Roads

WILLMAR — An open house to present plans to expand state Highway 23 to four lanes from New London to Paynesville will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Roseville Township hall in rural Hawick. Area residents, business owners and others are invited to attend the event at the town...

WILLMAR, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation this evening has removed the no travel advisory in portions of west central and southwestern Minnesota in the counties of Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone and Yellow Medicine. MnDOT...

PENNOCK -- U.S. Highway 12 west of Pennock reopened around noon today after a fatal collision this morning involving a passenger car and a semitrailer. Preliminary information from the State Patrol is that a Cadillac passenger car was traveling eastbound around 6:47 a.m. today...

WILLMAR — The snow that hit the state last week led to a deadly weekend on snow-covered, icy Minnesota roads and numerous crashes on city streets and county roads. The Minnesota State Patrol reported Sunday that five people died in crashes over the weekend, including a South Dakota...

WILLMAR -- The evening commute in the Willmar region may be somewhat improved depending on where you're headed, but several stretches of highway remained snow-covered and slippery this afternoon. The Minnesota Department of Transportation as of 3:45 p.m. was still describing areas...

WILLMAR -- Snow-covered roads, slippery conditions and blowing snow are to be expected this morning in the Willmar region. The National Weather Sesrvice says northwest winds will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. Untreated sidewalks and roads will be very icy for motorists...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota Highway 23 from New London to Paynesville is on a list of 13 “Corridors of Commerce” highway projects that are being accelerated with new funding. The announcement of a $70 million state investment in additional road projects was made Tuesday morning by...