Dramatic police pursuit in Twin Cities ends in foot chase
Traffic on Highway 100 in Golden Valley, Minnesota, slowed Thursday morning after a police pursuit ended in a crash and a foot chase.
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Traffic on Highway 100 in Golden Valley, Minnesota, slowed Thursday morning after a police pursuit ended in a crash and a foot chase.
Interstate 394 is closing in both directions from 10 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday between downtown Minneapolis and Highway 100 in St. Louis Park, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Many commuters know the Interstate 394 and Interstate 94 interchange seems to back up almost every afternoon. And you face the choice: should you wait in the back of the line or try to get closer and swoop in?
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During that time, the Minnesota Department of Transportation says its crews will work on repairing bridges and ramps.
Police say a woman has died three days after she and another woman were shot while driving on Interstate 394 in Minneapolis.
Drivers can expect delays on a stretch of Interstate 394 in St. Louis Park Monday morning after a crash closed the center lanes.
A Minneapolis man is dead after a crash early Saturday morning on Interstate 394 in Minnetonka.
A Minneapolis man is dead after a crash early Saturday morning on Interstate 394 in Minnetonka.
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The Minnesota State Patrol says a 28-year-old Plymouth man suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 394 in St. Louis Park.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will once again close highways around the Twin Cities Sunday evening going into Monday morning, and this time they've made a few changes about what roads will be closed.
The Minnesota State Patrol says there were six crashes in a half-hour span on Interstate 394 near downtown Minneapolis Saturday afternoon.
The incident happened near where Dunwoody Boulevard crosses underneath Interstate 394.
The Minnesota State Patrol says they are asking for the public's help in locating a vehicle after a person was hurt on Interstate 394.
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We've been warning you about it for days, and overnight from Sunday into Monday, the ramp from I-394 to I-94E closed.
Commuters in the west metro should prepare for headaches and a long detour as the ramp from Interstate 394 to Interstate 94 in Minneapolis is set to close for the rest of the month.
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened near Interstate 394 and Highway 169 Wednesday afternoon. The patrol said the crash happened off the south frontage road.
Authorities are looking for a suspect after two of five women riding home in an Uber vehicle from downtown Minneapolis were shot early Sunday morning. The Minneapolis Police Department says the incident happened at about 2:30 a.m. on westbound Interstate 394 at Dunwoody Boulevard.
In case you weren't already keeping track of enough detours around the Twin Cities, get ready to add another potential headache to the pile. Starting Friday at 10 p.m., eastbound traffic on Interstate 394 shifts into two HOV lanes so crews can do pavement work between Highway 100 in Golden Valley and Interstate 94 in Minneapolis.
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The crew says specialized equipment and training completed last fall enabled them to pull off the nighttime rescue.
Outside the Bell Museum on the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus, honey bee researcher Isabell Dyrbye-Wright kept busy on World Bee Day.
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