Former Hennepin County Sheriff and Candidate for Governor Hurt in Crash

Saint Cloud, MN, USA / KNSI

Jennifer Lewerenz

Apr 14, 2022 | 8:24 AM

Unsplash

(KNSI) — Republican candidate for governor Rich Stanek is recovering after a crash.

The Minnesota State Patrol says Stanek was driving his pickup truck out of a church parking lot when it collided with a Chevy Malibu heading north on Highway 25 in Buffalo. That driver, a 40-year-old Clearwater woman, is expected to be OK. Stanek was taken to North Memorial in Robbinsdale, where he was kept overnight for observation.

The report says the crash happened about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, but a media release from the state patrol wasn’t sent out until 7:29 Wednesday night. Stanek is the former Hennepin County Sheriff. He lost his reelection bid to Sheriff Dave Hutchinson, whose peace officer’s license is under review after crashing his county owned squad car in December while drunk and traveling at over 100 miles an hour on Interstate 94 near Alexandria.

___

Copyright 2022 Leighton Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be broadcast, published, redistributed, or rewritten, in any way without consent.

S.W. Minn. House District 18A's history of flip-flopping attracts a lot of outside funding

With a recent history of voting Republican during presidential elections, and Democrat in the midterms, District 18A is attracting a lot of attention in the 2024 elections. GOP hopeful Erica Schwartz is looking to unseat incumbent Democrat Rep. Jeff ...

Hannah Yang 27m ago

These 2 people with felony records are voting in their 1st presidential election on Tuesday

Calvin Boswell, 35, and Mario Jackson, 41, both spent more than 10 years in prison. Now they’re looking forward to casting their first-ever vote in a presidential election on Nov. 5.

Nicole Ki 27m ago

Events happening around the state during Native American Heritage Month

Native American Heritage Month celebrates Native history, culture and contributions of Native communities across the United States. Gatherings both large and small are happening across the state including the Iron Range, St. Cloud, Mankato and the me...

Chandra Colvin 27m ago

Poll: A majority of Americans have participated in democracy this campaign season

New findings from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s latest Mood of the Nation Poll show that a majority of Americans have engaged in at least one type of political activity over the course of this year’s campaign season. Of the sev...

Craig Helmstetter 27m ago

FOLLOW US FOR INSTANT UPDATES!

FOLLOW US FOR INSTANT UPDATES!

No feed items available at this time.

Pause Auto-Update | Back to Top