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Transportation

Southwestern Minnesota celebrates completion of Highway 14 expansion project

Southwestern Minnesota celebrates completion of Highway 14 expansion project

A crowd gathered in Courtland on Tuesday to celebrate the opening of the final leg of the revamped U.S. Highway 14. In years past many people lost their lives on a dangerous road.
by Hannah Yang

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Traffic-spotter hawk caught on MnDOT highway camera

Traffic-spotter hawk caught on MnDOT highway camera

A wide-eyed red-tailed hawk was caught by a Minnesota Department of Transportation traffic camera — and it looked almost as shocked to see the camera as we are to see it.
by Matt Mikus

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New cell phone waiting lot open for MSP airport travelers

New cell phone waiting lot open for MSP airport travelers

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has added a second cell phone waiting lot to account for the higher number of travelers expected at the airport for Thanksgiving.
by Peter Cox

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MnDOT to tap into wireless alert systems for highway closures

MnDOT to tap into wireless alert systems for highway closures

With the impending possibility of winter weather shutting down highways, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has a new capacity this year to send an alert straight to your phone.
by Matt Mikus

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Big 3 autoworkers vote 'yes' to historic UAW contracts

Big 3 autoworkers vote 'yes' to historic UAW contracts

With voting nearly complete, long-time workers should soon see pay rise by about 33 percent, while some newer workers and temps will see their pay more than double. Final tallies are expected this weekend.
by Camila Domonoske

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Ag industry testing driverless trucks to solve labor shortage

Ag industry testing driverless trucks to solve labor shortage

A sugar beet cooperative in western Minnesota and eastern North Dakota is turning to autonomous trucks to solve a driver shortage. Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative says the trucks can make the company more efficient.
by Dan Gunderson

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