Minnesota State Patrol

The Minnesota State Patrol is looking for some men and women to fill the ranks.

The first big snowfall of the season also produced a number of crashes.

Minnesota law enforcement will be cracking down on hands-free phone laws to mark the one year anniversary on the initiative.

Minnesota public safety officials are growing increasingly concerned about a growing problem - motorists who put the pedal to the metal.

It appears that Minnesotans are still not very good when it comes to winter driving, as the State Patrol responded to nearly 1200 crashes in the last 24 hours.

Hundreds of vehicles crashed or went into the ditch Monday due to our slippery roads.

A wintry mix of rain and snow has authorities busy responding to crashes across the state.

We didn't get a lot of snow Thursday morning, but it was enough to cause problems on our roads.

It was a tough morning commute for drivers across the state. The Minnesota State Patrol says from 6:00 a.m. through 11:00 a.m. they responded to a total of 133 crashes.

It appears that Minnesotans were a little rusty when it came to winter driving today, as the State Patrol responded to nearly 400 crashes.

The Minnesota State Patrol and troopers from three other states will be on the lookout for aggressive drivers today through September 1st.

Starting August 1st, drivers will no longer be able to hold their cell phones in their hands.