The proposed upgrade to Amtrak’s Empire Builder train route would create a service boasting six daily trips to Milwaukee with a travel time of three hours.
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The blizzard of 1991 was as rare as it was historic.
As Wild Mountain officials said, "winter is here."
It's the largest crowd for a soccer game in Minnesota history.
Carter's 1995 season was one for the ages.
The Bears lost so the Vikings are back in first place in the NFC North.
The sophomore was found unresponsive on Friday morning.
Four cars were damaged last Wednesday night.
A ramp to eastbound I-494 will be closed for several hours.
It's not clear what started the fire at the St. Paul encampment.
Giant waves battered the city's shoreline, damaging public walkways and parks.
The person struck is a 68-year-old man from Hopkins.
It's from a Minneapolis brewery considered unique in its field.
With heavy traffic, humidity and temperatures hovering around the 90 degree mark, the Minnesota Department of Transportation says its ready to respond to any road buckling on the state's highways. MnDOT says so far, no roads have buckled due to the conditions.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation said Friday that it will install U.S. flags on a number of bridges in the northwest Twin Cities metro area. The move comes after MnDOT faced numerous complaints from the public and a VFW in Brooklyn Park over the removal of flags illegally placed on bridges in the metro.
After flying American flags for eight years over five highway overpasses, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has told the Palmer Lake VFW in Brooklyn Park to take them down, WCCO reports. For safety reasons, a state law forbids people from affixing objects to an overpass. But VFW officials say they should be able to fly the flag wherever they want.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) saved about $20 million last winter thanks to a milder temperatures and a below average snowfall. WCCO-TV reports that MnDOT spent $45.9 million on winter maintenance over the winter, down from $66.1 million the year before. The state says the extra cash will come in handy in other areas.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will spend $1.1 billion on more than 300 projects across the state this year. Among the projects include improvements to railroad crossings, repair seawalls and docks and make improvements on runways and terminals at regional airports.
