditches came in from Brule and Hutchinson counties Monday, indicating slick roads that have plagued some areas of the state for days. Continue Reading