Patrol: Motorcyclist, 58, Dies In Washington Co. Rollover
Authorities say a 58-year-old man died Saturday after losing control of his motorcycle on a hill in Washington County.
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Authorities say a 58-year-old man died Saturday after losing control of his motorcycle on a hill in Washington County.
The body of a missing 22-year-old man was found Thursday morning in Cook County, according to authorities. Justin John Schneider was found during a search at about 10:35 a.m. after his abandoned vehicle was found near the Kadunce River on Highway 61.
One person was killed early Thursday morning after the motorcycle they were riding left the roadway in Ramsey County. According to Minnesota State Patrol, at 1 a.m. a Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling northbound on Highway 61 just south of Warner Road when it left the roadway.
A Center City woman died late Sunday night after a head-on crash in Hugo. According to Minnesota State Patrol, the crash occurred just after 10 p.m. on Highway 61.
The State Patrol said a motorcyclist died Sunday morning in southeastern Minnesota after trying to pass a pickup truck and slamming into it.
One person is dead after a head-on crash in Wabasha County Wednesday afternoon. According to the police report, around 4 p.m. a driver of a Ford F150 was traveling southbound on Highway 61 when it collided with a semi-truck traveling northbound.
A 66-year-old Winona man died Sunday night after a tree fell on his car while he was driving during storms in southeastern Minnesota, according to the Winona County Sheriff's Office.
Miesville, Minnesota is a town you could easily drive right through. Halfway between Hastings and Red Wing on Highway 61, this town of about 130 residents is home to the best burger in Minnesota -- or maybe I should say burgers!
One person died after a two-car crash in Hugo Friday morning. According to the state patrol, the incident occurred around 10:39 a.m. at Highway 61 and 130th Street North.
It was supposed to be a night of staged horror on a Twin Cities haunted limo tour, but a group of friends experienced something truly frightening.
Four people were injured after their limo was struck by two vehicles in the southeast metro. The accident happened Friday night just after 9:30 in Cottage Grove, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The limo was traveling southbound on Highway 61 and was making a left turn onto Kingsboro Trail to enter Zywiec's Haunting Experience.
Whether you're riding a cruiser, a chopper, a crotch rocket or a blown bike, these are the best trips for bikers through the serenity of the Iron Range.
A man is custody after allegedly driving drunk and fleeing police officers in Cottage Grove, Minn. Saturday. According to Cottage Grove police, officers responded to a call around 1 p.m. of an elderly male driving over a curb and hitting a rock in the 7100 block of 80th Street. The caller told police that they believed the driver was intoxicated, and that the car was now heading northbound on Highway 61.
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened Monday morning in Goodhue County. Few details were immediately available, but the State Patrol said the crash happened at about 7:30 a.m.
A 26-year-old man was arrested Monday, after leading police on a chase from St. Paul to Cottage Grove, Minn. Officials say the man had multiple felony warrants out for his arrest.
A driver was killed after being ejected from a truck in a rollover crash early Friday morning. According to the State Patrol, the crash happened along Highway 61 in Ramsey County, just south of Buffalo Street.
After construction that took more than three years, local, state and federal officials are getting ready to dedicate the brand new, $130 million Hastings Bridge over the Mississippi River.
Thunderstorms dumped several inches of rain in and around the bluff town of Winona early Saturday morning. WCCO Weather Watcher Dan Amundson reported eight inches of rain in the area. Flash flooding washed away part of a road on Bob Dunn's property, and the force took out a walking bridge. "You can actually see the mud build up. You can drive across there before. I used to have a decent road," Dunn said. "That used to be a bridge, used to have a bridge going right across here."
Two bridges that, for now, span the Mississippi River side by side are more than just old and new crossings of the heavily traveled Highway 61 in Hastings. They are symbols of an aggressive push in Minnesota to deal with deteriorating bridges after an eye-opening tragedy.
A tipped over semi-truck caused quite a mess on Interstate 494 near Highway 61 in Newport, Minn. Sunday afternoon.
Authorities said a 49-year-old Red Wing man on a moped was killed Wednesday morning in a crash with a car on Highway 61. The Minnesota State Patrol identified the victim as Michael Szymanski.
One person is dead after colliding with a vehicle on Highway 61 in Red Wing, according to authorities. The Minnesota State Patrol said the accident happened around 6 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Highway 61 and Hill Street.
Regulators are monitoring a small diesel fuel spill that reached Lake Superior. A semi overturned on Highway 61 near Little Marais Tuesday afternoon, spilling about 75 to 80 gallons of diesel out of its fuel tank.
Demolition began on the Hastings Bridge this Wednesday, as motorists in the Twin Cities bid farewell to "Old Blue." Crews started tearing down the landmark bridge at 7 a.m. The demolition crews will begin by removing the decking on the downtown side.
This morning drivers who use Highway 61 to get to and from Wisconsin are going to notice a big change. The new Hastings Bridge is opening. The bridge over the Mississippi has been under construction for three years.
