The Eau Claire County Sheriff's Department says the group of Wisconsin teenagers involved in a deadly single-vehicle crash last month were "hill jumping." Three teens, including the driver, died in the crash. Two other minors were badly injured. The Eau Claire Leader-Telegram reports the 14-year-old driver was traveling 25-35 miles per hour above the 55 mph speed limit. The county attorney will now decide whether to file any charges.

Marta Stoffers, 68, her daughter Michelle Hoffmann, 40, and her granddaughter Julia Hoffmann, 8, were all killed in a fiery crash in Kandiyohi County Friday night. Stoffers' 5-year-old grandson, Jason Hoffman survived the crash and is at Hennepin County Medical Center. Stoffers lived in Atwater and her daughter's family lived in Eden Prairie. Paul A. Wickenhuaser, 21, of Norwood, is in custody facing possible charges of criminal vehicular homicide. The State Patrol reports that alcohol was likely involved.

Authorities say multiple people are dead after a small plane went down about 4 miles north of Glencoe. There were no survivors.

Two men are dead after their car rolled into Mille Lacs Lake just after midnight Sunday morning. A passenger in the backseat suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The Minnesota State Patrol says alcohol was detected in the driver and both passengers, but it's unclear if it was a factor in the crash.

Dukie continues to recover from the crash that claimed three lives, including his owner, early Thursday morning southeast of Eau Claire. Two vehicles drove into a 15-foot-deep highway washout. The Wausau Daily Herald reports Dukie suffered a few scratches and his left hind leg had to be amputated. The newspaper says he'll live with his owner's sister.

The 38-year-old man arrested after a fatal crash in Starbuck, Minn., had a blood alcohol content of .351, according to a criminal complaint. The crash critically injured Southwest Minnesota State basketball coach Brad Bigler and killed his 5-month-old son.

The city’s recycling program requires residents to separate recyclables into separate bags. That has led to an 18 percent recycling rate in Minneapolis, well below the national average and stagnating, according to a city study. A move to single sort could improve the city's recycling rate and reduce costs.