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Gov. Tim Walz Proposes $450 Million Transportation Budget, Would Bring Over $3 Million to Moorhead

It would give $7.7 million to Clay County, which would also help build a new solid waste transfer station

March 5, 2019

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Governor Tim Walz’s $450 million transportation budget proposal could improve 1,800 miles of roads and replace 300 bridges in Minnesota. It would also create a variety of long–needed infrastructural changes in Moorhead. After relying on the same roads for over 50 years, civil engineers are giving half of them a D+ rating and 35 percent of bridges a…

Moorhead Looks to Its Residents to Improve Highway 10 & 75 Corridors

The City Hosted an Open House to encourage the Community's Input

February 12, 2019

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — No one knows a community better than the people who live in that community. So with the potential to improve the Highway 10 and 75 corridors in the Moorhead area, the city is looking to it’s residents for inspiration. “The community is the people who use this corridor, who live along the corridor, who have businesses along…

Nine Squad Cars Have Been Hit This Month Alone In Minnesota

Troopers say five of those crashes resulted in injuries

February 12, 2019

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, MN — Law enforcement is reminding drivers to move over or slow down when they see flashing lights. Minnesota State Patrol says nine squad cars have been hit by passing vehicles so far this month. Troopers say five of those crashes resulted in injuries. Snow and icy road conditions were contributing factors in some of the crashes. More than…

North Dakota DOT and MNDOT Warn of Heavy Ice on Roads

There were many accidents because of the weather last night

April 3, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Travel conditions on highways have been difficult due to the heavy amount of ice on the road. Officials from the North Dakota Department of Transportation say the worst areas are those west of Fargo on I-94. Multiple vehicles have gone into ditches or hit the median since last night. Many semi’s also jack-knifed in the area. Both…

If You’re Headed to the Twin Cities, Save Extra Time for a Potential Traffic Nightmare

I-35W between downtown Minneapolis and Crosstown Highway 62 will be shut down Friday night through Monday morning.

September 28, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MINNEAPOLIS — If you are headed to the Twin Cities this weekend, prepare yourself for a traffic nightmare. I-35W between downtown Minneapolis and Crosstown Highway 62 will be shut down Friday night through Monday morning. More than 100,000 people are expected to take in a Vikings game, a Twins game and the Twin Cities Marathon, all on Sunday. Gov….

Pilot Identified in Plane Crash Near Mahnomen

Two MnDOT employees rushed to the plane and pulled the pilot from the wreckage

June 21, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MAHNOMEN, Minn. — A pilot is in a Fargo hospital after crashing his plane south of Mahnomen near the airport. The Mahnomen County Sheriff says the crash happened around 8 o’clock last night and was witnessed by two MnDOT employees. They rushed to the plane and pulled the pilot from the wreckage. He’s identified as 56-year-old Mark Habedank of Twin Valley….