Metro Transit

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has officially approved nearly half the funding needed to build the $505 million METRO Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit project - a 10-mile bus rapid transit route that will travel between Lowertown in Saint Paul and Woodlane Station in Woodbury.

One person is in critical condition and six others were hurt when a car was struck by a light rail train in Minneapolis Monday night. Metro Transit Police say the crash happened shortly after 9 p.m. when the car traveling westbound on Portland Avenue was hit by both a southbound and northbound train traveling on South Fifth Street. The vehicle became sandwiched between the two trains.

One person is in critical condition and six others were hurt when a car was struck by a light rail train in Minneapolis Monday night. Metro Transit Police say the crash happened shortly after 9 p.m. when the car traveling westbound on Portland Avenue was hit by both a southbound and northbound train traveling on South Fifth Street. The vehicle became sandwiched between the two trains.

It's a busy day at the Minnesota Capitol on Tuesday, with Gov. Tim Walz slated to sign a driver's licenses for all bill. There will be committee hearings on various topics, including a hearing on the Sanford-Fairview merger and a Metro Transit safety bill.

State lawmakers are discussing ways to make the Metro Transit's light rail safer following a spike in crime.

Two men have been charged after police say they were involved with the violent assault of a trans woman at a Minneapolis light rail train station on Monday. Twenty-three-year-old Kevin York Jr. and 19-year-old Keaten Morris are charged with aggravated robbery and assault for the bloody attack Monday morning at the Lake Street light rail train station.

Disgraced Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson has been rehired to his old position due to a loophole in Minnesota statute allowing elected officials to return. FOX 9’s Theo Keith examined the roots of the law to learn exactly where it came from.

Brian Funk with Metro Transit speaks with FOX 9 to explain what led to the decision to suspend bus service Wednesday morning.

FOX 9's Kendall Mark takes a look at road conditions at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Freezing rain overnight led to icy roads for the morning commute.

Fewer buses are heading to the Minnesota State Fair on the weekdays, as SouthWest Transit has cut service to the fair on Monday-Wednesday. This could add to parking woes at the Great Minnesota Get-Together.