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Coming up on Politics Friday: Met Council Chair Charlie Zelle on transit safety

On this edition of Politics Friday, host Mike Mulcahy sits down with Charlie Zelle, the new chair of the Metropolitan Council, on what he plans to do to improve safety on Twin Cities buses and light rail.
by Mike Mulcahy and Karen Zamora

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Crews cleaning up oil spilled in train derailment near Minnesota-Ontario border

Cleanup of crude oil continued Thursday at the scene of a train derailment in Ontario near the Rainy River, just across the border from Minnesota. Railway officials said the oil had been contained on-site.
by Andrew Krueger

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The wide-ranging ways in which COVID-19 is hurting global business

The wide-ranging ways in which COVID-19 is hurting global business

Some factories are beginning to reopen, but labor shortages continue. In a recent poll of U.S. companies by Shanghai's American Chamber of Commerce, 78 percent said they lack staff to resume full production.
by Emily Feng and Amy Cheng

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State commissioner: Prevent nightmare scenario of kids missing Disney by getting Real ID

State commissioner: Prevent nightmare scenario of kids missing Disney by getting Real ID

Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said only about 12 percent of Minnesota license holders have the new IDs that will get them through airport security checkpoints starting in October.
by Brian Bakst

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American Airlines ending its Duluth-Chicago flights

American Airlines ending its Duluth-Chicago flights

Less than a year after American Airlines started its twice-daily service between Duluth and Chicago, the airline says it’ll end the service on April 27.
by MPR News Staff

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Metro Transit adds police overtime, cameras to increase security on light rail, buses

Metro Transit adds police overtime, cameras to increase security on light rail, buses

Aggravated assaults on buses and trains tripled from 2015 to 2019. Robberies are up nearly 40 percent over the same time. Metro Transit officials said they're increasing police patrols. They'll also double the staff who handle text reports from riders and add plain-clothes officers to focus on smoking and drug use.
by Tim Nelson

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From delivery trucks to scooter-moving vans, fleets are going electric

From delivery trucks to scooter-moving vans, fleets are going electric

Lime is all about electric vehicles — battery-powered scooters, that is. But now the company is also going to use plug-in vans for behind-the-scenes operations. And it's far from alone.
by Camila Domonoske

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Cranes lift historic Minnesota bridge from its crumbling perch

Cranes lift historic Minnesota bridge from its crumbling perch

A southern Minnesota bridge nearly as old as the state itself is on the road to a new home, after being delicately moved from its precarious perch on Thursday.
by Andrew Krueger

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