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Minneapolis crash kills 1, injures another
Police said that preliminary information shows other people involved in the one-vehicle may have walked away from the scene.
MINNEAPOLIS — An early morning crash in Minneapolis sent two men to the hospital where one later died of his injuries, police said.
In a press release, officials said police arrived in the area around Hiawatha Avenue and 41 Street East around 12:30 a.m. Sunday for a crash involving a single vehicle. Police said the vehicle was on fire when officers arrived.
Two men were taken to Hennepin County Healthcare. One of them had life-threatening injuries, police said, and later died at the hospital. The other man’s injuries were potentially life-threatening police said, and as of Sunday there has been no update provided on his condition.
No other information about either man has been released by officials at this time.
Police said preliminary information shows there may have been other people in the car who walked from the crash. Officers searched, utilizing a K9 officer.
Minneapolis police are trying to determine if this crash was a hit-and-run and if other vehicles may have been involved.
No arrests have been made, police said.
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The service to honor law enforcement ranger Kevin Grossheim will be held on Sunday, Oct. 13 in International Falls, but will also be livestreamed.
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn — A memorial service has been set for a National Park Service (NPS) law enforcement ranger who died in the line of duty while attempting to rescue a family of campers stranded by hazardous weather.
Officials at Voyageurs National Park announced that the service to honor ranger Kevin Grossheim will take place at 1 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 13, in the gym of International Falls High School. The memorial will also be livestreamed by Koochiching County Community Television Station KCC-TV on both the station’s Facebook and YouTube accounts.
The 55-year-old Grossheim responded to an emergency call the afternoon of Oct. 6 from a family of three that was stranded on an island on Namakan Lake in the Voyageurs National Park wilderness. Conditions were treacherous, with wind gusts exceeding 40 miles per hour and waves of five to six feet.
Grossheim, a 23-year Voyageurs National Park veteran and expert boater, picked up the stranded campers and was towing their boat to shore when his craft began taking on water, eventually capsizing. The three people he rescued were able to swim to safety but Grossheim didn’t surface.
His body was later recovered from Namakan Lake following a three-hour search.
Those who knew Grossheim described him as an experienced outdoorsman and boater “with a servant’s heart.” Along with being a ranger, Grossheim served as a volunteer firefighter and paramedic in his community of Kabetogema.
“Quiet guy, big heart, and just loved to help people,” said St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay. “He was built for this job.”
NPS officials say support continues to pour in for Grossheim’s family. Those who would like to send a note or expression of condolence can send them to:
The Grossheim Family (In the care of Voyageurs National Park) 360 Highway 11 East, International Falls, MN 56649.
Information about donation opportunities will be available in the coming days.
Broaden your musical horizons with this accessible concert.
MINNEAPOLIS — If you’re looking for new melodic music, then set aside Saturday night for Ragas of India.
Vocalist Samarth Nagarkar will lead a Khayal music ensemble, a type of classical music that has roots in north India. The music is a blend of melodic (ragas) and rhythmic (talas) improvisation, according to the MacPhail Center for Music.
The performance will take place at 8 p.m. at Antonello Hall in Minneapolis.
Nagarkar and Michael Cain, the director of electronic music recording arts at MacPhail, will visit KARE 11 News at Noon on Thursday to share more about the concert.
The concert has choose-what-you-pay ticketing, meaning that prices start at $5 and you can determine if you can afford to pay more.
For tickets and more information, click here.
Police say the 14-year-old girl was in a crosswalk outside Duluth East High School Thursday morning when she was struck by a vehicle.
DULUTH, Minn. — A high school student in Duluth is at home recovering from minor injuries after being struck by a motorist while walking to school in Duluth.
Police say the 14-year-old girl was in a crosswalk at 40th Ave. E. and Luverne Street near Duluth East High School when a vehicle driven by a 69-year-old woman turned at the intersection and hit her.
A Duluth East school resource officer quickly responded to the scene. Police say the teen suffered minor injuries in the incident and went home for the rest of the school day.
The driver was issued a citation for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
Police are reminding drivers in Duluth and elsewhere to use caution when in school zones, and be vigilant for pedestrians.
