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Law enforcement personnel staff a roadblock Tuesday night on U.S. Highway 12 in Murdock. The highway west of Murdock remains closed due to the train-truck accident Tuesday, which resulted in an anhydrous ammonia leak. Submitted photo by Jannet Walsh

U.S. Highway 12 remains closed Wednesday between Murdock and DeGraff, Minn.

DETROIT LAKES -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation says U.S. Highway 12 remains closed this morning between Murdock and DeGraff due to a semi-train crash near the roadway Tuesday morning...

news / region Wed, May 08, 2013 - 6:49am

Federal court hearing delayed in alleged Montevideo terror plot

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The defense attorney for a man arrested in what the FBI has called a thwarted terror plot in Montevideo said Wednesday there has been misinformation...

news / region Wed, May 08, 2013 - 4:16am

Appeals Court upholds longer sentence in death of Olivia, Minn., toddler

OLIVIA — The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a longer sentence for a man convicted in the death of a toddler in Olivia. The Court of Appeals decision on May...

news / region Tue, May 07, 2013 - 11:03pm

Fire damages bus south of Olivia Monday afternoon

OLIVIA — Fire damaged a school bus on Highway 71 south of Olivia Monday afternoon. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office said the bus driver was the only one in the...

news / region Tue, May 07, 2013 - 4:50pm

Swift County Sheriff's deputy Patrick Hammerud directs traffic along a detour route west of Murdock on U.S. Highway 12. The highway between Murdock and DeGraff remains closed as crews attempt to stop anhydrous ammonia leaking from a tank involved in a semi-truck and train collision this morning.

Highway 12 west of Murdock to remain closed as ammonia continues to leak from accident site

MURDOCK — U.S. Highway 12 west of Murdock will remain closed into this evening, and motorists are being asked to avoid the area. Traffic will continue to be detoured around...

news / region Tue, May 07, 2013 - 4:07pm

Bus routes canceled today for some KMS students due to truck-train crash

KERKHOVEN - The crash of a train and an anhydrous ammonia tanker truck near Murdock this morning has led KMS school officials to cancel some bus routes for students. The...

news / region Tue, May 07, 2013 - 1:31pm

A train and a semi-tractor trailer carrying anhydrous ammonia collided west of Murdock, Minn. Traffic was detoured and school kids were evacuated as a precaution. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny.)

Swift Co. Sheriff: Elementary school students evacuated to Kerkhoven

MURDOCK — Students at Murdock Elementary are being evacuated to the KMS High School in Kerkhoven in response to the collision involving a semi hauling anhydrous ammonia and a BNSF...

news / region Tue, May 07, 2013 - 10:42am

A train and a semi-tractor trailer carrying anhydrous ammonia collided west of Murdock, Minn. Traffic was detoured and school kids were evacuated as a precaution. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny.)

May 7: Traffic detoured around semi-train crash west of Murdock, fire departments spraying tipped truck

MURDOCK — Area fire departments are spraying water on the semi-tractor and tanker of anhydrous ammonia involved in a collision with a BNSF Railway train around 8:30 a.m. this morning...

news / region Tue, May 07, 2013 - 10:24am

Semi and train collision occurs this morning just west of Murdock

Emergency personnel have responded to a semi-tractor trailer and train collision accident scene between Murdock and DeGraff. The accident occurred at a BNSF Railway crossing about 8:30 a.m. this morning...

news / region Tue, May 07, 2013 - 9:25am

Montevideo, Minn., terror suspect has prior criminal history

MONTEVIDEO — When Buford “Bucky” Rogers was arrested Friday in Montevideo on a weapons charge and linked with plans for domestic terrorism, it was not his first brush with the...

news / region Mon, May 06, 2013 - 11:34pm

During an interview Monday, Jeff Rogers denies that his son had explosives on his property. The upside down American flag on Rogers’ wife’s vehicle is the family’s way of saying the country is in distress. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Parents adamant their son had no plans to conduct terror act in Montevideo, Minn.

MONTEVIDEO — Buford “Bucky” Rogers was part of a home-grown militia, had a temper and may have been too outspoken, but did not possess explosive devices or plan terrorist activities,...

news / region Mon, May 06, 2013 - 11:31pm

Authorities allege Buford Rogers was planning a terror attack in Montevideo. AP Photo

FBI: Raid disrupts planned terrorist attack in Montevideo, Minn.

MINNEAPOLIS — FBI officials said Monday that they foiled a terrorism attack that was being planned in a small western Minnesota town, but they offered no details about the exact...

news / region Mon, May 06, 2013 - 11:28pm

This May 3, 2013, photo provided by Jeremy Jones shows FBI agents during a raid on a mobile home in Montevideo, Minn. Authorities said Monday, May 6, that Rogers was arrested Friday and that the agency believes is disrupted a potential terror attack after a search of the home turned up Molotov cocktails, suspected pipe bombs and firearms. (AP Photo/Montevideo American-News, Jeremy Jones)

Montevideo raid disrupts planned terror attack, suspect makes court appearance

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — FBI officials said Monday they foiled a terrorist attack being planned in a small western Minnesota town, but they offered no details about the exact targets of...

news / region Mon, May 06, 2013 - 9:46pm

The Roger's family, brother Shawn (from left), mother Margaret and father Jeff, stand by their Northdale Park trailer home Monday, May 6, 2013, in Montevideo, Minn. The BSM initial sign on the porch stands for Black Snake Militia. The Rogers' son Buford was charged Monday in court in Minneapolis with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. West Central Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Rogers family say son was not planning domestic terrorism

MONTEVIDEO — Buford “Bucky” Rogers was part of a home-grown militia, had a temper and may have been too outspoken, but did not possess explosive devices or plan terrorist activities,...

news / region Mon, May 06, 2013 - 8:05pm

Maike Roos operates a high definition plasma cutter at K & M Manufacturing in Renville. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Strong farm economy keeps Renville, Minn., manufacturer on the grow

RENVILLE -- Foreign competition. This American manufacturer says bring it on. "That's where we get competitive,'' said Matt Clemens, manager of operations for K & M Manufacturing in Renville. K...

news / region Mon, May 06, 2013 - 5:24pm

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