A Cosmos man suffered minor injuries when his crop dusting plane crashed into a driveway Sunday evening.

Jeffery Kyle Lux was dusting a field near 170th Street, Cosmos, when his 1965 Piper struck a telephone pole guide wire and crashed into the driveway of 52764 170th Street, according to the Meeker County Sheriff's Office.

A 9-year-old girl was injured when the four-wheeler she was riding on rolled over Sunday.

Ashton Cates was taken to Hutchinson Hospital for surgery on her right leg following a four-wheeler accident Sunday afternoon, according to the Meeker County Sheriff's Office.

An Annandale man was taken to St. Cloud Hospital following a morning crash on Minnesota Highway 15 near Dassel Wednesday.

The accident happened around 7:30 a.m. one mile north of the County State Aid Highway 21 intersection when a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix crossed the centerline and struck a semi-trailer, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

Brett J. Thompson, 21, the driver of the Grand Prix, was taken to St. Cloud Hospital and later transported to Hennepin County Medical Center where he is in critical condition, the State Patrol reports.

Meeker County tobacco retailers recently received a thumbs up for giving the red light to underage smokers.

All 22 Meeker County establishments licensed to sell tobacco passed a compliance check in the past year. The check, conducted by the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office and Meeker County Public Health, is an unannounced investigation to determine whether retailers are selling tobacco to underage youth.

A rural Hutchinson man was seriously injured while driving an all-terrain vehicle in a gravel pit Saturday.

Brian Keith Berwald, 28, was attempting to climb a gravel mound on a 2000 Yamaha four-wheeler in a gravel pit near the 640th Avenue and 205th Street, Litchfield, when he overturned the vehicle, according to the Meeker County Sheriff's Office.