Metro Transit to limit amount of passengers per bus amid pandemic

Starting Thursday, Metro Transit will be limiting the amount of passengers on its buses due to novel coronavirus concerns, according to an update.

Pilot makes emergency landing on road near Duluth, Minnesota

A pilot made an emergency landing on a road near Duluth, Minnesota Tuesday afternoon after his plane’s engine stalled mid-air. 

MSP Airport receives more than $125 million in COVID-19 relief from FAA

The Metropolitan Airports Commission says it will receive more than $125 million in grant money from the FAA to help relieve the loss of revenues related to COVID-19.

Minnesota driver's education classes get approval to go online during pandemic

When Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued the stay-at-home order, classes stopped but then eventually started again online. However, that didn’t happen for driver’s education. Those classes were on hold - until now.  

MnDOT unveils summer road construction projects, I-94, I-35W to see closures, delays

The Minnesota Department of Transportation’s road construction projects are going ahead as scheduled this summer, including resurfacing some busy interstates in and around the Twin Cities metro area.

156 MSP Airport food service employees laid off due to COVID-19 impact

A company that manages restaurants at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has laid off 156 permanent employees, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).

General Motors helping make more ventilation systems for hospitals

General Motors has said that it is partnering with Ventec Life Systems to increase production of desperately-needed ventilators to help patients suffering from respiratory problems.

Charges: Ex-Mayo Clinic medical researcher stopped at MSP Airport was attempting to join ISIS

A 28-year-old doctor from Pakistan, who formerly worked at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, has been federally charged with attempting to provide material to support the terrorist group ISIS.

Big 3 automakers will partially shut down US plants, bolster safety measures to protect workers

The UAW and the big three automakers have agreed to not close its manufacturing plants, in exchange for new safety measures and an increase in adherence to CDC recommendations on social distancing in the workplace. 

Twin Cities commercial janitors unanimously approve new contract

Twin Cities commercial janitors have approved a new contract that gives them a $2.20 wage increase, more paid sick days, reduced cost health insurance and the addition of sexual harassment policies in their contracts.

Electrician charged with stealing $125K worth of copper wire from MSP Airport

An electrician who worked for the Metropolitan Airports Commission was charged with stealing thousands of dollars worth of copper wire for five years, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.