Transportation

Lufthansa to start offering service between Twin Cities, Frankfurt
Lufthansa plans to start offering flights between the Twin Cities and Frankfurt next year. Airport officials said the route will begin June 4. Lufthansa will fly the Twin Cities-Frankfurt route year-round, five days a week.
Metro Transit workers vote to authorize strike
Hundreds of members of the union that represents Metro Transit workers in the Twin Cities have authorized a strike. The vote doesn’t mean there will be a work stoppage yet — but it does empower the union’s leaders to call a strike.
Owner reunited with her dog that roamed the Atlanta airport for 3 weeks
Maia the dog escaped from her carrier last month while being loaded onto a plane at the busiest airport in the world. An online community banded together to reunite her with her owner.
3rd Avenue Bridge reopens in October, Stone Arch Bridge repairs planned for next two summers
The Stone Arch Bridge will be closed to through traffic for two summers, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, but the Third Avenue Bridge nearby will reopen in late October.
Gas prices spike across parts of Minnesota
At a station in West St. Paul, the price of regular unleaded gas jumped from $3.79 a gallon early Friday morning to $4.09 in the early afternoon.
Some yellow school buses are turning green this school year
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is expanding its electric school bus program using three million dollars from the state’s settlement with Volkswagen over exaggerated fuel efficiency claims.