It has been a rough month for the Minnesota State Patrol, both in terms of the long hours worked by troopers in the inclement weather and the damage inflicted on State Patrol squad cars.
A southeastern shift in the track of the winter storm affecting the region today has significantly lessened the amount of snow expected in the Rochester area, but road conditions remain dicey.
The slick conditions created by the light snow that fell across the region overnight may have contributed to a fatal crash in Goodhue County this morning.
A Faribault man suffered life-threatening injuries in a New Year's Eve crash on I-35 in Lakeville when a Northbound vehicle rolled over the median into Southbound traffic in Lakeville.