A long stretch of Interstate 90 and many other highways across southwest Minnesota reopened Friday morning, after overnight closures due to drifting snow and whiteout conditions.
As straightforward as the work of snowplowing may seem, however, figuring out an efficient route is anything but. Joris Kinable, a Senior Applied Scientist at Amazon, who helped Pittsburgh optimize their snowplowing, thinks it’s time cities hand the job over to a computer.
Highways across much of southwest Minnesota — including a long stretch of Interstate 90 — were closed Thursday evening due to blowing and drifting snow causing whiteout conditions.
As policy makers wrestle with how to build out a charging network for electric cars, EVs are growing in popularity. In fact, some models are hard to find in Minnesota right now.
A new report on the Southwest Light Rail project has identified a host of governance issues, and suggests that the Minnesota Legislature fundamentally reorganize how such major transit projects are planned, paid for and built.
Public transit in the Twin Cities has fewer riders but more drug use, weapons complaints and uncivil behavior. MPR News Host Angela Davis talked with transit leaders, including the new Metro Transit Police Chief Ernest Morales III, about how to restore safety and rebuild the system.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says city crews will be working additional overtime and weekend hours to address what's been a terrible season for potholes in the region.
Weekend snow across much of Minnesota — including more than 18 inches along parts of the North Shore — continued to have effects on roads and schools on Monday.