Transportation

February 13, 2020 4:43 PM

American Airlines ending its Duluth-Chicago flights

Less than a year after American Airlines started its twice-daily service between Duluth and Chicago, the airline says it’ll end the service on April 27.

by MPR News Staff

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February 12, 2020 7:22 PM

Metro Transit adds police overtime, cameras to increase security on light rail, buses

Aggravated assaults on buses and trains tripled from 2015 to 2019. Robberies are up nearly 40 percent over the same time. Metro Transit officials said they're increasing police patrols. They'll also double the staff who handle text reports from riders and add plain-clothes officers to focus on smoking and drug use.

by Tim Nelson

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February 10, 2020 12:07 PM

Man accused in Minneapolis bus shooting to make first court appearance

Prosecutors say video, eyewitnesses identified Malcolm Lessley as the shooter.

by Brandt Williams

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February 7, 2020 9:04 AM

From delivery trucks to scooter-moving vans, fleets are going electric

Lime is all about electric vehicles — battery-powered scooters, that is. But now the company is also going to use plug-in vans for behind-the-scenes operations. And it's far from alone.

by Camila Domonoske

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February 6, 2020 5:37 PM

Cranes lift historic Minnesota bridge from its crumbling perch

A southern Minnesota bridge nearly as old as the state itself is on the road to a new home, after being delicately moved from its precarious perch on Thursday.

by Andrew Krueger

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February 6, 2020 3:24 PM

Xcel offering special pricing plan for charging electric vehicles

Xcel Energy is offering a fixed pricing plan to charge electric vehicles, hoping to inspire more people in Minnesota to buy them.

by Martin Moylan

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February 6, 2020 11:12 AM

2 pedestrians killed in separate Minnesota crashes

Two pedestrians have been killed in separate crashes in Minnesota. Minneapolis police say a 54-year-old man was crossing a four-lane avenue about 3 a.m. Wednesday when a driver struck him at an intersection. And a crash in northern Minnesota Tuesday night killed a 45-year-old Squaw Lake man who was standing near a stalled vehicle along Highway 46.

by The Associated Press

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February 5, 2020 5:15 PM

Plane breaks apart in a Turkish field, killing 3 and injuring 179

The Pegasus Airlines flight from the western city of Izmir skidded off the runway in Istanbul and dropped more than 100 feet onto adjacent land, where it broke into pieces.

by Merrit Kennedy

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February 5, 2020 10:55 AM

Minneapolis man back in U.S. from China, under coronavirus quarantine

Yulin Yin arrived Wednesday morning in San Diego after boarding one of two Wuhan evacuation flights organized by the U.S. government, his wife said, adding that he’s healthy.

by Brandt Williams

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February 3, 2020 3:52 PM

DFL, GOP lawmakers look for transit safety fix

Lawmakers agree they want to address crime and fare evasion, but they have different ideas about how to do that.

by Tim Pugmire

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