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Twin Cities

Minn. settles last case in I-35W bridge disaster

Minn. settles last case in I-35W bridge disaster

Several years of legal battles related to the Interstate 35W bridge collapse are finally over. On Tuesday, the state has resolved the last lawsuit related to the 2007 disaster.
by Matt Sepic

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Minn. settles last 35W bridge case

Minn. settles last 35W bridge case

Minnesota's legal battle over the collapsed Interstate 35W bridge has ended with an $8.9 million settlement involving a California design firm.

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Aging drivers present new transportation challenge

Aging drivers present new transportation challenge

Baby boomers started driving at a young age and became more mobile than any generation before or since. They practically invented the two-car family and escalated traffic congestion when women began commuting to work. Now, 8,000 of them are turning 65 every day, and those retirements could once again reshape the nation's transportation.

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High voter turnout and a mostly smooth day at the polls

High voter turnout and a mostly smooth day at the polls

The leadup to yesterday's election in Minnesota was atypical in its over-the-top rhetoric and record campaign spending. Yet with few exceptions, the polls ran smoothly.
by Molly Bloom, Elizabeth Baier and Jennifer Vogel

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MPCA adding air quality monitor in N. Mpls.

The controversy over a permit for Northern Metals Recycling is prompting the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to install a new air quality monitor in the North Minneapolis neighborhood where the plant is located.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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