Metro Transit

Republican lawmakers and local community leaders gathered to voice their opposition to the proposed Blue Line light rail extension. The current project aims to build a light rail train from Target Field through Brooklyn Park , cutting directly through a predominantly Black business district on West Broadway in North Minneapolis. Critics argue the increasingly expensive project will disrupt the community , eliminate essential parking , and displace hundreds of homes and minority-owned businesses.

New numbers from Minnesota’s Metro Transit shows a decrease in ridership throughout 2025, despite an increased investment in passenger safety. FOX 9’s Good Day offers a breakdown on the latest stats.

A shooting onboard a Metro Transit bus in north Minneapolis on Friday put three people in the hospital while authorities still search for a suspect. FOX 9’s Leon Purvis has the latest details.

Elected officials and Metro Transit leaders are celebrating the debut of the Metro Transit E Line that will now serve a 13-mile route from Southdale to the University of Minnesota.

Metro Transit's new bus rapid transit route is scheduled to debut this weekend, but construction on the project caused hard times for some business owners in south Minneapolis. FOX 9’s Maury Glover checked in to see how they are feeling about the new line, and if they feel the long-term gain was worth the short-term pain.

A legally blind man from West St. Paul is grateful to two Metro Transit police officers who saved him after he got lost and trapped on light rail tracks.

Metro Transit will pay $500,000 to a skateboarder who was run over by a bus in a south Minneapolis intersection, according to his attorney. The half-million settlement is the maximum allowed on liability claims against governmental entities under state law. FOX 9's Paul Blume has the story.

Metro Transit leadership has announced there will be a “more visible and coordinated official presence on light rail vehicles and stations going into the winter months” in an effort to combat crime and improve rider safety.

A man, who had his left leg amputated after he was run over by a Metro Transit bus, has now had his $4-million jury verdict reduced to $500,000 due to a state liability law.