🌱 How a Highway 55 crash sent two people to the hospital
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- How a Highway 55 crash sent two people to the hospital
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- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 64 and low of 28 degrees.
- Saturday: Very windy; cloudy and chilly, temps: high: 44, low: 30.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 49 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sloss Russell Bryant injured in Rockford motorcycle crash, MSP says (thelegaladvocate.com) — A motorcycle and car collided Wednesday evening at Highway 55 and Main Street in Rockford, sending two people to area hospitals, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Investigators are still determining what caused the crash, which seriously injured a Wayzata motorcyclist and also hurt the Maple Lake driver. Safety experts stress how vulnerable motorcyclists are and encourage careful driving on local roads. 
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🗞 Nearby News
Delano
- Janet Gilbertson, 84, Obituary – 4/2/2026 (delanoheraldjournal.com)
Buffalo
- City of Buffalo's Northeast Area Reconstruction Project Getting Underway (krwc1360.com)
- Two Injured in Car vs. Motorcycle Crash in Rockford (krwc1360.com)
- Arrests, sentencings, DNR for April 16 (hometownsource.com)
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