Traffic & Transit

Highway 61 Closed In White Bear Lake Due To 'Public Disturbance'

The Minnesota State Patrol says the road could be closed for several hours.​

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WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN — Highway 61 is closed in both directions between County Road 96 and Second Street in White Bear Lake Thursday due to police responding to "a public disturbance."

Traffic is being detoured to side streets. The Minnesota State Patrol says the road could be closed for several hours.

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