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26-Aug-2026

Fatal Car/Train Accident

A 37-year-old Brainerd man died when the car he was driving collided with a train Tuesday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol is not releasing the name of the victim until sometime today, but they say the crash happened west of Baxter in Sylvan Township, located in Cass County, around 6:30 a.m. The State Patrol says the man’s car struck a train on West Gull River Road SW. The victim was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. No other information is available at this time.

26-Aug-2026

Manslaughter Charge

A Brainerd man is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of a co-worker at an Apple Valley worksite. Prosecutors say Christopher Boone Crimmins was operating a hydraulic grapple on August 20th when it struck and killed 26-year-old Tyler Anthony Lynch of Royalton. According to the criminal complaint, Crimmins was maneuvering the grapple so its shadow appeared to grab Lynch and was watching the shadows instead of Lynch when the fatal injury occurred. Crimmins is scheduled to appear in court on September 10th.

26-Aug-2026

Pickup/Semi Crash

A pickup driver was hurt when his vehicle rear-ended a semi. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened on Monday just before 9:00 a.m. on Highway 23 near Milaca in Mille Lacs County. The semi was eastbound on the highway, turning left onto 1st Street Southeast, when the pickup struck the back of the semi's trailer .The pickup driver, 21-year-old Preston Johnson of Danvers, was taken to North Memorial in Robbinsdale with non-life-threatening injuries. The semi driver, 23-year-old Cody Pappenfus of Bowlus, was not hurt.

25-Aug-2026

4 Year Old Run Over By Lawnmower

A four-year-old child was hurt after being run over by a lawnmower on Friday afternoon. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says they received a call around 1:30 p.m. about a child who had been run over by a lawnmower at a home off 65th Street in Swanville Township, which is about three miles northwest of Upsala. Authorities say a 33-year-old Swanville man was driving a zero-turn lawnmower with a four-year-old child from Lake Orion, Michigan, riding on the front platform. The child fell off the platform and was partially run over while the blades were engaged. The child sustained extensive injuries and was airlifted to Children's Minnesota Minneapolis Hospital for treatment. The incident remains under investigation.

25-Aug-2026

Two Vehicle Crash

One person was hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Morrison County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened at about 8:00 a.m. on Monday on Highway 10 near Staples.  One vehicle was traveling west on the highway while the second vehicle was traveling east when they collided  Twenty-nine-year-old Thomas Erickson of Verndale was taken to Staples Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  Twenty-three-year-old Braden Fletcher of Eden Prairie was not hurt.