Latest Route 61 Minnesota News Reports
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Crash leads to Highway 61 closure
- Minnesota
- Two Harbors
- MN-61
- source: Bing
- 31 views
- Sep 12, 2026 3:05pm
Vehicles drive northbound on Highway 61 through Silver Creek Cliff tunnel on Thursday, Sept. 3. Read More
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Multi-vehicle accident near Silver Creek Tunnel on Saturday
- Minnesota
- Two Harbors
- MN-61
- source: Bing
- 28 views
- Sep 12, 2026 1:58pm
According to the Minnesota State Patrol report, a group of motorcycles were traveling northbound on Highway 61. Multiple motorcycles crashed after exiting the Silver Creek Tunnel. During the collision ... Read More
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Highway 10 roadwork begins Aug. 3 in Cottage Grove / Denmark Township
- Minnesota
- Prescott
- US 10
- source: Bing
- 61 views
- Jul 31, 2026 2:34pm
Beginning at 5 a.m. Monday, August 3, Minnesota Department of Transportation crews will begin road resurfacing work on Highway 10 between Highway 61 in the Cottage Grove / Denmark Township area and ... Read More
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Motorcyclist seriously hurt in deer strike
- Minnesota
- Minnesota City
- US 61
- source: Bing
- 36 views
- Jun 22, 2026 08:33am
A 66-year-old Minnesota City man was critically injured when his motorcycle collided with a deer on Highway 61 near Wabasha on Sunday. The motorcyclist was headed southbound on Highway 61 ... Read More
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White Bear Lake's Marketfest is back. Here's what to know for 2026.
- Minnesota
- White Bear Lake
- US 61
- source: Bing
- 47 views
- Jun 09, 2026 6:04pm
The weekly festival runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, rain or shine, from June 18 through July 30. Activities take place east of U.S. Highway 61 between Third and Fourth streets. Read More
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Highway 61 London Road traffic control paused in Duluth until after Grandma's Marathon
- Minnesota
- US 61
- source: Bing
- 72 views
- Jun 01, 2026 8:55pm
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will temporarily remove traffic control on Highway 61 London Road in Duluth until June 22. Read More
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A Civil War veteran built a castle out of scraps from the Mississippi River. Then a flood destroyed it
- Minnesota
- Minnesota City
- US 61
- source: Bing
- 49 views
- May 27, 2026 8:40pm
Minneiska, Minnesota, is a small river town on Highway 61 near the Mississippi River, but at one point it was home to a castle. Read More
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Highway 61 remains closed for several miles as Minnesota wildfire grows
- Minnesota
- Duluth
- Route 61
- source: Bing
- 73 views
- May 16, 2026 4:53pm
DULUTH, Minn. - A wildfire just north of Two Harbors on Minnesota's North Shore has grown to 376 acres Saturday, and Highway 61 remains closed for several miles. The fire, which remains uncontrolled, ... Read More
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Wildfire on Minnesota's North Shore grows to 100 acres; Hwy. 61 remains closed
- Minnesota
- Minneapolis
- MN-100
- source: Bing
- 42 views
- May 15, 2026 11:03pm
Numerous wildfires are burning in northeast Minnesota, including one that has prompted the closure of a stretch of Highway 61 near Two Harbors. St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsey announced Friday ... Read More
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One Dead After Crash on Highway 61 Near St. Paul Park
- Minnesota
- US 61
- source: Bing
- 43 views
- Mar 28, 2026 09:45am
The Highway 61 stretch through Cottage Grove and St. Paul Park has an unfortunate history of serious crashes, and this latest fatal collision only adds to that reputation. Previous coverage by CBS ... Read More
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Highway closed along North Shore, thousands without power as blizzard hammers Minnesota
- Minnesota
- MN-61
- source: Bing
- 81 views
- Feb 18, 2026 05:40am
Heavy snow and high winds have created near-impassable conditions along Minnesota's North Shore, with Highway 61 closed between Duluth and the Canadian border. Blizzard conditions are being reported ... Read More
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Maple Grove Celebrates Completion of Highway 610: A New Era of Connection and Economic Growth
- Minnesota
- MN-610
- source: Bing
- 84 views
- Nov 11, 2025 08:47am
Highway 610 in Maple Grove, Minnesota, is completed after decades, enhancing connectivity and economic growth. Read More
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Tire trouble causes crash in Winona County
- Minnesota
- Minnesota City
- US 61
- source: Bing
- 105 views
- Oct 04, 2025 10:33am
A car with tire trouble crashed in Winona County, injuring the driver. Randall David Jonsgaard, 59, of Winona, was driving south on U.S. Highway 61 at mile marker 4 near the town of Dakota, Minnesota, ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 108 views
