Two injured in County Road 44 accident The Stearns County Sheriff’s Department, Kimball Fire and Rescue and Watkins Ambulance responded to an accident at 5:53 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1. Involved in the accident were Karla Ann Adolph, 29, and Alison Margaret Knapper, 23, both of Kimball. According to the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office, Adolph was driving south on 83rd Avenue when she ran a stop sign and hit Knapper, who was heading east on County Road 44. Both vehicles were towed. Both Adolph and Knapper sustained injuries and were taken by Watkins Ambulance to the St. Cloud Hospital. The accident remains under investigation. Klingelhoets arrested The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a car accident on CSAH 4 near 273rd Street in Dassel Township. A vehicle had crashed into the ditch after nearly crashing into two other vehicles. Witnesses reported that, when they went to check on the driver, he took off running into the woods east of the crash. When deputies arrived, they followed the driver into the wooded and slough area. After a short search, and about 150 yards into the woods, the two deputies found a man matching the description of the driver: white male, shirtless and wearing blue jeans. The suspect ran from the deputies but quickly was caught. The driver, later identified as Alan Arthur Klingelhoets, 46, of Kingston, stated that he was not injured. According to their report, he appeared to the deputies to be very intoxicated. Klingelhoets was arrested for driving after revocation, driving under the influence of alcohol, and leaving the scene of an accident. He was transported to the Meeker County jail.
