UPDATE: MnDOT reopens stretch of southbound I-35 south of Owatonna after semi jackknife

By KAALTV

UPDATE (7:45 a.m.) – MnDOT has reopened a stretch of southbound I-35 after a semi jackknifed early Friday morning.

The southbound lanes between Exit 32 – Steele County Road 4 – and MN 30 (7 to 14 miles south of Owatonna) were closed for approximately two hours as crews worked to remove the semi that was blocking both lanes of traffic.

There is no information on any potential injuries.

(ABC 6 News) – The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has shutdown a stretch of southbound I-35 early Friday morning due to a jackknifed semi.

MnDOT says I-35 southbound is shutdown between Exit 32 – Steele County Road 4 – and MN 30 (7 to 14 miles south of Owatonna). The road is closed to all traffic except emergency vehicles.

There is no time estimate on when it will be reopened.

ABC 6 News will have more information as it becomes available.