A motorcyclist from Burnsville died in a crash south of the Twin Cities, authorities said.
The wreck occurred about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday about 6 miles south of Lonsdale on Hwy. 21 at 135th Street, the State Patrol said.
William Jon Barfknecht, 47, was heading south on the highway and ended up in the ditch, the patrol said. He died before reaching a hospital, the patrol said.
Barfknecht was not wearing a helmet, according to the patrol.
