As advertised, today will be plenty busy for the State Patrol and tow trucks. They're already responding to several spinouts and crashes.

Among them are on northbound Hwy. 169 at 63rd Avenue in Brooklyn Park.

A spinout on eastbound 94 at Prior Avenue. There's word of another crash up ahead at Snelling Avenue.

It's a vehicle fire taking out the right two lanes on southbound 35W at 98th Street.

Crews are on the way to an accident with injuries at Hwy. 316 and 61 in the far southeast metro.

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