Metro Transit light rail derails in downtown Minneapolis

Buses are replacing the Green Line and Blue Line trains in downtown Minneapolis after one of them derailed on Saturday night. 

Metro Transit using rainwater to clean busses at new garage

Metro Transit estimates the captured rainwater is between 30% to 40% of what is needed for a full bus wash.

Metro Transit rainwater wash station
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Metro Transit opened a new garage in the North Loop of Minneapolis this past summer, and with it created a system of catching rain ? to wash busses.

Northstar Commuter Rail expansion
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Northstar expanded its service on Monday, Oct. 2. FOX 9's Se Kwon has the latest.

One killed, six injured after truck hits bus
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One person was killed and six more were injured after a pickup truck hit a Metro Transit bus in Minneapolis, late on Sunday. It is currently unknown how many people were on the bus and in the truck. Metro Transit says the investigation is ongoing.

Minneapolis firefighters free man pinned under light-rail train

Minneapolis firefighters worked to free a man who became pinned beneath a light-rail train after being struck by train.

Metro Transit increasing Northstar service despite ridership woes

Next month, Metro Transit will expand its Northstar train service on weekends and separately begin offering trips for Vikings games at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Transit options to Minnesota State Fair should be increased, 2 lawmakers say

The plan would double the level of bus service and the number of park-and-ride locations due to what the bill refers to as a lack of reliable transit options this year.

Lawmakers consider State Fair transit options
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With Minnesota State Fair bus lines longer than ever, Minnesota lawmakers hope to ease the burden through more public transit options next year.

Southwest LRT: Hennepin County, Met Council resolve funding gap

The Metropolitan Council announced on Monday the funding deficit to finish the Southwest Light Rail Train line from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie has been resolved.

Cedar Lake Parkway reopens in Minneapolis after being closed more than a year

The Cedar Lake Parkway in Minneapolis has reopened after being closed for more than a year due to ongoing construction and delays in the Southwest Light Rail Project.

Public transit systems, Rochester receive $25 million in federal grants

More than $25 million in federal grants have been award to several Minnesota transit agencies, and one city, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).

Audit says Met Council failed to manage rising costs of Southwest LRT project

The Metropolitan Council is taking heat once again for its management of the Southwest Light Rail Train project. A new audit finds the agency failed to hold contractors accountable for rising costs, and the audit questions the Met Council's oversight.

Audit finds failures in SWLRT construction
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The Metropolitan Council is taking heat once again for its management of the Southwest Light Rail Train project.

Taylor Swift in Minneapolis: Metro Transit extends bus, train service

Metro Transit says it will extend bus and train service to meet the expected heavy demand for Taylor Swift's shows in Minneapolis this weekend.

Minneapolis PD investigating leak of video showing deadly crash

Video circulating on social media Sunday showed the tragic moment five young women died in a car crash. Law enforcement officials are responding to criticism from the community about the footage being leaked.

3 arrested in Mall of America kidnapping
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Three people have been arrested after they were allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a woman at the Metro Transit Mall of America Station on June 12, Bloomington police said. Chief of the Bloomington Police Department Booker Hodges said at a news conference on Thursday that police responded to the transit station at Mall of America around 3 p.m. on Monday, June 12, on a report of a woman who had been taken against her will.

Bloomington police arrest 3 suspects in kidnapping at Mall of America transit station

Three people have been arrested after they were allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a woman at the Metro Transit Mall of America Station on June 12, Bloomington police said.