The following highways are included in the no-travel advisory: Minnesota Highways 23 and 67, and U.S. Highways 71 and 212. Travel not advised until conditions improve.

Minnesota State Patrol is warning drivers to use caution and go slow on highways in the west-central part of the state as numerous crashes and jackknifed semis have been reported on Thursday.

Highway 61 is closed between Duluth and the Canadian border.

The agency reported several highways in southwestern Minnesota were blocked by overturned semis on Wednesday afternoon.

A winter storm dumped heavy snow across much of Minnesota on Wednesday, making travel difficult in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota.

Minnesota Department of Transportation has updated their road conditions website, 511MN, with the closing of multiple roads due to the conditions caused by Wednesday’s weather. Between Brighton Beach Road (Duluth) and Pigeon River Bridge; Canadian Border (40 miles north of Grand Marais). The road is closed.

Minnesota Highway 7 has long been a vital corridor for commuters, local traffic, and commercial travel—connecting communities while carrying a

Minnesota’s roads just turned in their best safety showing in years, with a preliminary total of 370 traffic deaths in 2025, the fewest statewide fatalities since 2019. That is more than a 20 percent drop from the 475 deaths recorded in 2024,

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Over the next few years, speed limits on a number of highways will increase as part of a Minnesota Department of Transportation study. Officials say 340 miles of highways in northern and western Minnesota will get higher speed limits in ...