Motorists should expect to be detoured

MANKATO, Minn.- (11:30 a.m.) Both lanes of Highway 19 east of Gaylord are closed due to a crash with two semi trucks.

Motorists are advised to avoid the area or watch for detour signs to state and county roads.

Motorists are also advised to slow down and drive for conditions. Snowplow operators are out in force and doing their part to keep the motoring public safe.

Highway 19 will remain closed until further notice.

For updated information, call 511 or click on www.511mn.org.

Accident occurred on morning of Wednesday, Dec. 16.

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Notice - Effective immediately, the Brown County Sheriff's Office will begin to sell all of its forfeited, abandoned and surplus vehicles in the State of Minnesota online auction service, MinnBid. The MinnBid Web site address is www.minnbid.org where you can view, received auction notices and bid on vehicles. No further notices of vehicle sales will be sent out to individuals by the Brown County Sheriff's Office. All vehicle sales are sold pursuant to applicable Minnesota State Statutes.

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