UNDATED (LEARFIELD) - More than two people are killed every day on U.S. roads by impatient and reckless drivers blowing through red lights. Mark Peterson is with Triple-A Minnesota: "There were 939 people killed in red light-running crashes in 2017," said Peterson. "That's a 10 year high with a 28 percent increase since 2012." He adds that he’s concerned. "This is something that deserves our attention when you look at a body count like that," said Peterson. "This is very disturbing." Peterson says changes in driver behavior is key to reducing the number of red-light running crashes.

ST. PAUL (KMHL) – State Health officials are reporting Minnesota’s first death linked to vaping. According to a press release from the Minnesota Department of Health, the first death was in a 65-year-old patient who died in August after the patient was found to have a lung injury associated with vaping illicit THC products. "One death from this outbreak is one too many," said Minnesota Commissioner of Health Jan Malcom. "We are working with our partners around the state and the nation to find out everything we can as quickly as we can to prevent additional illnesses and deaths." The department [...]

ORTONVILLE (KMHL) – An Ortonville man was killed in a single vehicle crash when he was ejected from his vehicle Friday afternoon. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 68-year-old Eugene Huzenga’s 1997 Chevrolet GM4 pickup skidded out of control Friday afternoon along Highway 12 and Big Stone County Road 17. Authorities say the vehicle then rolled down an embankment and Huzenga, who wasn’t wearing his seat-belt, was ejected.

ST. LEO (KMHL) – Authorities in Yellow Medicine County are asking for the public’s help after a trailer was stolen from a farm place northeast of St. Leo – earlier this week. On their Facebook Page, the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office said they are seeking information on an early 2000’s Oldsmobile Bravada that was previously seen in the area. Sheriff’s officials ask anyone who might know some information about it to contact them at (320) 564-2130.

UNDATED (LEARFIELD) - This year's roadside pheasant survey showed a 17-percent decrease in the overall pheasant index this year from 2018. "Overall about a 17 percent decline and looking at some of the finer details of the breakdown of our counts, things probably came mostly from delayed or reduced breading success," said the DNR's Tim Lyons. He adds that while the numbers are down the birds are still abundant in some areas. "If hunters want to find fields that maybe dried out faster escaped flooding altogether, those should still have had really good production and should still hold a lot of [...]

MARSHALL (KMHL) – The loss of a major market for recycling products is one of the reasons that could be contributing to the rising expense for haulers to pick up recyclables curbside. The issue has resulted in Lyon County Commissioners discontinuing curbside service after rates came back much higher than expected for the service to continue. "Recycling used to have value," said Lyon County Environmental Administrator Roger Schroeder in an interview with Marshall Radio. "For example, DEMCON recycling in the cities, used to pay up to - even a year and a half ago - they were offering a $50 per [...]