Transportation

Law change aims to ease truck driver testing backlog
A change in Minnesota law will expand testing options for students who complete a commercial driver training course. State officials said a testing backlog is keeping many students off the road for weeks after they complete training programs.
SouthWest Transit will become the first in the metro to offer rides in autonomous vehicles
For almost four decades, SouthWest Transit has offered public transit options to riders in Eden Prairie, Chaska and Chanhassen and surrounding communities. SouthWest Transit will introduce riders in Eden Prairie to autonomous vehicles this fall.
With floodwaters receded, St. Paul’s Shepard and Warner roads set to reopen next week
After a lengthy closure due to flooding along the Mississippi River, the city of St. Paul says it’ll reopen Shepard and Warner roads near downtown next Wednesday evening, July 17.
BMW recalling more than 390,000 vehicles due to airbag inflator issue
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the recall includes certain 3 Series Sedans and 3 Series Sportswagons. BMW dealers will inspect and replace air bag modules as needed for free.
Boeing agrees to plead guilty and pay a nearly quarter-billion dollar fine
The U.S. Justice Department says Boeing has accepted a deal to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from the crashes of two 737 Max jets in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.
Help me zipper merge
From everyday questions to more complex problems, we’re asking the experts to lend us a hand. Throughout the series, we’ll hear some direct advice, for us not-so-direct Minnesotans.
At the factory that builds the 737 Max, Boeing rethinks how it trains new hires
Troubled plane maker Boeing is changing how it trains new recruits at the factory near Seattle where it assembles the 737 Max, part of a broader effort to improve quality after a midair blowout.