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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Slick Roads Make Driving Treacherous for Woodbury; Fatality Reported on I-94

There were nine incidents on Woodbury roads as of 3:30 p.m. Thursday. A driver was killed in a crash on Interstate 94 near Highway 95.

Update: 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 18 A crash on Interstate 94 killed a driver Thursday. Via State Patrol Lt. Eric Roeske's Twitter feed: I-94 EB near Hwy 95, Wash Co, WB veh lost control, went thru median & under semi trailer, female driver killed Original Story There were nine incidents on Woodbury streets as of 3:30 p.m. Thursday following yet another late-season snowfall. “And it’s not even rush hour yet,” Woodbury Police Cmdr. John Altman said. There were no injuries reported, and most of the incidents involved cars going off the road, Altman said. People on the Woodbury Patch Facebook page also reported slippery conditions on local streets. Up to six inches of snow was expected across the metro area Thursday night into Friday. The …

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Kris Janisch

5:19 pm on Thursday, April 18, 2013

Somebody just posted this on the Police Clips Facebook page: Fatal 94EB just past Co Rd 21 in Lakeland.   more ›

Saturday, April 6, 2013

‘Proactive Community Policing’ for Woodbury Intersection

There have been a variety of calls recently at the area of Hudson Road and Century Avenue.

Woodbury police and city officials on Thursday morning gathered near the intersection of Hudson Road and Century Avenue. There wasn’t a particular incident to which they were responding. But the city has seen a spike in calls of late to that area, everything from traffic accidents to break-ins, said Michelle Okada, Woodbury police spokeswoman. “It’s been a variety of things,” she said. City officials and public safety personnel were out during rush hour Thursday morning to get a sense of traffic patterns in the area, Okada said. She called it “proactive community policing.” The calls haven’t all been at that intersection, but the area in general has seen an uptick, Okada said. Authorities were in talks with the city’s Community Development…

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Woodbury Drivers Handle Snow Just Fine

Unlike previous snowstorms that hit the city this season, there were only a handful of incidents Tuesday morning.

Maybe folks have simply learned how to drive in the snow. Between 6 a.m. and mid-afternoon Tuesday, March 5, there were only five crashes in Woodbury, none with major injuries or significant damage to the vehicles involved. “Which for this kind of storm is not bad,” according to Woodbury Police spokeswoman Michelle Okada. She’s not exaggerating. More than 30 crashes were reported in Woodbury by mid-morning on Nov. 12, 2012, when the city saw its first major snowfall of the season. The Dec. 9, 2012, storm, which dumped almost a foot of snow on Woodbury, saw several incidents on the roads, and it was the “same story” 11 days later, when there were a dozen crashes in the city by 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 20. As recently as Jan. 27 there was another …

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Kris Janisch

8:43 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Yeah, Okada mentioned that as well. Should have had that in the post.   more ›

Schools Closed, Flakes Falling, Winter Continues: Snow Day in Woodbury

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Schools were closed, plows were out and snow was still falling Tuesday morning in Woodbury. The city had been under a winter storm advisory from the National Weather Service, and snow was steady at about 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 5. Classes were canceled Tuesday in District 833, and several other schools in Woodbury were closed. The Math and Science Academy was closed. A notice from South Washington County Schools: South Washington County Schools will be closed today. All morning activities (including Kids Club) are closed today. An announcement will be posted no later than 3 p.m. regarding afterschool and evening activities. All employees are expected to follow previously determined school closing procedures and advise their supervisors of …

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Kris Janisch

9:53 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

From the Math and Science Academy this morning on school being closed yesterday: 1. If District 833 (South Washington County) is closed, we are. They do our bussing and it is in their hands. Whether we appear on the scroll at the bottom of your T.V. or not, if they are closed, we are. 2. WCCO radio and T.V. is the best media place to check. 3. Call the school; there will be a message left on the …   more ›

Thursday, December 20, 2012

‘Same Story’ on Woodbury Roads Thursday

There were a dozen incidents on the roads by 9:30 a.m. following the snowfall.

Between crashes and vehicles going off the road, there were about a dozen incidents in Woodbury as of 9:30 a.m. Thursday. “Same story, as always,” said Woodbury traffic officer Scott Melander. “People driving too fast for the conditions.” Speed limits are set for dry, sunny days, he said, and motorists simply need to slow down. Fortunately, there were no injuries associated with the incidents, Melander said. Woodbury saw a couple of inches of snow during the overnight hours of Wednesday and Thursday, and snow was still falling this morning. The snow is expected to taper off, according to the National Weather Service. During the first major snowfall of the season, in mid-November, there were at least 30 crashes on Woodbury streets.   Like …

Monday, December 10, 2012

Calls and Crashes: Woodbury Digs Out from Serious Snowstorm (Updated)

About a foot of snow fell on the city Sunday.

There were several incidents on the roads and plenty of calls to public works following the storm that dumped about a foot of snow on Woodbury. No one was seriously injured in any of the crashes, most of which were vehicles going off the road or feder-benders, said Woodbury traffic officer Scott Melander. “If residents would slow down it wouldn’t be so bad driving right now,” he said. Interstate 94 was icy, with slow going for commuters Monday morning, while city roads were “in OK condition,” Melander said.        Related: Major Snowstorm Hits Woodbury: Share Your Photos District 833 opted not to close or delaying school, and Xcel Energy’s outage map didn’t show any issues for Woodbury. District 834 did delay school a couple of hours. …

Monday, November 12, 2012

Dozens of Crashes Reported in Woodbury During First Snowfall of Season

There were no serious injuries reported Monday morning.

More than 30 crashes were reported in Woodbury as of 10:20 a.m. Monday morning as the city saw the first significant snowfall of the season. No one was hospitalized as a result of the crashes, said Woodbury traffic officer Scott Melander. Often, motorists were sliding through stop signs or traffic lights, Melander said. Reports started coming in at about 8 a.m. and Woodbury police had received at least three dozen calls. “It’s been a busy morning,” Melander said. The Woodlane Drive hill at Valley Creek Road was too icy to drive up at one point this morning, but city crews were out salting the roads, Melander said, and that street is now drivable. “Drivers need to realize that they do need to slow down and drive for the conditions,” he said…

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Kris Janisch

11:03 am on Monday, November 12, 2012

One note from Kristen on our Facebook page: On the upside, everyone I saw is smiling and friendly this morning, helping each other push their cars across the lanes and up the hills. And lots of friendly faces at the (closed) post office this morning--we were all heading in because there appeared to be no line!   more ›

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