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Tougher drunken driving threshold weighed

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...

news / nation Tue, May 14, 2013 - 10:42am

Minn. Dems delay transportation bill

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...

news / state Tue, Apr 09, 2013 - 8:46am

In this Sept. 27 photo, passengers travel through an airport in Miami. Private researchers, who have analyzed federal data on airline performance, say in a report being released Monday, April 8, 2013, that consumer complaints to the Department of Transportation surged by one-fifth last year even though other measures such as on-time arrivals and mishandled baggage show airlines are doing a better job. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Full flights, small seats make passengers grumpy

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Airline passenger complaints to the Transportation Department surged by one-fifth last year even though other measures such as on-time arrivals and mishandled baggage show airlines are doing...

news / nation Mon, Apr 08, 2013 - 7:20am

State Highway 23, as shown here north of Willmar near the Sunray Addition, is four lanes most of the way to Interstate 94 near St. Cloud. Area leaders spoke Thursday at the state Capitol about how a four-lane link to the interstate would have a great impact on an area of west central Minnesota that is poised for greater growth. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Bonding funds sought to complete four-lane link on Hwy. 23 from Willmar, Minn., to I-94

WILLMAR — A small step was taken this week at the Capitol in the long process to secure funding to complete the state Highway 23 four-lane project from Willmar to...

news / region Sat, Mar 23, 2013 - 4:55am

Rep. Frank Hornstein, DFL-Minneapolis, speaks Friday during Chamber of Commerce meeting in Willmar. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Minn. Transportation chair calls upon business leaders to support funding increase for ‘vital links’

WILLMAR — The head of the House Transportation Finance Committee told a group of Willmar business and community leaders Friday that their past support helped get a gas tax increase...

news / local Fri, Feb 01, 2013 - 11:16pm

Minnesota Department of Transportation employees Rick Reigstad, top, and Galen Henjum install a new stop sign rimmed with solar-powered LED lights Wednesday on state Highway 9 at the intersection with U.S. Highway 71, which was the site of two fatal accidents within about a year’s time. (Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange)

New stop signs for improved safety installed at deadly intersection near New London, Minn.

NEW LONDON — Stop signs rimmed with solar-powered flashing LED lights were installed Wednesday on state Highway 9 at the intersection with U.S. Highway 71 west of New London in...

news / local Thu, Jan 31, 2013 - 5:00am

US regulator asks Boeing for full battery history

TOKYO (AP) -- U.S. regulators said Wednesday they asked Boeing Co. to provide a full operating history of lithium-ion batteries used in its grounded 787 Dreamliners after Japan's All Nippon...

news / nation Wed, Jan 30, 2013 - 6:38am

The Twin Cities & Western Railroad handles more than 25,000 cars a year from the region west of the Twin Cities. Its line runs parallel to U.S. Highway 212, and the company also operates the Minnesota Prairie Line. (Tribune file photo)

Light rail proposal still carries costly alternative freight route for TC & W

GLENCOE — Hennepin County is looking to build a 14-mile-long, light rail line from Eden Prairie to downtown Minneapolis. It’s not just prospective riders — from Twins’ fans to suburban...

news / region Fri, Jan 18, 2013 - 5:00am

FAA grounds 787 jet after another emergency

The federal government grounded Boeing's newest and most technologically advanced jetliner Wednesday, declaring that the 787 cannot fly again until the risk of battery fires is addressed. The Federal Aviation...

news / nation Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - 6:01pm

MnDOT, State Patrol urge motorists in west central Minnesota to slow down

WILLMAR –- The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol advise drivers to slow down in west central Minnesota. Wind and light snow are creating slippery spots. This...

news / region Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - 4:51pm

Emergency landing grounds Boeing 787 jets in Japan

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's two biggest airlines grounded all their Boeing 787 aircraft for safety checks Wednesday after one was forced to make an emergency landing in the latest blow...

news / world Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - 6:49am

An injured passenger from the Seastreak Wall Street ferry is taken to an ambulance, in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it arrived at South Street in lower Manhattan during morning rush hour, injuring as many as 50 people, at least one critically, officials said.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Ferry strikes NYC dock; 11 seriously injured

NEW YORK (AP) -- A high-speed ferry loaded with hundreds of commuters from New Jersey crashed into a dock in lower Manhattan on Wednesday during the morning rush hour, seriously...

news / nation Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - 1:40pm

An injured passenger from the Seastreak Wall Street ferry is taken to an ambulance, in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it arrived at South Street in lower Manhattan during morning rush hour, injuring as many as 50 people, at least one critically, officials said. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Ferry strikes NYC dock; at least 50 are injured

NEW YORK (AP) -- A high-speed ferry loaded with hundreds of commuters from New Jersey crashed into a dock in lower Manhattan on Wednesday during the morning rush hour, injuring...

news / nation Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - 10:30am

Bus company leader named Minn. transportation head

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s new transportation commissioner is a Yale-trained businessman who has run his family’s bus company for more than two decades. Gov. Mark Dayton named Charlie...

news / state Wed, Dec 12, 2012 - 2:59pm

Motorists near Milan will experience a one-day detour on state Highway 40 west of Milan while crews replace a culvert. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says in a news release that the project is expected to take place today.

Highway 40 near Milan, Minn., to be detoured today for culvert replacement

WILLMAR — Motorists near Milan will experience a one-day detour on state Highway 40 west of Milan while crews replace a culvert. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says in a...

news / region Tue, Dec 04, 2012 - 5:35pm

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