State Patrol | Audacy

State Patrol investigating head-on crash in Mille Lacs county that kills a Big Lake man Two others were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries

August 18, 2025
State Patrol Day at capitol allows agency to show off it’s newest piece of hardware: A twin-engine Bell Helicopter Lt. Craig Benz, State Patrol’s chief pilot, landed the helicopter just outside the front door of the capitol building

May 12, 2025
State Patrol recruiting program looks at unconventional backgrounds amid a staffing shortage statewide One example of their success is 38-year old Trooper Yahya Abdi who is the state's first Somalian State Trooper

March 10, 2025
Bad Drivers? Six Minnesota State Patrol squad cars were hit during the height of the storm Wednesday "People are just driving too fast for conditions," the State Patrol tells WCCO Radio

March 5, 2025
Former Minnesota State Trooper booked into jail on manslaughter charges 32-year-old Shane Roper is accused of causing the death of 18-year-old while trying to pull someone over

October 8, 2024
Man faces felony charges after firing at State Patrol during incident that shut down I-94 over the weekend

September 25, 2024
State Trooper faces manslaughter charges after allegedly causing crash in Rochester that killed one, injured five

July 9, 2024
Two dead after police chase on I-35 in Owatonna

August 30, 2019
Warnings from State Patrol after video shows driver narrowly missing girl at bus stop

May 17, 2019
A skeleton in your car does not count for the MnPASS lane

May 10, 2019