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Man charged for 100-mph run from law, claims accelerator stuck

WILLMAR -- Jose Mares III, 38, of Willmar, made his first appearance Monday in Kandiyohi County District Court on charges of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, driving...

news / local Tue, Apr 28, 2009 - 12:00am

Letter: Would a roundabout be safer?

Another life has been lost this past week at a very dangerous road crossing. The intersection of Highway 71-23, Highway 294 and County Road 24 just north of Willmar has...

opinion / letters Mon, Apr 27, 2009 - 12:00am

Letter: What about a roundabout?

It saddens me to see another young life ended too soon in an automobile accident. I know there have many ideas talked about, but I wonder if a roundabout has...

opinion / letters Fri, Apr 24, 2009 - 12:00am

Options to fix troubled intersection will be topic of meeting

WILLMAR -- On the heels of the fatal accident last week on Business Highway 71, the three government entities that "own" the dangerous intersection are taking short-term and long-term steps...

news / local / region / business Wed, Apr 22, 2009 - 12:00am

Editorial: A solution is needed, not the cheapest

Tragedy struck Wednesday at one of the more dangerous intersections in Willmar -- Business Highway 71 and County Road 24. A Ridgewater College football player named Deallo Felder lost his...

opinion / editorials Fri, Apr 17, 2009 - 12:00am

Emergency crews respond to the scene of a two-vehicle crash around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Business Highway 71 and County Road 24. At least one person died in the crash. The intersection has long been Willmar's most dangerous stretch of roads, with multiple crashes at the site over the past couple years. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Video from April 15 fatal accident crash scene has been posted

Video of the April 15 accident scene at the Business Highway 71-Kandiyohi County intersection has been posted. http://media03.i29.net/willmar/streams/_definst_/22_041509-lecintersecac...

news / local / business Thu, Apr 16, 2009 - 12:00pm

Latest crash now puts the redesign of intersection at forefront

WILLMAR -- Wednesday's fatal accident near the Health and Human Services building has renewed a sense of urgency to redesign the accident-plagued intersection. Jon Henslin, Minnesota Department of Transportation District...

news / local Thu, Apr 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Emergency crews respond to the scene of a two-vehicle crash around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Business Highway 71 and County Road 24. At least one person died in the crash. The intersection has long been Willmar's most dangerous stretch of roads, with multiple crashes at the site over the past couple years. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Two-vehicle crash north of Willmar leaves one man dead

WILLMAR -- Deallo D. Felder, 20, of Minneapolis, was dead at the scene of a two-vehicle crash that happened around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Business 71 and...

news / local Thu, Apr 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Law enforcement, rescue and fire personnel respond Wednesday at the scene of an accident at the intersection of Business Highway 71 and Kandiyohi County Roads 23 and 24.

Update: One individual killed, others injured in north Willmar insection crash this morning

Update 1:30 p.m.

news / local / business Wed, Apr 15, 2009 - 10:00am

Letter: Intersection has major flaw

The Business Highway 71/23 and County Road 24 intersection problem needs to have a significant flaw addressed. Drivers attempting to cross the Highway 71 racetrack are hindered by literally dozens...

opinion Sat, Jan 31, 2009 - 12:00am

Letter: Keep Highway 71 turn lanes

I applaud the Kandiyohi County Commissioners' decision recently to table a decision on the "re-do" of the intersection at the Human Services and Golf Course Road (Highways 71 and 294)...

letters Tue, Jan 27, 2009 - 12:00am

Emergency personnel respond in this May 13, 2008, file photo, to the scene of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Business Highway 71 and 23rd Street Northeast of Willmar. The crash occurred just five days after the Minnesota Department of Transportation installed yield and stop signs, and flashing lights as the intersection. Tribune photo by Bill Zimmer

Officials say redesign will prevent intersection crashes

WILLMAR -- A proposed highway redesign would reduce crashes at the Business 71/County Road 24/23rd Street intersection west of the Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services Building. The design would...

local / business Fri, Jan 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Willmar man hurt in crash along Highway 71

WILLMAR -- A 32-year-old Willmar man is hospitalized at Hennepin County Medical Center for leg and pelvic injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday along U.S. Highway...

news / local Thu, Jan 15, 2009 - 10:00am

Consultant to give report on accident-prone intersection

WILLMAR -- A consultant for the Minnesota Department of Transportation will present a list of recommendations for improving the safety of a hazardous intersection in Willmar. The consultant firm of...

local / business Tue, Jan 13, 2009 - 12:00am

The remains of a propane truck are seen near Olivia on Sunday after the truck exploded, killing a man.
Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Driver killed in propane truck fire on Hwy 71 near Olivia

news / region Sun, Nov 23, 2008 - 12:00pm

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