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13 ejected in van rollover in SW Minn.
• WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota State Patrol says 13 people were ejected when a van carrying 15 employees from a meatpacking plant rolled on an icy highway near Worthington.
• The crash happened early Thursday on Interstate 90 in southwestern Minnesota.
• The patrol says four of the passengers were seriously hurt.
• All 15 people in the van are from Sioux Falls, S.D.
• Jenny Andersen-Martinez, human resources director for JBS meatpacking in Worthington, tells the Argus Leader the 15 people all work for JBS but commute in a personal vehicle from Sioux Falls because of a housing shortage. She says their shift ended around 1 a.m.
• All 15 initially were treated at Sanford Worthington Medical Center. Nine were discharged, but one patient remained at the Worthington hospital and five others were transported to Sioux Falls.
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Vikings' Peterson aims for revival vs. Packers
DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Pro Football Writer
• EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Adrian Peterson carried the ball only 23 times in Minnesota's last two games.
• He didn't complain to the coaches this week about the play calls, though.
• "I don't think I had to," Peterson said.
• Yes, the Vikings already knew. No matter the situations, the score or the lack of space Peterson was finding in the defense, that wasn't nearly enough attempts for their All-Pro running back. They've acknowledged since that they weren't patient enough with their supposed-to-be-stellar ground game.
• "We can't get away from it," coach Leslie Frazier said. "We know how we're built."
• Peterson gained only 90 yards on those 23 carries in lopsided losses to the Panthers and Giants by a cumulative 58-17 margin.
• "Any time you have two games with 13 carries or less, you definitely want more touches to get in the flow of things," Peterson said Thursday.
• "One thing that we're going to do and get back to focusing on is establishing the run, getting those guys up front working and sweating and then be able to become more balanced."
• Earlier in the week, Peterson called for the entire offense to be "more physical," a directive obviously aimed at the linemen. Nobody was about to argue with him.
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