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Motorists should be prepared for more lane closures south of Owatonna starting on Monday, May 1. The Minnesota Department of Transportation in a news release announces that they will begin preparations for the replacement of two bridges on Highway 14 starting Monday...

It seems that people have very strong options on roundabouts. They are touted as being a safer alternative, but a lot of people seem to think they just bring a different set of issues. Love them or hate them, roundabouts are everywhere, and many people seem like they might benefit from a refresher.

St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) The Minnesota Department of Transportation marked the official start of the highway construction season at a kick-off event in St. Paul.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says work on the Highway 52 interchange in Cannon Falls will begin on Monday, April 24. In a news release issued by the District 6 MnDOT office, they note the work at Goodhue County Road 24, "will have flaggers controlling traffic between roundabouts on the frontage roads and the highway ramps...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will remove spring weight restrictions in the south, southeast and metro frost zones on Friday, April 14. Spring weight postings will be removed in the central zone on April 17, but will remain in effect in the north-central and north frost zones...

There is a sign in my garage that simply states, "Believe in Miracles." There was a miracle on Highway 60 Tuesday afternoon when a semi hit a turning pickup and both vehicles went into the ditch. Rice County Sheriff Troy Dunn responded and says it's amazing that nobody was hurt...

Daniel Moeckly gives us a preview of the Steele County Historical Society’s coming Autos and Roads exhibit with a profile of Ernest Winship, a local leader on the Jefferson Highway project and in building engines and chassis. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith along with Transportation Commissioner Charlie Zelle announced $23.7 million in grants for needed transit services in nonmetro Minnesota. Recipients of grants in our area include: Three Rivers Community Action, which serves Goodhue, Rice and Wabasha counties - $620,600 Cedar Valley Services of Freeborn, Mower, Steele and Waseca counties - $471,800 ...

You see the weather reports and wonder "How bad is it really? It's just a few inches of snow." Well Heidi Ubben had an interesting, to say the least, drive on Interstate 35 last night north of Faribault.   According to her Facebook post, Ubben was heading back to Sioux Falls from the Twin Cities in yesterday's storm when she saw this chain of accidents and other drivers stranded on the r

Clarks Grove, already devastated from a tornado touchdown on Monday night, was the scene Thursday morning of an accident that killed an Austin resident and injured two people from New York and Albert Lea. The State Patrol reports that a 1997 Toyota 4-Runner was traveling south on Interstate 35 in Clarks Grove when the driver, 37-year-old Ileana Babastro of Austin, lost control, traveled down the c