Blizzard stymies highway travel | News, Sports, Jobs
mlamb@marshallindependent.com MARSHALL — Blinding blizzard conditions on Wednesday sent vehicles into ditches and caused multiple rear-end collisions on southwest Minnesota roads and highways. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Department reported on its Facebook page that one deputy suffered minor injuries when a vehicle rear-ended his squad car. The deputy was responding to vehicle in a ditch. “Cars were getting rear-ended or going into the ditch because they (drivers) couldn’t see,” Lyon County Sheriff Eric Wallen told the Independent. Messages from other area law enforcement agencies wer...