Transit & Infrastructure

A 48-year-old Minneapolis man was killed just before 2 a.m. Friday when a BMW X5 struck his Nissan Rogue that was stopped on the southbound shoulder of Highway 169 near County Road 21 in Shakopee. FOX 9

Highway 280 from I-94 to Highway 36/I-35 reopened after a roughly four-month MnDOT rebuild costing about $34 million, restoring traffic in time for the Minnesota State Fair. FOX 9

Lime temporarily geofenced downtown Minneapolis ahead of a planned scooter takeover and says it has permanently banned riders it identified as entering I-35W. FOX 9

Blue Line light rail trains between Target Field and the Mall of America will resume service Thursday after a months-long construction shutdown, Metro Transit said. FOX 9

Shortly after 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, a driver was killed when a southbound Honda Odyssey rolled, struck the I-494 bridge and caught fire on Highway 100 near I-494 in Bloomington. FOX 9

Eastbound I-94 was shut down near Olson Memorial Highway in Minneapolis' North Loop Sunday night after a crash, creating heavy backups and prompting an on-scene crash investigation. FOX 9

Minneapolis will receive $2 million in federal funding to study grade-separation and other fixes for chronic train delays in the Camden neighborhood, city officials announced Friday. FOX 9

Sun Country Airlines said it has cut more than 20% of its August and September 2026 schedule at Minneapolis-St. Paul after losing pilots to other carriers and shifting aircraft into cargo flying. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

A 26-year-old woman was struck and killed while walking in the center lane of westbound I-94 at West 7th Street in St. Paul around 12:20 a.m. Thursday. FOX 9

St. Paul Planning Commission released the ReConnect Rondo Restorative Neighborhood Area Plan for public review on July 31, 2026, mapping a proposed I-94 land bridge estimated to cost about $260 million. Business Journal

A Minnesota state trooper was injured Sunday when a northbound driver ran off Interstate 35 and struck the trooper's parked squad car just south of 220th Street North in Forest Lake. FOX 9

MnDOT is awarding $8 million in grants to 39 Minnesota municipal airports to fund 57 safety and infrastructure projects. FOX 9

Legacy Investing plans to convert the former Star Tribune printing facility in Minneapolis' North Loop into a data center, a proposal that has sparked a City Council debate over a downtown moratorium. FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

A serious crash shut down southbound Highway 169 in Shakopee early Monday, closing the road to all but emergency vehicles between County Road 17 (Marschall Road) and County Road 15 (Marystown Road). FOX 9

A man was killed when he was struck by a train just after 9 p.m. Friday near the 2700 block of Ferry Street in Anoka as people were leaving the Anoka County Fair. FOX 9

UBS will leave its namesake UBS Plaza in downtown St. Paul when its lease expires in mid-2028 and consolidate Minnesota offices into new space in Edina. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

Costco has bought the former TGI Fridays at 12519 Riverdale Blvd. in Coon Rapids for $5.5 million to relocate and expand its fuel station. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

Sun Country Airlines will cut 58 routes from its fall schedule out of Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, shrinking leisure service as the carrier reallocates pilots. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

Minnesota jumped to No. 5 in CNBC's 2026 Top States for Business ranking, a five-spot rise that state leaders say strengthens the case for jobs and investment. Business Journal