One injured in crash
REDWOOD FALLS — One person was injured in a rear-end collision Thursday night on Minnesota Highway 67 east of Redwood Falls.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, John Louis Trubeseh, 89, of Morgan, was driving a 2015 Ford Equinox that struck a 2011 John Deere tractor from behind. Both vehicles were eastbound at the time.
Trubeseh was taken to the Redwood Area Hospital in Redwood Falls for treatment of injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. He was wearing a seat belt, according to the State Patrol report on the crash.
The driver of the tractor, Gary Lee Kranz, 75, of Morgan, was not hurt, the State Patrol said.
The crash was reported shortly before 8 p.m. Road conditions were dry, and alcohol was not involved.
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The Redwood County Sheriff's Office assisted at the scene, along with Morgan police, fire and emergency services.
Syringe found
WILLMAR — Willmar police took possession of a syringe after someone from the public found it lying in the grass Thursday in the 500 block of 10th Street Southwest.
The syringe contained a brown substance that later tested positive for methamphetamine.
