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Transportation

Corps of Engineers set to resume ice measurements on Lake Pepin ahead of shipping season

Corps of Engineers set to resume ice measurements on Lake Pepin ahead of shipping season

An annual rite of approaching spring in the Upper Midwest gets underway this week, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins measuring the ice thickness on the Mississippi River at Lake Pepin.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Ontario declares an emergency over truck blockades in Canada

Ontario declares an emergency over truck blockades in Canada

Canadian authorities are turning up the legal and public pressure on protesters to lift their blockades in Ottawa, Ontario, and at the U.S. border, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warning: “This unlawful activity has to end and it will end.”
by The Associated Press

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'Betty Whiteout,' 'Ctrl Salt Delete' top winners in MnDOT Name-a-Snowplow contest

'Betty Whiteout,' 'Ctrl Salt Delete' top winners in MnDOT Name-a-Snowplow contest

A tribute to a Golden Girl will soon grace an orange truck clearing snow and ice from Minnesota highways. "Betty Whiteout" is the runaway winner in this winter's MnDOT Name-A-Snowplow contest.
by Andrew Krueger

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Across frozen rural Minnesota highway, the beets went on

Across frozen rural Minnesota highway, the beets went on

A truck full of sugar beets spilled part of its load on Wednesday night, leaving Highway 12 west of Murdock scattered with thousands of “basically just rocks,” according to a warning posted on Facebook by the Swift County Sheriff’s Office. 
by Tim Nelson

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