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.
Investigators say children were approached by a man in a white minivan who falsely claimed he'd been a local school principal.
The latest from the state health department.
Officers arrived to the scene and found one person suffering multiple gunshot wounds.
The incident happened last week in north-central Wisconsin.
A number of national chains have departed Uptown in recent years.
It's the first U.S. Navy ship to be commissioned in Minnesota.
The principal said Friday she had been fired from her role over her support of a student protest.
The crash occurred on Highway 169 early Sunday morning.
All backcountry trails and campsites are closed, as well as many frontcountry sites.
Lawmakers announced they had reached a deal on a tax bill Saturday ahead of the looming session deadline.
The two men died after a hail of bullets struck a vehicle.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety reports out of the 932 motorists that have been killed in the last three years, only 45 percent were wearing their seat belt. Violators face a $25 fine.
The State Patrol reports that there were 88 crashes and 16 traffic-related injuries around Minnesota overnight, but no fatalities. This is the third consecutive year that there have not been any fatalities on New Year's Eve in Minnesota.
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.
The Minnesota State Patrol says it has impounded a car in Koochiching County with an unusual alternative fuel source. A trooper spokesperson says the driver of a rusted out Ford Pinto had a gas can on the front seat with a hose that ran out the passenger window, around the front and under the hood, which was "rigged up to the engine."
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