
Slick Conditions Lead to Closures on Minnesota Freeways, Fatality & Dozens of Crashes
Undated (KROC-AM News)- Slick travel conditions have caused crashes that prompted closures on a pair of Minnesota interstates Monday morning.
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One of the freeway closures is in southeast Minnesota and the other is in the Twin Cities.
Preliminary reports indicate the crash in the Twin Cities was fatal.

Update: Closed Portion of I-90 in Winona County, MN Has Reopened
In Winona County, both lanes of an 11-mile stretch of westbound Interstate 90 from Nodine to the Hwy. 76 interchange were closed due to a crash, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).
A detour was in place to route motorists around the crash. Information regarding the crash is not yet available.
The crash was reported around 8:30 a.m. MnDOT announced the closure ended shortly after 9:10 Monday morning
Crash Investigation Causes Lane Closure on I-494 in Eden Prairie, MN
In Eden Prairie, the two left lanes on Interstate 494 are closed due to a crash. Preliminary reports indicate the crash was a fatality that involved an SUV and semi truck.
No other information is available as of 9:00 Monday morning.
The State Patrol says there were 83 property damage crashes statewide between Midnight and 8 a.m. Monday.
A spokesperson said one of the crashes were fatal and 21 involved an injury. Troopers also 21 vehicles off the road, five spinouts and a jackknifed semi Monday morning, the State Patrol says.
Story updated to include new information released by MnDOT.
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