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.
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.
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
With Minnesota State Fair bus lines longer than ever, Minnesota lawmakers hope to ease the burden through more public transit options next year.
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.
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.
Metro Transit: Crime down at Lake Street-Midtown station after security changes
Metro Transit officials have been taking steps to make their stations safer and cleaner, starting with Lake Street-Midtown.
Metro Transit officials have been taking steps to make their stations safer and cleaner, starting with Lake Street-Midtown.
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.
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).
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.
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
The Metropolitan Council is taking heat once again for its management of the Southwest Light Rail Train project.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Kidnapping at Mall of America transit station: Press conference
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.
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.
Metro Transit PD chief talks safety
New Metro Transit Police Chief Ernest Morales III spoke with Leah Beno about what's he's doing to take on crime on public transportation in the Twin Cities.
New Metro Transit Police Chief Ernest Morales III spoke with Leah Beno about what's he's doing to take on crime on public transportation in the Twin Cities.
Vehicle crashes into Minneapolis bus shelter
A witness whose vehicle was involved in the crash told FOX 9 she was turning from southbound Penn Avenue North onto eastbound Highway 55 but didn't see the police chase coming from the west and the drivers involved in the chase collided with her.
A witness whose vehicle was involved in the crash told FOX 9 she was turning from southbound Penn Avenue North onto eastbound Highway 55 but didn't see the police chase coming from the west and the drivers involved in the chase collided with her.
Crash into Minneapolis bus stop: Aerials
A crash at a Minneapolis bus stop on Monday afternoon left multiple vehicles wrecked near Highway 55 and Penn Avenue North. Photos and video from the scene show a mangled Metro Transit bus stop and damaged vehicles.
A crash at a Minneapolis bus stop on Monday afternoon left multiple vehicles wrecked near Highway 55 and Penn Avenue North. Photos and video from the scene show a mangled Metro Transit bus stop and damaged vehicles.
Teen takes plea deal in violent assault of trans woman at Minneapolis LRT station
One of two men charged with violently attacking a trans woman at a light rail train station in Minneapolis has accepted a plea deal.
One of two men charged with violently attacking a trans woman at a light rail train station in Minneapolis has accepted a plea deal.
Man wounded by gunfire at Lake Street-Midtown station in Minneapolis
A man was critically wounded by gunfire at the Lake Street/Midtown station in Minneapolis Saturday night, leading a City Council member to call for authorities to do more to address growing and persistent safety concerns on public transportation in the Twin Cities.
A man was critically wounded by gunfire at the Lake Street/Midtown station in Minneapolis Saturday night, leading a City Council member to call for authorities to do more to address growing and persistent safety concerns on public transportation in the Twin Cities.
Funding for Metro Transit Gold Line announced
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.
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.