Crashes

The Minnesota State Patrol identified the man who died in the Aug. 25, 2026, crash as Keith Donovan, 37, of Brainerd.

Jack Drumbeater was charged with four felonies following his involvement in a fatal head-on crash Aug. 22, 2026, in Grand Rapids.

One of the occupants of the pickup truck was in custody in Itasca County Jail on Aug. 24, 2026, on suspicion of criminal vehicular operation.

The driver of the semitruck is in custody as of Aug. 21, 2026, and is facing two felony counts of criminal vehicular homicide.

Responders used a winch line on a fire truck to pull the car from the water and found the woman later identified as Kaylee Smith inside.

The building sustained significant damage near its front entry. U.S. Postal Service officials designated a temporary location for operations until further notice.

Michael Brown has undergone two surgeries and is recovering at Sanford Health Hospital in Fargo after a Bemidji Police Department squad struck him July 15, 2026.

Bemidji Police Chief Mike Mastin says the Minnesota State Patrol is handling the ongoing investigation.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reported a 71-year-old from Pella, Iowa, was piloting the 1984 Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft at the time of the July 5, 2026, incident.

According to a news release, the man was in the middle of the eastbound traffic lane as the driver was traveling east at the 13000 block of County Highway 16 on July 5, 2026.