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Weather and Climate News
Andrew Krueger
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Icy roads prompt some Minnesota school districts to delay start of classes

A school bus on a sloppy side street
A school bus drives down a snowy street in south Minneapolis in March 2024.
Ben Hovland | MPR News file

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Frigid temperatures and ongoing icy road conditions prompted some Minnesota school districts to delay the start of classes Monday.

Districts running on a two-hour delay on Monday morning included:

  • Alexandria

  • Ashby

  • Benson

  • Chokio-Alberta

  • Hancock

  • Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

  • Morris Area

  • Osakis

  • Parkers Prairie

  • West Central Area

The Minnesota Department of Transportation reported snow-covered highways in west-central and parts of northern Minnesota. The Minnesota State Patrol reported more than 200 crashes and dozens of spinouts over the weekend.

Some communities across the state reported more than a half-foot of snow over the weekend, including 8 inches at Nevis, 7.8 inches at Alborn, 7.2 inches at the Duluth airport, and 6.5 inches near Brainerd and Tamarack.

Gusty northwest winds caused blowing and drifting snow late Sunday and early Monday — and also brought in much colder air. Temperatures across most of Minnesota dropped below zero overnight.

Forecast updates

Travel conditions

These state transportation departments offer live updates on road conditions and crashes:

For bus and light rail riders in the Twin Cities, Metro Transit offers weather-related updates on its Metro Transit and Metro Transit Alerts Twitter pages, as well as on its website.