Transportation

On first day of Real ID requirement, travelers at MSP find minimal hassle
After lots of warnings about potential delays at security checkpoints on the first day of new Real ID requirements, travelers passing through the Twin Cities airport on Wednesday encountered minimal wait times.
Why oil prices are falling and what it means for the economy
Between tariffs roiling the global economy and OPEC putting more barrels on the market, prices have dropped significantly since January. That's good for consumers, and bad for oil companies.
Highway reopened after fatal multi-vehicle crash along I-35W
A 67-year-old Brooklyn Park man is dead and five others sustained what the State Patrol described as non-life-threatening injuries during a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 35W southbound between U.S. Highway 10 in Shoreview and Mounds View and County Road I in Arden Hills Tuesday morning.
The EPA is allowing the sale of cheaper, higher-ethanol E15 gasoline across the U.S. this summer
The Environmental Protection Agency says consumers across the U.S. will still be able to buy cheaper E15 gasoline this summer. The EPA announced Monday that it has issued an emergency waiver to allow sales of the higher-ethanol blend gasoline in all states after May 1.
Sustainable jet fuel crops get a boost in state funding
Researchers at the University of Minnesota say they’re planning to plant more crops that can be converted to airplane fuel. The state is putting $75,000 toward the research, with a goal of planting a million acres of winter-hardy fuel crops.