- Sep 26, 2025 07:21am
Minnesota State Patrol says that just before 2 p.m., state troopers responded to a construction zone on eastbound Highway 610 and Maple Grove Parkway for a fatal incident. Read More
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Highway 61 reopens after gas leak in Hastings
- Minnesota
- US 61
- source: Bing
- 135 views
- Jun 19, 2025 1:45pm
A gas leak in Hastings has caused officials to close southbound Highway 61 between Highway 55 and 15th Street. Read More
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Crash closes part of Highway 61 north of Two Harbors
- Minnesota
- Two Harbors
- MN-61
- source: Bing
- 712 views
- Jun 18, 2025 5:32pm
NEAR TWO HARBORS - A crash has closed Minnesota Highway 61 in both directions approximately 6 miles north of Two Harbors. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation's 511mn.org website, ... Read More
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Highway 61 Construction Project Begins Between Grand Marais and Grand Portage
- Minnesota
- Duluth
- MN-61
- source: Bing
- 140 views
- May 12, 2025 12:38pm
The Minnesota Department of Transportation started construction on a portion of Highway 61 on Monday, May 12. Crews will be completing culvert replacement work on the highway between Grand Marais and ... Read More
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South St. Paul | FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Minnesota
- South Saint Paul
- I-494
- source: Bing
- 113 views
- Apr 12, 2025 07:39am
Crashes on Interstate 494 in South St. Paul and Highway 61 in Maplewood caused serious backups in the eastern Twin Cities metro on Monday morning. November 18, 2024 4:55pm CST South St. Paul ... Read More
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Brooklyn Park mayor lashes back at neighboring suburbs in density dispute
- Minnesota
- Bloomington
- US 169
- source: Bing
- 137 views
- Feb 19, 2025 08:05am
Brooklyn Park is exploring how to develop 700 vacant acres in the northwest part of the city, north of Highway 610 and on either side of Highway 169. (Aaron Lavinsky / The Minnesota Star Tribune) ... Read More
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Photos: Great gray owl visits Two Harbors
- Minnesota
- Duluth
- Route 61
- source: Bing
- 133 views
- Jan 19, 2025 3:07pm
A great gray owl hunts from the top of a spruce tree along Minnesota Highway 61 on Saturday in Two Harbors. The great gray owl is a true owl, and is the world's largest species of owl by length. A ... Read More
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Winona County woman injured in Sunday morning crash
- Minnesota
- US 61
- source: Bing
- 144 views
- Jan 12, 2025 06:55am
WINONA COUNTY, Minn. - A woman is hurt after a one-vehicle crash Sunday morning in southeast Minnesota. The State Patrol says it happened around 10 am on U.S. Highway 61 in Winona County. Maurella ... Read More
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Duluth woman rescues two owls in one day
- Minnesota
- US 61
- source: Bing
- 130 views
- Dec 25, 2024 3:59pm
Early Tuesday, Annabell Whelan found an injured owl on Highway 61 north of Two Harbors and later found another in the Bayfront Festival Parking lot outside Bentleyville in Duluth. A snowy owl ... Read More
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Supeior Reads - J Courtney Sullivan
- Minnesota
- Grand Marais
- MN-61
- source: Bing
- 90 views
- Aug 15, 2024 5:00pm
Contact Us 1712 W Highway 61, PO Box 1005 Grand Marais, MN 55604 218-387-1070 1-800-473-9847 (Toll Free) Record a message or share a story on the WTIP Listener Comment Line: 218-353-1033 ... Read More
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1 injured in boom truck crash near Red Wing
- Minnesota
- Red Wing
- source: Bing
- 99 views
- Aug 14, 2024 6:58pm
RED WING, Minn. - One driver was injured in a single vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 61 near Red Wing on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. A 2018 Kenworth boom truck was traveling north on Highway 61 when it ... Read More
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At least one dead, three injured as semi-trailer slams into stopped vehicles 'at highway speeds'
- Minnesota
- Duluth
- Route 61
- source: Bing
- 102 views
- Aug 14, 2024 5:00pm
The Minnesota State Patrol said the crash was reported at 2:54 p.m. on Highway 2 and Nelson Road in Arrowhead Township west of Duluth. Four vehicles - a GMC, a Ford, a Mack Semi, and a Honda were ... Read More
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New London, Minnesota, man dies in motorcycle crash on North Shore
- Minnesota
- New London
- source: Bing
- 162 views
- Jul 28, 2024 7:05pm
Douglas J. Studanski, 62, suffered a fatal injury when his Honda motorcycle entered the southbound ditch on Minnesota Highway 61 near Caribou Falls. Read More
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Motorcycle Crash on North Shore Leaves New London Man Dead
- Minnesota
- New London
- source: Bing
- 114 views
- Jul 28, 2024 5:00pm
