Transportation

August 16, 2019 3:20 PM

MSP: Take the north security checkpoint, please

As construction begins on Terminal 1 ticket lobby, airport officials ask that passengers use the north security checkpoint.

by Matt Mikus

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August 9, 2019 11:23 AM

I-35W closure, heavy traffic to Duluth top weekend traffic woes

Lane closures on Interstate 494, a full closure of Interstate 35W near downtown Minneapolis and heavy traffic headed north are among the travel headaches Minnesota drivers may face this weekend.

by Andrew Krueger

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August 4, 2019 5:33 PM

Meetings to discuss converting Twin Cities highway into freeway

State transportation officials are continuing to look at several options — including converting a stretch of highway into a freeway — to ease traffic congestion and improve safety between downtown Minneapolis and the northwest metro.

by Andrew Krueger

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August 4, 2019 12:56 PM

MnDOT seeking fix for Minnesota highway sliding down hillside

A state highway in western Minnesota will remain closed into 2020 as officials create a plan to stop it from sliding down a slope. Parts of the roadway have shifted as much as three feet and are still moving.

by Andrew Krueger

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August 3, 2019 6:57 PM

New Minnesota law empowers construction zone flaggers to report bad drivers

A new Minnesota law empowers work zone flaggers to report people driving unsafely in construction zones.

by MPR News Staff

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August 2, 2019 8:10 AM

Toddler killed, girl injured in Itasca County crash

The State Patrol says a 2-year-old boy in a stroller was killed and a teenager pushing him was injured when a pickup truck veered onto the shoulder of a highway in northeastern Minnesota and struck them and then fled.

by The Associated Press

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August 2, 2019 8:07 AM

Authorities ID 6 who died in wrong-way crash on I-90 in SE Minnesota

The Minnesota State Patrol said it’s the deadliest crash on Minnesota roads since six people died in a crash near Cambridge in 2010.

by MPR News Staff

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August 2, 2019 6:39 AM

Fatal drunken driving crash results in 7½ years in prison

A Minnesota woman has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for driving drunk and causing a fatal crash in northeastern Wisconsin.

by The Associated Press

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August 1, 2019 10:20 AM

Video: What you can — and can't — do under Minnesota's new hands-free cellphone law

Minnesota law now bans drivers from using hand-held phones. We asked State Patrol Col. Matt Langer to get in a car with MPR News reporter Tim Nelson to explain what’s allowed, what’s not — and what’s the cost if you're caught.

by Tim Nelson