Transportation

November 18, 2020 7:25 AM

FAA gives Boeing OK to resume 737 Max passenger service

After 20 months on the tarmac that followed two fatal crashes, Boeing's troubled airliner has been given the green light by the Federal Aviation Administration.

by David Schaper and Scott Neuman

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November 12, 2020 2:40 PM

9 injured in fiery pileup crash during snow squall on Interstate 94

A fiery pileup crash involving nearly 30 vehicles along Interstate 94 in central Minnesota on Thursday morning sent nine people to local hospitals and closed a stretch of the freeway for hours.

by Andrew Krueger

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October 5, 2020 5:15 PM

Minnesota drivers can soon take permit exam at home

Starting this week, would-be Minnesota drivers hoping to get a learner’s permit will be able to take the knowledge test online. The move is aimed at relieving the long lines and six- to eight-week wait times people are experiencing at exam stations across the state during the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Kirsti Marohn

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September 28, 2020 7:22 PM

Traffic fatalities are rising in Minnesota, 6 deaths over weekend

The Minnesota State Patrol reports six traffic fatalities around Minnesota over the weekend, keeping the state on track to surpass last year's total.

by Nina Moini and MPR News Staff

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September 24, 2020 2:50 PM

United Airlines says it will offer travelers coronavirus tests at the airport

A pilot program on flights from San Francisco to Hawaii would give on-the-spot tests for the virus that causes COVID-19. Travelers who test negative would not be required to quarantine upon arrival.

by David Schaper

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September 17, 2020 10:58 AM

U.S. Highway 14 receives $22 million federal grant to expand, finish six-decade project

After decades of impasses and financial shortcomings, southern Minnesota will finally be able to fix and finish a highway expansion project that has been ongoing for 60 years.

by Hannah Yang

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August 17, 2020 8:30 AM

Once unwanted, historic bridge now pursued by suitors

For roughly 30 years, the Kern Bridge sat unused, unstable and unwanted. But fans of the bowstring-arch bridge never stopped trying to save it from collapse. Last year, funding was obtained to dismantle it and put it in storage in the hopes that someone somewhere might want to reassemble it as a pedestrian bridge. Turns out there was.

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August 12, 2020 11:53 AM

3 dead, 6 in hospital after train derails in Scotland

A passenger train derailed in northeast Scotland after stormy weather, killing three people and injuring six others Wednesday, authorities said.

by The Associated Press

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August 3, 2020 5:30 PM

Blue Line LRT extension derailed

Railroad’s refusal to share right of way forces officials to look for new route for Bottineau corridor.

by Tim Nelson

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July 10, 2020 5:45 PM

Pandemic bike boom gives cities permission to green their streets

A survey of residents in six European countries found 75 percent of respondents supported maintaining changes to streets that have allowed for more biking and socially-distant walking during the pandemic.

by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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