(Silver Bay, MN) -- A man from Kandiyohi County is the victim of a deadly motorcycle crash on Highway 61 along Minnesota's North Shore. The State Patrol says a cycle driven by 62-year-old Douglas ... Read More
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New London man dies in Silver Bay motorcycle crash
- Minnesota
- New London
- source: Bing
- 126 views
- Jul 28, 2024 3:56pm
Douglas J. Studanski, 62, suffered a fatal injury when his Honda motorcycle entered the southbound ditch on Minnesota Highway 61 near Caribou Falls. Read More
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County Highway 61 closed Friday through Aug. 9
- Minnesota
- Cloquet
- Route 61
- source: Bing
- 113 views
- Jul 26, 2024 12:24pm
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will be closing CSAH 61 under the I-35 bridge starting from Friday, July 26 to approximately Aug. 9. MnDOT will re-open once bridge painting has been ... Read More
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THE 10 BEST Things to Do in Silver Bay (2024) - Must-See Attractions
- Minnesota
- Silver Lake
- source: Bing
- 111 views
- Jul 23, 2024 5:00pm
Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. A lesser known statue along Lake Superior. Silver Bay, Minnesota is known for taconite shipping, a lesser grade iron ore rock, Just a few blocks off highway 61 ... Read More
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Bygones: Creator apologized for satirical Duluth website 20 years ago
- Minnesota
- Duluth
- Route 61
- source: Bing
- 115 views
- Jul 22, 2024 11:59pm
A 41-year-old Castle Danger man plunged to his death when his car left Highway 61 near Split Rock Lighthouse, and a 27-year-old Duluth man was hospitalized when his car went off the same highway ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 117 views
- Jun 14, 2024 12:16pm
According to (MnDOT, westbound Highway 36 will be closed starting at 9 p.m. Friday between Highway 61 in Maplewood and I-35E in Little Canada. Read More
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Highway 61 police chase ends in crash
- Minnesota
- Winona
- US 61
- source: Bing
- 234 views
- Jun 04, 2024 5:00pm
According to the report, at 11:58 p.m. on June 1, Goodview Police Department officers initially tried to stop Alexia Grace Brown, 20, on Highway 61 near Winona County Highway Department for speeding, ... Read More
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Police Post New Details On Attempted Murder At Duluth Supermarket
- Minnesota
- Hawley
- US 10
- source: Bing
- 138 views
- May 24, 2024 5:00pm
Lance Tolbert / St. Louis County MN Lance Tolbert / St. Louis County MN While the 81-year ... Customer Questions Will Make You Laugh A Sizable Paving Project To Impact Highway 61 Travel In Duluth A ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 271 views
- Mar 02, 2024 10:35pm
The Brooklyn Park Police with the Minnesota State Patrol responded to the crash. The tragedy took place on westbound Highway 610 over Highway 169 on Thursday evening before 6 PM. After the ... Read More
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Hike This 1.2 Mile Trail In Minnesota With A Waterfall Finale
- Minnesota
- Floodwood
- US 2
- source: Bing
- 126 views
- Jan 03, 2024 4:00pm
Cruise along Highway 61, with each mile revealing a new layer of Minnesota's natural beauty ... here that's the star of the show-the High Falls Trail. It's only 1.2 miles, but it leads you to a ... Read More
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Family Fun at Minnesota's North Shore Adventure Park in Silver Bay
- Minnesota
- North Shore
- MN-61
- source: Bing
- 108 views
- Jun 29, 2021 5:00pm
If you need a break, you have to check out the North Shore Adventure Park in Silver Bay MN. Located about 30 minutes north of Two Harbors, just off Highway 61 north ... for something different to do ... Read More
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Highway 61 to be rerouted at Grand Marais - Duluth News Tribune
- Minnesota
- Grand Marais
- MN-61
- source: Bing
- 149 views
- Jul 31, 2020 03:07am
State Highway 61, which is undergoing a major reconstruction project, will be rerouted around Grand Marais for 24 days starting Monday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said. Read More
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3548 Old Highway 61, Barnum, MN 55707
- Minnesota
- Barnum
- Route 103
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Sep 27, 2017 5:00pm
Get connected with an agent to find out what your home is worth and stay informed about how you can sell your home. Read More
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Highway 61 closed after fatal crash on North Shore - Duluth News Tribune | News, weather, and sports from Duluth, Minnesota
- Minnesota
- North Shore
- MN-61
- source: Bing
- 151 views
- Jan 18, 2013 06:54am
Minnesota Highway 61 is closed west of the Lafayette Bluff Tunnel on the North Shore as a result of a fatal crash, the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Minnesota State Patrol reported at ... Read More

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