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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. air traffic control system is close to hitting a "yellow" alert level as people who keep radar and other equipment running remain out on furloughs due to the government shutdown, the head of the controllers union said on Thursday.

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Department of Transportation will have a public hearing from 4 to 5:30 p.m. today on the draft Minnesota 20-year State Highway Investment Plan. This will be the final opportunity for the public to provide input on the plan. The hearing will be in Room G15...

WILLMAR - Motorists may encounter minor delays when crews begin work on the U.S. Highway 71 project from state Highway 7 to state Highway 23 south of Willmar on Monday. Crews will begin work on the bridges over the Willmar Bypass and then begin resurfacing Highway 71 approximately...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota drivers Monday began to see a different type of message on electronic interstate signs that normally warn about crashes, closed lanes and the like.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The pilot at the controls of an Asiana plane that crashed landed was guiding a Boeing 777 into the San Francisco airport for the first time, and tried but failed to abort the landing after coming in too slow to set down safely, aviation and airline officials...

WILLMAR -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation has invited the public to ask questions and provide comments about the future U.S. Highway 12 reconstruction project in Willmar. The public listening session will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Willmar MnDOT building, 2505...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal accident investigators were weighing a recommendation Tuesday that states reduce their threshold for drunken driving from the current .08 blood alcohol content to .05, a standard that has been shown to substantially reduce highway deaths in other countr...

ST. PAUL -- Democratic legislative transportation leaders delayed announcement of their transportation funding plan soon after Gov. Mark Dayton said Monday that he does not support increasing the gasoline tax. Leaders had planned to roll out their plan, including a tax increase, at...