Highway 61 was closed for a short time late Sunday Oct. 26 as officers handled a crisis situation. Police were called to the corner of Highway 61 and 11th Ave.

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NEWPORT, Minn. — A stretch of highway in the east metro has reopened after a fatal crash caused a closure earlier Monday morning. Highway 61 northbound was closed between Interstate 494 in Newport and ...

Nov. 11—PEPIN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Two people were injured after a two-vehicle crash Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, on Highway 61 north of Wabasha. A 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2021 Hyundai Sonata were both ...

LAKE CITY, Minn. — Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in Lake City. A 2011 Toyota Sienna was southbound on Highway 61 when it struck a 2021 Chevrolet Traverse ...

MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — A teenage pedestrian is dead after an SUV struck him on Highway 61 in Maplewood on Monday morning, authorities said. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash occurred at about 5:45 ...

DULUTH — A 32-year-old Duluth man was arrested Thursday evening after firing a shotgun into the door of a family friend's garage and leading law enforcement on a pursuit up and down Minnesota Highway ...

Authorities responded to a single vehicle accident in Lake County on April 12. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a Ford SUV was travelling north on Highway 61 at Stanley Road, just outside of ...

DULUTH — Minnesota Department of Transportation officials announced plans to replace a culvert that crosses state Highway 61. The work is slated to begin Wednesday, forcing southbound traffic to be ...

WABASHA, Minn. — A woman was injured in a crash on U.S. Highway 61 on Monday evening, June 26, in Wabasha. A 2016 Honda Accord and a 2020 Chevrolet Spark were traveling north on Highway 61 when they ...

UPDATE: Around 4 p.m. on June 18, the Minnesota State Patrol responded to a car crash on Highway 61 near the Lafayette Bluff Tunnel outside of Two Harbors. State Patrol Lieutenant Mike Lee reports ...