Section Of I-94 In St. Paul Closing For The Weekend
A section of Interstate 94 in St. Paul will be closed this weekend for construction starting at 10 p.m. Friday night, according to MnDOT.
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A section of Interstate 94 in St. Paul will be closed this weekend for construction starting at 10 p.m. Friday night, according to MnDOT.
At least two people died in separate head-on crashes Tuesday in Fillmore County, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The first accident happened just after 7 a.m. on Highway 52. A southbound Infiniti FX collided head-on with a northbound Pontiac Grand AM, which had drifted into the Infiniti's lane.
A 46-year-old man died Sunday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 52 near Rosemount, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Authorities responded to the crash at about 2:31 p.m. near the area of southbound Highway 52 north of County Road 42 in Dakota County.
Authorities have identified a motorcyclist who died in a collision with a deer on the northern edge of Rochester.
A 40-year-old Rochester man died Friday after his motorcycle hit a deer on Highway 52 in Rochester, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Authorities responded to the crash at about 7:15 p.m. Friday on southbound Highway 52 in Olmsted County.
Two people are dead after a multi-vehicle crash Friday night in Goodhue County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the accident happened around 8:30 p.m. just north of Zumbrota on Highway 52.
The State Patrol is looking to speak with anyone who was in the area of the fatal weekend hit-and-run on Highway 52.
Authorities have identified the pedestrian struck and killed while walking on Highway 52 near Cannon Falls as a 42-year-old Stewartville man.
The Minnesota State Patrol said a pedestrian was hit by at least one vehicle and killed on Highway 52 near Cannon Falls Sunday night.
A 14-year-old male was hospitalized late Monday after a police chase in the east metro ended with a crash in Inver Grove Heights, according to police. The West St. Paul Police Department says the incident started at about 11:53 p.m. Monday.
Dakota County Sheriff-elect Tim Leslie says a car crossed the center line on Ravenna Trail in a residential area south of Hastings and collided with an SUV just before 4 p.m. Thursday.
Three people are injured after a two-car crash on northbound Highway 52 near Cannon Falls, Minn. According to state patrol, 81-year-old Jerry Rollie, of Spring Valley, Minn., 80-year-old Marlene Rollie, of Spring Valley and 42-year-old Julie Maddock, of Rochester, Minn. all sustained non-life threatening injuries.
Southbound Highway 52 was closed to traffic Monday afternoon after a semi truck overturned in St. Paul. Crews said they believed it would take about three hours to clear the scene.
A 58-year-old woman was killed in a motorcycle crash in southeastern Minnesota Sunday night, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Authorities were called just before 6 p.m. to the area of Highway 52 at 55th Street NW in Rochester.
Just a few weeks before students at Burnsville High will return to school, a shocking tragedy hit hard. Seventeen-year-old Ty Alyea, who would have been an incoming senior, was killed Wednesday evening in a rollover accident in Dakota County.
One person was killed and three others were hurt in a rollover crash involving four teenagers Wednesday night in the south Twin Cities metro, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
A 23-year-old Rochester woman was injured after she fell out of a moving vehicle's window Saturday afternoon, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The incident happened along Highway 52 east of Chatfield, Minnesota in Fillmore County.
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Warner Road in St. Paul, Minn. will be closed March 22 - 23 as construction crews continue the demolition of the southbound Highway 52 Lafayette Bridge. Warner Road will close at 7 a.m. Saturday between Sibley Street and Childs Road. The road is scheduled to reopen again by 5 p.m. Sunday, March 23, weather permitting.
A St. Paul man faces a DWI charge after police say they stopped him on Thanksgiving morning going 84 mph in a 55 mph zone with his young son in the back seat. A criminal complaint says a state trooper stopped 31-year-old Brett Howard Wergeland after he was clocked speeding just before 9:30 a.m. on southbound Highway 52.
State and federal officials are breaking ground on a new state veterans cemetery in the southeastern Minnesota town of Preston. The ceremonial groundbreaking is Friday morning at the 169-acre site off Highway 52 donated by Preston and Fillmore County.
Thunderstorms packing heavy rain, hail and high winds have pounded parts of southwestern Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota. The National Weather Service says a cooperative observer measured 2.5-inch hail near La Crosse Thursday.
It's the beginning of road closure time in the Twin Cities. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., expect delays both directions on I-494 between Highway 100 and Penn Avenue.
A Minnesota State Patrol officer was transported St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester with non-life threatening injuries Tuesday morning after being involved in a crash while assisting a vehicle in a ditch, authorities say.
A man who led police on a chase in the east metro died after jumping from the Highway 52 bridge in St. Paul.
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A man and woman from St. Paul, Minnesota, face charges in connection with an attempted car theft that left a beloved coffee shop employee with a fatal head injury.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is proposing to change the statewide walleye bag limit from six fish to four.
Dashcam video from a Twin Cities police department shows one of its officers arresting a southern Minnesota officer accused of crashing his vehicle while driving under the influence.
Law enforcement in southern Minnesota is asking for the public's help to identify a woman suspected of stealing more than $30,000 in fraudulent bank transactions earlier this month.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is proposing to change the statewide walleye bag limit from six fish to four.
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The U.S. Department of Justice and other federal officials will announce a "major law enforcement action involving fraud" in the state on Thursday.
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As Minnesotans get ready for Memorial Day weekend and travel, they're also keeping an eye on gas prices.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
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A man and woman from St. Paul, Minnesota, face charges in connection with an attempted car theft that left a beloved coffee shop employee with a fatal head injury.
Dashcam video from a Twin Cities police department shows one of its officers arresting a southern Minnesota officer accused of crashing his vehicle while driving under the influence.
Law enforcement in southern Minnesota is asking for the public's help to identify a woman suspected of stealing more than $30,000 in fraudulent bank transactions earlier this month.
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After some rain Friday night, Saturday will have decreasing clouds and highs in the 70s.
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
Most of the rain will be hitting the metro overnight, bringing less than a quarter inch of rain.
We’ll see a few showers on Friday, then a big warm-up over Memorial Day weekend.
A cloudy and gusty Friday is in the cards for the metro ahead of some overnight rainfall, says NEXT Weather meteorologist Katie Steiner.
After some rain Friday night, Saturday will have decreasing clouds and highs in the 70s.
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