
Lawmaker Seeks To Boost Speed Limit On Interstate 35E To 55 Mph
A Minnesota state lawmaker has an idea to improve one of the Twin Cities most used highways – up the speed limit.
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A Minnesota state lawmaker has an idea to improve one of the Twin Cities most used highways – up the speed limit.
The Minnesota State Patrol says a 30-year-old Texas man is in the hospital after a rollover crash on Interstate 35E Monday morning.
Drivers on Interstate 35E in St. Paul will find detours this weekend as crews work to repair bridges.
Motorists may need to bank some extra time in the northeast Twin Cities next weekend.
A woman was arrested and then rushed to the hospital after a high-speed chase and brief standoff in Eagan Friday afternoon. Police say an officer tried to pull a woman over on Interstate 35E and Lone Oak Road for expired registration and an equipment violation.
Some motorists in St. Paul will be able to cruise pass rush-hour traffic jams on Interstate 35E next week. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says the MnPASS Express Lanes will open to customers starting Monday, Jan. 4.
St. Paul fire officials say they needed to extract victims involved in a fatal two-car crash Monday morning. According to the St. Paul police, the crash occurred at about 11 a.m. One vehicle was traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue near Interstate 35E.
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.
Parts of Interstate 35E are closed Tuesday morning due to a car accident. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, northbound I-35E is closed at Highway 14 near the Hugo area.
A stretch of Interstate 35E in the northeast Twin Cities metro will be closed this weekend while workers replace underground pipes. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says I-35E will be closed between I-694 in Vadnais Heights and Highway 96 in White Bear Lake from 9 p.m. Friday till 5 a.m. Monday.
In case you weren't already keeping track of enough detours around the Twin Cities, get ready to add another potential headache to the pile. Starting Friday at 10 p.m., eastbound traffic on Interstate 394 shifts into two HOV lanes so crews can do pavement work between Highway 100 in Golden Valley and Interstate 94 in Minneapolis.
Traffic in the west metro has been a headache lately, and it's only going to get worse as delays and detours come to St. Paul this weekend.
Motorists are going to have to schedule in a few extra minutes if they're commuting between St. Paul and Minneapolis over the weekend.
Motorists are going to have to schedule in a few extra minutes if they're commuting between St. Paul and Minneapolis over the weekend. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says that Interstate 94 will be closing in both directions between Highway 280 and Interstate 35E.
Authorities say an 8-year-old boy drove his foster family's car with two younger children inside from St. Paul to Mounds View before pulling safely into a random driveway. Minnesota State Patrol spokeswoman Lt. Tiffani Nielson says none of the children or anyone else on the roads were injured.
A motorcyclist from Blaine was killed Wednesday afternoon after a sideswipe collision with a vehicle in Little Canada, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Officers responded to the crash at about 12:03 p.m. on Interstate 35E near Highway 36.
Motorists in the Twin Cities are losing a number of main thoroughfares in the metro area this weekend. The Minnesota Department of Transportation said Interstate 94 will be closed in both directions between Highway 280 and Interstate 35E.
Overnight snow forecasted for Tuesday pushed back the start of a construction campaign that would close part of southbound Interstate 35E and the ramp from Little Canada Road.
Three Minnesota State Troopers and another driver were struck by vehicles in four separate accidents Thursday as blizzard conditions wreak havoc on Minnesota roads. The state patrol says troopers were hit by drivers in Virginia, Brooklyn Center and Marshall.
A pedestrian is dead after being hit by a vehicle Friday night. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the accident happened just after 9:30 p.m. on Interstate 35-E near Grand Avenue in St. Paul.
Drivers on Interstate 35E will experience some delays Monday night and early Tuesday morning, according to Minnesota Department of Transportation. Left and center lanes of I-35E will be closed in both directions beginning Monday night at 11 p.m.
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 popular stretch of Twin Cities highway is shutting down Friday evening. Interstate 35E between I-94 in St. Paul and Highway 36 in Little Canada is closed for the weekend. Crews are tearing down the Larpenteur Avenue and Gateway State Trail bridges.
State transportation officials are encouraging drivers to avoid using northbound Interstate 35E in St. Paul Tuesday evening as the pavement has buckled, creating a hazard on the roadway.
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Relief from our recent stretch of bone-chilling cold is not far off.
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.
Highs in the Twin Cities Wednesday will be in the single digits above zero.
Minnesotans should brace for another cold one on Wednesday, but the warm-up is not far off now.
Minnesotans should brace for another cold one on Wednesday, but the warm-up is not far off now.
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Relief from our recent stretch of bone-chilling cold is not far off.