The counties selected for extra enforcement are those with the most deaths and injuries caused by alcohol-related crashes. They include the Twin Cities area plus Duluth, Rochester, and St. Cloud.
A lot of warm days and far fewer chilly nights.
The Northfield man died at Hennepin County Medical Center.
Tammy Renae Olson was sentenced to four years in prison.
They ended up crashing the stolen vehicles, with two arrested and two others on the run.
The fire remains under investigation, but fire officials believe it was accidental.
Mai Xiong faces several federal charges in the case.
Authorities began searching for Hsa Say early Monday morning.
The popular southwest metro golf course offers scenic views of O'Dowd Lake.
Some hunters are allegedly shooting directly in front of houses.
A doctor called this "the worst case of abuse he has seen in over 20 years."
Myth Live in Maplewood has a spotty past with the surrounding community.
Police are looking for help finding the woman.
From now through September law enforcers will focus on the counties that in recent years have accounted for nearly half of the alcohol-related deaths on the roads. That includes Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, St. Louis, Dakota, Wright, Olmsted, Rice, Washington, Stearns, Sherburne, Scott and Carver.
The annual late-summer enforcement campaign is yielding fewer drunken-driving arrests this year and the number of fatal crashes involving alcohol is continuing a five-year decline, state officials say. Over the past two weekends, 605 drunken drivers were arrested as part of a statewide DWI enforcement campaign. During a similar summer's-end crackdown last year, there were 1,787 arrests over three weekends culminating on Labor Day.
The Associated Press reports the extra patrols start Monday in the ten counties with the highest number of unbelted deaths and injuries. More than 850 unbelted deaths and injuries were reported between 2007 and 2009.
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