Southeast Minnesota saw several significant criminal cases throughout 2024. But the crash that resulted in the death of ...

Weeks after what would have been Olivia Flores’ 19th birthday, her family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the former Minnesota state trooper involved in the May crash that killed her.

The driver of that squad was on-duty trooper Shane Elroy Roper, who investigators say was driving at 83 mph in a 40 mph zone with his lights off when a Ford Escort carrying the teens entered a ...

The vehicle was struck by the squad car of since-fired Minnesota state trooper Shane Roper. Roper is currently facing nine criminal charges in Olmsted County District Court, including one count of ...

The vehicle was struck by the squad car of since-fired Minnesota State Trooper Shane Roper. Roper is currently facing nine criminal charges in Olmsted County District Court, including one count of ...

OWATONNA, Minn. — The family of Olivia Flores, the 18-year-old girl killed in a three-vehicle crash in May, has filed a lawsuit against the former Minnesota State Patrol trooper involved in the ...

Stephanie and Carlos Flores display school items of their daughter Olivia, who died in a May crash in Rochester involving Minnesota state trooper Shane Roper. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota ...

The family of high school senior Olivia Flores, the high school senior killed when the car she was in was struck by a ...

Shane Roper, 32, of Hayfield, was fired from the Minnesota State Patrol earlier this year after he was charged with nine crimes – including 2nd-degree manslaughter and criminal vehicular ...