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Transportation

Winter storm updates: Big winds, bitter cold mess with travel, schools, life

Winter storm updates: Big winds, bitter cold mess with travel, schools, life

State transportation officials issued a no-travel advisory for a wide swath of southcentral and southwest Minnesota on Thursday night, including the overnight closure of many state highways, as blizzard conditions swept into the region.
by Andrew Krueger

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Updates: Travelers, schools affected as winter storm blankets Minnesota

Updates: Travelers, schools affected as winter storm blankets Minnesota

City, county and state plow crews were preparing for long shifts to clear highways across Minnesota. Many school districts canceled classes or announced they'll release students early. And utility companies were bracing for another round of possible power outages.
by MPR News Staff

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Expect increased road traffic at the airport around the holiday

Expect increased road traffic at the airport around the holiday

Thursday and next Monday are expected to be among the busiest days. Drivers dropping off and picking up are encouraged to use the baggage or ticketing level roadways at Terminal 1, or the cell phone lot on Post Road.
by Tim Nelson

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Power restored to tens of thousands of Minnesota households

Power restored to tens of thousands of Minnesota households

Utilities warn some households will likely lose power again over the next couple weeks as more trees weighed down by the heavy snow bend or break over power lines.
by Andrew Krueger

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29 inches of snow and counting on North Shore as winter storm continues

29 inches of snow and counting on North Shore as winter storm continues

Heavy snow continued to fall across much of Minnesota on Thursday, with ongoing blizzard conditions near Lake Superior and snow totals of more than 2 feet in some communities.
by MPR News Staff, Tim Nelson, Andrew Krueger and Dan Kraker

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Free ride: DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit

Free ride: DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit

The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare for the District of Columbia and other major cities that public transit was a lifeline for essential workers and that even modest fares could be a burden to them. So the nation’s capital will begin offering free bus fares to residents next summer. 
by The Associated Press

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The very last 747 jet has been made, ending a run of more than 50 years

The very last 747 jet has been made, ending a run of more than 50 years

Boeing says the last 747 it will ever build left its assembly line this week. It's the end of an aviation era that began with Pan Am's first commercial flight of the jumbo jet in 1970.
by Bill Chappell

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Metro Transit cuts service to dozens of bus lines, citing driver shortage

Metro Transit cuts service to dozens of bus lines, citing driver shortage

The Twin Cities public transportation provider started reducing service during the pandemic, a move that disproportionately affected people of color. The agency is short 300 bus drivers and is struggling to find new hires.

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